WA8 6BJ maps, stats, and open data

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

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

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WA8 6BJ geodata

Easting351758
Northing385875
Latitude53.367527
Longitude-2.726465

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 6BJ?

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

Elevation or altitude of WA8 6BJ 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 6BJ

January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Parking Area107m
January 2024Possession of weaponsOn or near Parking Area107m
January 2024ShopliftingOn or near Parking Area107m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 6BJ

Dickson Street (South Street)Widnes62m
Elliot StreetWidnes163m
The Bradley (Deacon Road)Widnes174m
Windmill Centre (John Briggs)Simms Cross233m
Harris Shop (Albert Road)Appleton238m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 6BJ

Widnes Station1.3km
Hough Green Station3.3km
Runcorn Station3.3km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 6BJ

Broadband access in WA8 6BJ (2020 data)

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

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

Broadband speed in WA8 6BJ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed18.2Mbps
Average download speed16.2Mbps
Maximum download speed19.66Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.1Mbps
Average upload speed1.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed1.28Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 6BJ (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 6BJ

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Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

The Coffee House
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
83 Widnes Road
1m
Piles Butchers Ltd.
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
95-97 Widnes Road
11m
Quality Save
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
182-186 Widnes Road
23m

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Nearest post box to WA8 6BJ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Elliott Street17:3011:00149m
Head Office18:3012:30579m
Appleton Village17:3011:00641m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 6BJ

FacilityDistance
Jd Gyms (Widnes)
Widnes Shopping Park, Widnes
Health and Fitness Gym
159m
Stones Gym
Gladstone Street, Widnes
Health and Fitness Gym
184m
Dw Fitness First (Widnes) (Closed)
Cross Street, Widnes
Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
371m

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Nearest schools to WA8 6BJ

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Kingsway Primary Academy School
Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QS
Primary447m
St Bede's Catholic Infant School
Leigh Avenue, Widnes, WA8 6EL
Primary482m
St Bede's Catholic Junior School
Appleton Village, St Bede's Junior School, WIDNES, WA8 6EL
Primary528m

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WA8 6BJ ITL and WA8 6BJ 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 6BJ:

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

WA8 6BJ 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 6BJ:

CodeName
OAE00062403
LSOAE01012367Halton 007A
MSOAE02002580Halton 007

Nearest postcodes to WA8 6BJ

WA8 6BLWidnes Road24m
WA8 6BWFarrant Street39m
WA8 6JEAlbert Road110m
WA8 6JWAlbert Square111m
WA8 6PSDean Street129m
WA8 6AZWidnes Road136m
WA8 6AXWidnes Road184m
WA8 6NFDickson Close188m
WA8 6PHGladstone Street190m
WA8 6PGFrederick Street208m