WA8 4GQ maps, stats, and open data

WA8 4GQ lies on Rufford Close in Widnes. WA8 4GQ is located in the Hough Green 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 July 1995.

WA8 4GQ maps

WA8 4GQ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WA8 4GQ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)

WA8 4GQ geodata

Easting	349168
Northing	386748
Latitude	53.375130
Longitude	-2.765526

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WA8 4GQ?

Street	Rufford Close
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence

WA8 4GQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 4GQ as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	20m	66ft

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.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Hough Green
Constituency	Halton

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
Licence: Open Government Licence

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WA8 4GQ

2, RUFFORD CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 4GQ 2023 6 APR £185,000
5, RUFFORD CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 4GQ 2016 5 AUG £142,000
1, RUFFORD CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 4GQ 2014 17 JAN £135,000
4, RUFFORD CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 4GQ 2004 17 MAY £185,000
5, RUFFORD CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 4GQ 2000 25 AUG £68,250

➜ Widnes house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2024. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 4GQ

January 2024	Other crime	On or near Foxcote	280m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Foxcote	280m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Foxcote	280m
➜ Rufford Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 4GQ

Fulbeck (Arley Drive)	Hough Green	189m
Foxcote (Arley Drive)	Hough Green	308m
Haddon Drive (Hough Green Road)	Upton	409m
Haddon Drive (Hough Green Road)	Upton	413m
Four Topped Oak (Hough Green Road)	Upton	429m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 4GQ

Hough Green Station	0.7km
Widnes Station	2.2km
Runcorn Station	4.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 4GQ

Broadband access in WA8 4GQ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WA8 4GQ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	74.8Mbps
Average download speed	64.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	19.3Mbps
Average upload speed	15.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 4GQ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 4GQ

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 4GQ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WA8 4GQ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	91,333
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,417
Median (kWh/meter)	10,317

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	24,743
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,093
Median (kWh/meter)	2,509

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 4GQ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 4GQ.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

92.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 4GQ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WA8 4GQ (meters)

Bankfield Residential Home

2a Bankfield Road

413m

Quarry Court Community Kitchen

Delamere Avenue Widnes Cheshir

431m

Upton Community Centre

Hough Green Road

435m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
Licence: FSA terms & conditions

Nearest post box to WA8 4GQ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Appleton Village	17:30	11:00	2,236m
Blackhorse Post Office	18:00	12:00	2,276m
Greenway Road	17:30	11:00	2,446m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 4GQ

Facility	Distance
Arley Drive Playing Fields Arley Drive, Widnes Grass Pitches	307m
Prescot Road Playing Fields Prescot Road, Widnes Grass Pitches	398m
Ormiston Chadwick Academy Liverpool Road, Widnes Sports Hall, Artificial Grass Pitch, Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Studio, Outdoor Tennis Courts	527m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 4GQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Ormiston Chadwick Academy Liverpool Road, Widnes, WA8 7HU	Secondary	527m
All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Hough Green Road, Widnes, WA8 4PG	Primary	559m
St Basil's Catholic Primary School Hough Green Road, Hough Green, Widnes, WA8 4SZ	Primary	800m

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Source: Edubase
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WA8 4GQ ITL and WA8 4GQ 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 4GQ:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLD	North West (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLD7	Merseyside
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLD71	East Merseyside
LAU 1 Code	Name
E06000006	Halton

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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WA8 4GQ 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 4GQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062665
LSOA	E01012419	Halton 004C
MSOA	E02002577	Halton 004

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 4GQ

WA8 4GG	Catford Close	56m
WA8 4GH	Arkenstone Close	65m
WA8 4YQ	Gleadmere	77m
WA8 4GB	Misty Close	116m
WA8 4GF	Atterbury Close	118m
WA8 4GJ	Durlston Close	121m
WA8 4GA	Iris Close	142m
WA8 4YG	Grizedale	150m
WA8 4GD	Flander Close	154m
WA8 7PL	Cradley	168m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence