WA8 0QU maps, stats, and open data

WA8 0QU lies on Church Street in Widnes. WA8 0QU is located in the Central & West Bank electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Halton and the English Parliamentary constituency of Halton. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 01F and the police force is Cheshire. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

WA8 0QU maps

WA8 0QU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
WA8 0QU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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WA8 0QU geodata

Easting351137
Northing384139
Latitude53.351867
Longitude-2.735528

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 0QU?

StreetChurch Street
Town/CityWidnes
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
➜ WA8 open data dashboard
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➜ Where is Widnes?

WA8 0QU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 0QU as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation10m33ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

➜ How high above sea level am I? Find the elevation of your current position using your device's GPS.

Politics

WardCentral & West Bank
ConstituencyHalton

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 0QU

December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Wright Crescent135m
December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Wright Crescent135m
December 2023Other theftOn or near Wright Crescent135m
➜ Church Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 0QU

Catalyst Museum (Mersey Road)Newtown93m
Catalyst Museum (Mersey Road)West Bank111m
Irwell Street/The Bridge (Irwell Street)West Bank156m
West Bank Street (Waterloo Road)Waterloo185m
Irwell Street/The Bridge (Queensway)West Bank187m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 0QU

Runcorn Station1.5km
Widnes Station3km
Hough Green Station3.5km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 0QU

Broadband access in WA8 0QU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband96.8%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in WA8 0QU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed78.1Mbps
Average download speed88.0Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed9.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 0QU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 0QU

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WA8 0QU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WA8 0QU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)458,842
Meter count61
Mean (kWh/meter)7,522
Median (kWh/meter)7,067

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)159,665
Meter count57
Mean (kWh/meter)2,801
Median (kWh/meter)2,595
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 0QU, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 0QU.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

96.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 0QU:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WA8 0QU (meters)

Westbank Pharmacy
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
8a Mersey Road
96m
Elements Cafe
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Mersey Road
122m
West Bank Boat Club by Zena
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Upper Mersey Road
132m

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Nearest post box to WA8 0QU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Waterloo Road17:3011:00927m
Church Street17:3011:001,020m
Portland Street17:0011:001,095m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 0QU

FacilityDistance
Macdermott Road Playing Fields (Closed)
Macdermott Road, Widnes
Grass Pitches
343m
West Bank Bears Arlfc
Hutchinson Street, Widnes
Grass Pitches
639m
Muscle And Figure
Croft Street, Widnes
Health and Fitness Gym
842m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 0QU

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Widnes Academy
Cholmondeley Street, Widnes, WA8 0EL
Primary284m
Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School
Church Street, Runcorn, WA7 1LD
Primary976m
St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Lugsdale Road, Widnes, WA8 6DD
Primary1.3km

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WA8 0QU ITL and WA8 0QU LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for WA8 0QU:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLDNorth West (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLD7Merseyside
ITL 3 CodeName
TLD71East Merseyside
LAU 1 CodeName
E06000006Halton

WA8 0QU census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for WA8 0QU:

CodeName
OAE00062754
LSOAE01012441Halton 007D
MSOAE02002580Halton 007

Nearest postcodes to WA8 0QU

WA8 0NFChidlow Close54m
WA8 0QPSt Bridgets Close83m
WA8 0NGLower Church Street99m
WA8 0EAWilkinson Close108m
WA8 0QSSt Patricks Close114m
WA8 0DGMersey Road116m
WA8 0DEUpper Mersey Road132m
WA8 0QTWest Bank Street133m
WA8 0EEWright Crescent141m
WA8 0QXDock Street152m