Map of WA8 5HJ postcode

General information
Postcode WA8 5HJ
Post Town Widnes
Nearest station Hough Green (2 km)
Bus stops
Smithy Lane (E)
Chapel Lane (W)
The Ridgeway (S)
Cronton Park Avenue (NW)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 11 View
Known addresses
1 Forge Close, Widnes
2 Forge Close, Widnes
3 Forge Close, Widnes
6 Forge Close, Widnes
9 Forge Close, Widnes
Main property type Terraced
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 53.389171
Longitude -2.764018
Easting 349285
Northing 388309
Grid reference SJ492883
UTM reference 30U 515694 5915589
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Plus code 9C5V96QP+M9
Altitude 36 metres (118 feet)
Sunrise (today) 8:27
Sunset (today) 15:59
Distance away
Distance to sea 6.8 KMs (4.2 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishCrontonE04000016
Ward Whiston and Cronton E05010948
Metropolitan District Knowsley E08000011
County Merseyside E11000013
Constituency (2024) Widnes and Halewood E14001584
MPDerek TwiggLabour
Police forceMerseyside
Water companyUnited Utilities
NUTS/ITL 3 East Merseyside
NUTS/ITL 2 Merseyside
NUTS/ITL 1 North West
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced July 1995
Last updated December 2024
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Population (2011) 31
Households (2011) 9
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
17,795 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£47,600
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area (2024)CrontonE63008498
Census output area (2021)E00032936
Census output area (2011)E00032936
Lower layer super output area (2021)Knowsley 017DE01006503
Lower layer super output area (2011)Knowsley 017DE01006503
Middle layer super output area (2021)Halsnead, Cronton & Halewood EastE02001343
Middle layer super output area (2011)Halsnead, Cronton & Halewood EastE02001343
Travel to work areaLiverpoolE30000233
Property sales
Average property price in Warrington £238,062
Annual change -2.9%
View all properties sold in the WA postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
6 Forge Close, WidnesDetached (freehold)Apr 2021£370,000
Detached (freehold)Jul 2016£280,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Aug 2007£275,000
2 Forge Close, WidnesTerraced (freehold)Aug 2016£160,000
Terraced (freehold)Jun 2012£138,000
Terraced (freehold)Sep 1997£60,000
9 Forge Close, WidnesDetached (freehold)Oct 2015£220,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Apr 2002£149,500
1 Forge Close, WidnesTerraced (freehold)Oct 1999£67,500
3 Forge Close, WidnesSemi-detached (freehold)Aug 1997£61,500


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