Postcode WA8 0AX (Halton)

Map showing WA8 0AX and nearby postcodes

The postcode WA8 0AX is located in Halton It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WA8 0AX is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WA8 0AX is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.3 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of WA8 0AX as Hard-pressed living > Challenged terraced workers > Deprived blue-collar terraces.

The closest road name to WA8 0AX is Sandon Place which is centered 63 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Crow Wood Cnr. and is 59 m away. The closest railway station is Hough Green Rail Station, 4.35 km away.

The closest primary school to WA8 0AX (for ages 11 and under) is St John Fisher Catholic Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on February 22, 2018.

The local pub for residents of WA8 0AX is BALLYHOLME YACHT CLUB and is 4.36 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on January 14, 2014. The nearest takeaway food is available from SUBURBAN and is 4.51 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on May 8, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 121.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 16.4 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 92% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for WA8 0AX is covered by the Cheshire police force association and Halton and St Helens is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to WA8 0AX and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to WA8 0AX, and the approximate distance away.

Sandon Place 63 m
Cheryl Drive 83 m
Kingham Close 87 m
Drummond Court 110 m
Edward Street 114 m
Raby Close 140 m
Walter Street 165 m
Fieldway 199 m
Norland Street 213 m
Houghton Street 227 m
Moore Close 238 m
Castle Street 252 m
East Street 257 m
Smyth Road 260 m
Sussex Street 265 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode WA8 0AX

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from WA8 0AX - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Good
(February 22, 2018)
87 m
Brookfields School 347 m
Moorfield Primary School Good
(October 3, 2019)
938 m
Fairfield Primary School Good
(February 20, 2019)
945 m
St Bede's Catholic Junior School Good
(February 5, 2020)
1.43 km
St Bede's Catholic Infant School Outstanding
(May 7, 2008)
1.43 km
St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Good
(November 4, 2021)
1.65 km
Wade Deacon High School 1.7 km
Simms Cross Primary School 1.72 km
Lunts Heath Primary School Outstanding
(July 2, 2014)
1.89 km
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School Good
(January 23, 2018)
1.9 km
Riverside College Halton Outstanding
(March 11, 2020)
1.95 km
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School Good
(June 28, 2017)
2.01 km
Ditton Primary School 2.71 km
Chesnut Lodge Special School Good
(July 18, 2017)
2.84 km
Ashley High School Outstanding
(November 13, 2019)
2.94 km
Widnes Academy Good
(January 24, 2018)
3.15 km
Ormiston Chadwick Academy Outstanding
(December 14, 2016)
3.31 km
Penketh Primary School 3.46 km
St Edward's Catholic Primary School Good
(June 20, 2017)
3.6 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WA8 0AX - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
COTTAGE KITCHEN Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 5, 2020
3.13 km
SPAR Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 20, 2016
3.13 km
THE GROOMSPORT INN Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 2, 2020
3.13 km
The Stables Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
June 9, 2021
3.36 km
BALLOO HOUSE RESIDENTIAL HOME Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 8, 2022
3.8 km
Boat House Dining Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 20, 2017
4.32 km
JAMAICA INN Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 12, 2017
4.32 km
Salty Pup Food Truck Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
December 3, 2021
4.32 km
BALLYHOLME YACHT CLUB Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
January 14, 2014
4.36 km
BALLYHOLME LOCAL MEATS Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
September 18, 2017
4.38 km
BAYLANDS COFFEE COMPANY Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 6, 2017
4.38 km
The Esplanade Bar and Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 13, 2020
4.38 km
BALLYHOLME PRIMARY SCHOOL DINING CENTRE School/college/university 5
Very Good
June 13, 2017
4.42 km
BALLYMACONNELL PRIVATE NURSING HOME LTD Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 25, 2019
4.44 km
ROYAL ULSTER YACHT CLUB Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
December 12, 2012
4.47 km
Tom Corran (Caterer, RUYC) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 19, 2018
4.47 km
SEAVIEW HOUSE Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
May 24, 2017
4.48 km
Starfish Cafe/ Cairn Bay Lodge Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 3
Satisfactory
March 9, 2017
4.48 km
ROY NESBITT NEWSAGENTS Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 15, 2017
4.51 km
SUBURBAN Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
May 8, 2018
4.51 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WA8 0AX - Data from Apr 2022

Crow Wood Cnr. Bus Stop/Station 59 m
Crow Wood Bus Stop/Station 75 m
Crow Wood Cnr. Bus Stop/Station 82 m
Crow Wood Lane Bus Stop/Station 112 m
Crow Wood Bus Stop/Station 123 m
APPLETON VILLAGE Taxi Rank 1.37 km
APPLETON VILLAGE Taxi Rank 1.37 km
VICTORIA SQUARE Taxi Rank 1.89 km
Hough Green Rail Station Rail 4.35 km
Rainhill Rail Station Rail 6.16 km
Rainhill Rail Station Rail 6.17 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 10.45 km
Terminal Two Access Air 28.64 km
Terminal Two Access Air 28.68 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WA8 0AX - Data from Dec 2021

The Hempstones Wetland 1.8 km
Hempstones Point Wetland 1.93 km
Astmoor Salt Marsh Wetland 2.25 km
Cuerdley Marsh Wetland 2.27 km
Spike Island Island 2.48 km
Runcorn Sands Wetland 2.56 km
Wigg Island Island 2.6 km
Bold Heath Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.86 km
School Lane Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.89 km
Round Chevaral Wetland 3.17 km
Eccles Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.23 km
Norton Marsh Wetland 3.24 km
Norbury's Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.29 km
Haddock's Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.42 km
Church Bank Wetland 3.6 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for WA8 0AX - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 75.8 Mbps 121.5 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 16.4 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 5 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 11.3 0.7
30-300 Mbps 8% 82.4 16.2
300+ Mbps 92% 428.8 36.8

Gas Consumption

29 meters consuming 375,280 kWh - mean 12,941 kWh : median 10,972 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

23 meters consuming 71,145 kWh - mean 3,093 kWh : median 2,735 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WA8 0AX - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 53.37306600
Longitude -2.70974000
OS Easting 352877
OS Northing 0386480
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
16458
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Cheshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Halton
Electoral Ward Halton View
Local Authority District Halton
Region / Government Office Region North West
European Electoral Region North West
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Liverpool City Region
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Greater Merseyside

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E06000006
Travel To Work Area Warrington and Wigan

NHS

NHS England Region North West
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Halton and St Helens
Cancer Alliance Cheshire and Merseyside
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
North West
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Cheshire and Merseyside
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Halton CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Hard-pressed living
Group: Challenged terraced workers
Subgroup: Deprived blue-collar terraces
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Widnes BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) England (not covered)
Workplace Zone E33006913
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Halton 003
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Halton 003E
Output Area / Small Area 8B1