Latitude: 53.3841 / 53°23'2"N
Longitude: -2.7237 / 2°43'25"W
OS Eastings: 351961
OS Northings: 387717
OS Grid: SJ519877
Mapcode National: GBR 9YF9.3M
Mapcode Global: WH87K.468J
Plus Code: 9C5V97MG+JG
Maidenhead Locator System: IO83pj32
What Three Birds: mockingbird.coot.crow
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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WA8 9LX is a residential postcode in Farnworth, Widnes. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax band is B.
Residential buildings are primarily semi-detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £85,000 to £414,659 with an average of £171,197.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1930 and 1949 and between 1950 and 1966.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are predominantly owner occupied.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are D and E.
Widnes is a town, which had a population of 61,464 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 157 people resident in WA8 9LX, of which 72 were male and 85 were female. This includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents.
WA8 9LX is in the Warrington and Wigan travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Halton and St Helens Primary Care Trust.
WA8 9LX is approximately 43m (141ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WA8 9LX
6b3: Suburbanites - Semi-Detached Suburbia - Semi-Detached Ageing
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WA8 9LX
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
8/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Area Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near WA8 9LX include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Morrisons and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of WA8 9LX 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
Farnworth
Councillors
Valerie Hill (Labour)
Aimee Skinner (Labour)
Angela McInerney (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 9LX.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near WA8 9LX.
Lunts Heath Primary School
Wedgwood Drive, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 9RJ
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Outstanding
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School
Pit Lane, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 9HS
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Moorfield Primary School
School Way, Moorfield Road, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 3HJ
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Fairfield Primary School
Peelhouse Lane, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 6TH
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
St Bede's Catholic Junior School
Appleton Village, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 6EL
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 7 - 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
Great Sankey High School
Barrow Hall Lane, Great Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 3AA
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
The Sutton Academy
Elton Head Road, St Helens, Merseyside, WA9 5AU
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Penketh High School
Heath Road, Penketh, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 2BY
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
The Grange School
Latham Avenue, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 5DX
Community School
Ages 3 - 16
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
The Heath School
Clifton Road, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 4SY
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
The overall school grade in this area is high.