Latitude: 53.3791 / 53°22'44"N
Longitude: -2.7396 / 2°44'22"W
OS Eastings: 350897
OS Northings: 387173
OS Grid: SJ508871
Mapcode National: GBR 9Y9C.PD
Mapcode Global: WH87J.WBLB
Plus Code: 9C5V97H6+J5
Maidenhead Locator System: IO83pj10
What Three Birds: shrike.murrelet.crane
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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WA8 9QB is a primarily residential postcode in Widnes. It was first introduced in June 2003.
The most common council tax bands are D and E.
Residential buildings are typically terraced (including end-terrace), detached and semi-detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £70,571 to £1,274,845 with an average of £261,006.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 2003 and 2006.
61% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly owner occupied, with some privately rented
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating is C.
The average commercial rateable value is £5,200. The most common recorded business type is Land used for Storage.
Widnes is a town, which had a population of 61,464 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 152 people resident in WA8 9QB, of which 83 were male and 69 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
WA8 9QB is in the Warrington and Wigan travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Halton and St Helens Primary Care Trust.
WA8 9QB is approximately 35m (115ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in WA8 9QB
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WA8 9QB
6b2: Suburbanites - Semi-Detached Suburbia - White Suburban Communities
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WA8 9QB
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
7/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Area Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near WA8 9QB include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Morrisons and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of WA8 9QB are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Unitary Authority
Halton Borough Council
Ward
Birchfield
Councillors
Mike Fry (Labour)
Bill Woolfall (Labour)
Angela Ball (Labour)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Halton
MP
Derek Twigg (Labour)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for WA8 9QB.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near WA8 9QB.
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School
Pit Lane, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 9HS
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
St Bede's Catholic Junior School
Appleton Village, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 6EL
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 7 - 11
Outstanding
St Bede's Catholic Infant School
Leigh Avenue, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 6EL
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 5 - 7
Outstanding
Lunts Heath Primary School
Wedgwood Drive, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 9RJ
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Outstanding
Wade Deacon High School
Birchfield Road, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 7TD
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic College
Highfield Road, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 7DW
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Rainhill High School
Warrington Road, Rainhill, Prescot, Merseyside, L35 6NY
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The Grange School
Latham Avenue, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 5DX
Community School
Ages 3 - 16
Needs improvement
The Sutton Academy
Elton Head Road, St Helens, Merseyside, WA9 5AU
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Centre for Learning (VA)
Cumber Lane, Whiston, Liverpool, Merseyside, L35 2XG
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Great Sankey High School
Barrow Hall Lane, Great Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 3AA
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
The Heath School
Clifton Road, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 4SY
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Penketh High School
Heath Road, Penketh, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 2BY
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
St Chads Catholic and Church of England High School
Grangeway, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 5YH
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 19
Inadequate
The overall school grade in this area is high.