The ward of Central & West Bank sits at the heart of Widnes within the borough of Halton, occupying a riverside position on the northern bank of the River Mersey. It takes in parts of the town centre and the West Bank neighbourhood, with views across to Runcorn and the Silver Jubilee Bridge; the town’s industrial past is still evident in surviving dockside and chemical‑works sites and in pockets of Victorian terraces.
Today the area is a mixed urban neighbourhood of older terraces and newer housing, local shops, community facilities and riverside paths that have been focal points for regeneration and leisure. It retains a strong community‑minded character shaped by its industrial heritage, active local groups and sports clubs, and reasonable transport links by road and rail to neighbouring towns and Liverpool.
Postcode districts covering Central & West Bank
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Liverpool 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Birkenhead 13.6 miles21.8 km
- St. Helens 6 miles9.7 km
- Wigan 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Warrington 6.4 miles10.4 km
- Bolton 20.3 miles32.6 km
- Stockport 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Salford 20.6 miles33.1 km
- Southport 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Chester 13.3 miles21.3 km
- Chester Castle 13.6 miles21.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Widnes Built-up area 1 mile1.5 km
- Highfield Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Halton View Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Bankfield Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Bridgewater Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Hale Bank Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Hough Green Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Halton Castle Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Mersey & Weston Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Birchfield Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Grange Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Farnworth Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
Example postcodes in Central & West Bank
WA8 7LU, WA8 7LJ, WA8 2BZ, WA8 7EA, WA8 7ST, WA8 7QF, WA8 7RS, WA8 2SQ, WA8 7SG … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Manchester Airport 19 miles30.5 km
- Widnes Railway Station 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Runcorn Railway Station 1.4 miles2.3 km
Hotels near Central & West Bank Ad
- Campanile Hotel Runcorn 1.4 miles2.2 km
- The Parrs Bank Hotel 4 6.2 miles10 km
- Mersey View Hotel & Pub 3 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Superior Glamping Pod with Hot Tub 4 5.9 miles9.6 km
- Village Hotel Liverpool 3 4.3 miles7 km
- Cat & Lion Country Pub and Hotel 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Super 8 by Wyndham Chester East 3 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Holiday Inn Runcorn 4 3.7 miles6 km
- Widnes Halton Everglades Park Hotel 3 2 miles3.2 km
- Holiday Inn Ellesmere Port/Cheshire Oaks 4 8.2 miles13.2 km
Schools in Central & West Bank
- Riverside College Halton Further education
- St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Widnes Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Stanlow Abbey (England) Historic site 7 miles11.3 km
- Cheshire Oaks Shopping centre 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Delamere Forest Forest 9 miles14.4 km
- Haydock Park Racecourse Recreation 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Marbury Hall Estate 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Arley Hall Estate 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Anfield Stadium 10.6 miles17 km
- World Museum Liverpool Museum 10.8 miles17.3 km
- Liverpool Echo Arena Stadium 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Goodison Park Stadium 11 miles17.7 km
- Maritime Mercantile City Historic site 11.2 miles18 km
- Aintree Racecourse Recreation 11.9 miles19.2 km