Map of WA8 5BX postcode

General information
Postcode WA8 5BX
Post Town Widnes
Nearest station Widnes (1 km)
Bus stops
Hillcrest (E)
Pex Hill (E)
Pex Hill (SW)
The Globe (NW)
The Globe (S)
Buckingham Avenue (N)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 14 View
Known addresses
199 Cowan Way, Widnes
201 Cowan Way, Widnes
203 Cowan Way, Widnes
207 Cowan Way, Widnes
209 Cowan Way, Widnes
217 Cowan Way, Widnes
219 Cowan Way, Widnes
223 Cowan Way, Widnes
225 Cowan Way, Widnes
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 53.389304
Longitude -2.74303
Easting 350681
Northing 388309
Grid reference SJ506883
UTM reference 30U 517089 5915609
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Plus code 9C5V97Q4+PQ
Altitude 47 metres (155 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:44
Sunset (today) 21:44
Distance away
Distance to sea 7 KMs (4.3 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishHalton, unparished areaE43000006
Ward Birchfield E05013172
Unitary Authority Halton E06000006
County Cheshire E11000004
Constituency (2024) Widnes and Halewood E14001584
MPDerek TwiggLabour
Police forceCheshire
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 June 2025
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) 33
Households (2011) 13
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
29,112 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£55,600
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area (2024)WidnesE63008526
Census output area (2021)E00062434
Census output area (2011)E00062434
Lower layer super output area (2021)Halton 002AE01012374
Lower layer super output area (2011)Halton 002AE01012374
Middle layer super output area (2021)Upton RocksE02002575
Middle layer super output area (2011)Upton RocksE02002575
Travel to work areaWarrington and WiganE30000284
Property sales
Average property price in Warrington £250,934
Annual change 4.3%
View all properties sold in the WA postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
199 Cowan Way, WidnesDetached (leasehold)Feb 2025£275,000
Detached (leasehold)Mar 2007£184,000
201 Cowan Way, WidnesDetached (freehold)Oct 2024£264,500
Detached (freehold)May 2002£106,000
217 Cowan Way, WidnesSemi-detached (leasehold)Sep 2018£177,550
Semi-detached (leasehold)May 2015£132,500
Semi-detached (leasehold)Oct 1997£53,750
225 Cowan Way, WidnesDetached (leasehold)Mar 2017£180,000
Detached (leasehold)Dec 2016£185,000
Detached (leasehold)Mar 2015£159,000
223 Cowan Way, WidnesSemi-detached (leasehold)Jul 2009£134,000
Semi-detached (leasehold)Dec 2001£82,500
219 Cowan Way, WidnesSemi-detached (freehold)Mar 2006£155,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Dec 2001£77,700
Semi-detached (freehold)Jan 2000£59,995
209 Cowan Way, WidnesDetached (leasehold)Jul 2002£91,000
207 Cowan Way, WidnesSemi-detached (freehold)Oct 2000£64,950
203 Cowan Way, WidnesDetached (leasehold)Nov 1996£52,000


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