# WA8 5AU

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 53.394036, -2.742015
- **Open Location Code:** 9C5V97V5+J5
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO83pj
- **Qibla:** 117.8°
- **Grid reference:** SJ 50754 88833
- **UTM:** 30U 517155 5916136
- **Elevation:** 50m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** North West (E12000002)
- **Admin district:** Halton (E06000006)
- **Ward:** Birchfield (E05013172)
- **Constituency:** Widnes and Halewood (E14001584)
- **Parish code:** E43000006
- **Travel to work area:** E30000284
- **Police force area:** E23000006
- **Built-up area:** E63008526
- **European electoral region:** North West (E15000002)
- **Date introduced:** 1995-07

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01012393
- **2021 MSOA:** Farnworth (E02002574)
- **2021 output area:** E00188860
- **2011 LSOA:** E01012393
- **2011 MSOA:** E02002574
- **2011 output area:** E00170557
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33006907
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Urbanites (5A1)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 30140
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **NHS region:** E40000014
- **ICB location:** E38000068
- **Integrated Care Board:** E54000008
- **Cancer Alliance:** E56000005

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Widnes | 1817 |
| Hospital | Whiston Hospital | 4093 |
| GP | Fir Park Medical Centre | 1410 |
| School | Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery | 1159 |
| Airport | Liverpool John Lennon Airport | 9710 |
| Bus stop | Valentine House | 447 |
| Food bank | Widnes | 1516 |
| Defibrillator | NA | 736 |
| Pharmacy | Allied Pharmacy - Upton Rocks | 1477 |
| Post office | Farnworth Post Office | 1777 |
| Library | Rainhill Community Library | 2763 |
| Coast | — | 4990 |
| Central London | — | 274547 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** SP Energy Networks (region D, MPAN 13)
- **Water:** United Utilities
- **Sewerage:** United Utilities
- **Broadband:** 100% gigabit, 100% superfast, 100% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [WA8 5AT](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA8%205AT)
- [WA8 5EB](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA8%205EB)
- [WA8 5AL](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA8%205AL)

## Boundary

A MultiPolygon boundary polygon is available in the [JSON format](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA8%205AU.json).

## Data

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