WA8 6AX maps, stats, and open data

WA8 6AX lies on Widnes Road in Widnes. WA8 6AX is located in the Appleton 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 6AX maps

WA8 6AX map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
WA8 6AX map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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WA8 6AX geodata

Easting351617
Northing385757
Latitude53.366453
Longitude-2.728566

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Where is WA8 6AX?

StreetWidnes Road
Town/CityWidnes
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
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WA8 6AX Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 6AX as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation20m66ft

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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Politics

WardAppleton
ConstituencyHalton

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 6AX

January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Parking Area176m
January 2024Possession of weaponsOn or near Parking Area176m
January 2024ShopliftingOn or near Parking Area176m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 6AX

Elliot StreetWidnes29m
Milton RoadWidnes145m
Simms CrossWidnes172m
Dickson Street (South Street)Widnes189m
Vine Street (Widnes Road)Widnes192m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 6AX

Widnes Station1.4km
Hough Green Station3.2km
Runcorn Station3.2km

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Broadband

Broadband speed in WA8 6AX (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed80.0Mbps
Average download speed61.8Mbps
Maximum download speed80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed20.0Mbps
Average upload speed15.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

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Deprivation

96.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 6AX:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WA8 6AX (meters)

Terrys Fish Bar
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
114 Widnes Road
5m
Nila Convenience Store
Food Hygiene Rating: 2 (Improvement Necessary)
136 Widnes Road
5m
The Route
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
120-124 Widnes Road
5m

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Nearest post box to WA8 6AX

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Elliott Street17:3011:0039m
Head Office18:3012:30407m
Appleton Village17:3011:00677m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 6AX

FacilityDistance
Stones Gym
Gladstone Street, Widnes
Health and Fitness Gym
92m
Jd Gyms (Widnes)
Widnes Shopping Park, Widnes
Health and Fitness Gym
163m
The Foundry
Lugsdale Road, Widnes
Sports Hall
333m

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Nearest schools to WA8 6AX

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Kingsway Primary Academy School
Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QS
Primary280m
St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Lugsdale Road, Widnes, WA8 6DD
Primary427m
Riverside College Halton
Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QQ
16 plus496m

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WA8 6AX ITL and WA8 6AX 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 6AX:

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

WA8 6AX 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 6AX:

CodeName
OAE00062403
LSOAE01012367Halton 007A
MSOAE02002580Halton 007

Nearest postcodes to WA8 6AX

WA8 6AZWidnes Road53m
WA8 6PHGladstone Street63m
WA8 6PFFrederick Street116m
WA8 6PGFrederick Street120m
WA8 6PSDean Street131m
WA8 6NSPrinces Street140m
WA8 6FNTimperley Court165m
WA8 6NPCarlton Street167m
WA8 6NTPrinces Street173m
WA8 6BXAlfred Close182m