# WA8 5AW

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 53.389592, -2.742659
- **Open Location Code:** 9C5V97Q4+RW
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO83pj
- **Qibla:** 117.8°
- **Grid reference:** SJ 50706 88339
- **UTM:** 30U 517114 5915641
- **Elevation:** 47m
- **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:** E00170548
- **2011 LSOA:** E01012393
- **2011 MSOA:** E02002574
- **2011 output area:** E00170548
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33006907
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Urbanites (5B3)
- **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 | 1374 |
| Hospital | Whiston Hospital | 4434 |
| GP | Fir Park Medical Centre | 918 |
| School | Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School | 957 |
| Airport | Liverpool John Lennon Airport | 9350 |
| Bus stop | Hillcrest | 39 |
| Food bank | Widnes | 1066 |
| Defibrillator | The Tavern  | 523 |
| Pharmacy | Allied Pharmacy - Upton Rocks | 992 |
| Post office | Farnworth Post Office | 1443 |
| Library | Library | 2986 |
| Coast | — | 4553 |
| Central London | — | 274204 |

## 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 5BX](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA8%205BX)
- [WA8 9AL](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA8%209AL)
- [WA8 5AQ](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA8%205AQ)
- [WA8 9AR](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA8%209AR)
- [WA8 5BJ](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA8%205BJ)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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