WA8 6AZ maps, stats, and open data

WA8 6AZ lies on Widnes Road in Widnes. WA8 6AZ 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 6AZ maps

WA8 6AZ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WA8 6AZ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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WA8 6AZ geodata

Easting	351643
Northing	385803
Latitude	53.366885
Longitude	-2.728183

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 6AZ?

Street	Widnes Road
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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WA8 6AZ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 6AZ 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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Politics

Ward	Appleton
Constituency	Halton

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 6AZ

January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Parking Area	126m
January 2024	Possession of weapons	On or near Parking Area	126m
January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Parking Area	126m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 6AZ

Elliot Street	Widnes	28m
Dickson Street (South Street)	Widnes	136m
Milton Road	Widnes	193m
Windmill Centre (John Briggs)	Simms Cross	211m
Simms Cross	Widnes	225m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 6AZ

Widnes Station	1.3km
Hough Green Station	3.2km
Runcorn Station	3.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 6AZ

Broadband access in WA8 6AZ (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 6AZ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	23.8Mbps
Average download speed	44.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.3Mbps
Average upload speed	9.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 6AZ (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 6AZ

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WA8 6AZ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WA8 6AZ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	93,934
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,419
Median (kWh/meter)	9,470

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 6AZ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 6AZ.
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)
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Deprivation

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Widnes Post Office

45 Widnes Road

Arroy Thai Restaurant

49-51 Widnes Road

FM Caffe

55 Widnes Road

15m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WA8 6AZ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Elliott Street	17:30	11:00	14m
Head Office	18:30	12:30	459m
Appleton Village	17:30	11:00	644m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 6AZ

Facility	Distance
Stones Gym Gladstone Street, Widnes Health and Fitness Gym	76m
Jd Gyms (Widnes) Widnes Shopping Park, Widnes Health and Fitness Gym	158m
The Foundry Lugsdale Road, Widnes Sports Hall	361m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 6AZ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Kingsway Primary Academy School Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QS	Primary	315m
St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Lugsdale Road, Widnes, WA8 6DD	Primary	469m
St Bede's Catholic Infant School Leigh Avenue, Widnes, WA8 6EL	Primary	474m

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WA8 6AZ ITL and WA8 6AZ 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 6AZ:

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 6AZ 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 6AZ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062403
LSOA	E01012367	Halton 007A
MSOA	E02002580	Halton 007

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 6AZ

WA8 6AX	Widnes Road	53m
WA8 6PH	Gladstone Street	63m
WA8 6PS	Dean Street	85m
WA8 6PG	Frederick Street	107m
WA8 6PF	Frederick Street	118m
WA8 6BJ	Widnes Road	136m
WA8 6BL	Widnes Road	146m
WA8 6BW	Farrant Street	154m
WA8 6NF	Dickson Close	155m
WA8 6NS	Princes Street	174m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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