Map of WA8 8UD postcode No longer in use

General information
Postcode WA8 8UD
Post Town Widnes
Nearest station Runcorn (2 km)
Bus stops
Harrison Street (SW)
St Michaels Road (E)
Old Station (SW)
Old Station (NE)
Known addresses
Foundry House, Foundry Lane, Widnes
Main property type Other
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 53.352532
Longitude -2.764069
Easting 349238
Northing 384233
Grid reference SJ492842
UTM reference 30U 515704 5911513
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Plus code 9C5V963P+29
Altitude 10 metres (32 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:34
Sunset (today) 18:10
Distance away
Distance to sea 2.8 KMs (1.7 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishHalebankE04000317
Ward Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank E05013176
Unitary Authority Halton E06000006
County Cheshire E11000004
Constituency (2024) Widnes and Halewood E14001584
MPDerek TwiggLabour
Police forceCheshire
NUTS/ITL 3 East Merseyside
NUTS/ITL 2 Merseyside
NUTS/ITL 1 North West
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Date usage ended January 2017
Last updated February 2025
User type Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
5,968 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£39,500
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area (2024)WidnesE63008526
Census output area (2021)E00170558
Census output area (2011)E00170558
Lower layer super output area (2021)Halton 008BE01012391
Lower layer super output area (2011)Halton 008BE01012391
Middle layer super output area (2021)Hale BankE02002581
Middle layer super output area (2011)Hale BankE02002581
Travel to work areaWarrington and WiganE30000284
Property sales
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
Foundry House, Foundry Lane, WidnesOther (freehold)Aug 2017£610,000


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