WA8 6BU maps, stats, and open data

WA8 6BU lies on Alfred Street in Widnes. WA8 6BU 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 6BU maps

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

WA8 6BU 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 6BU geodata

Easting	351744
Northing	385577
Latitude	53.364863
Longitude	-2.726631

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 6BU?

Street	Alfred Street
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 6BU Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	10m	33ft

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	Central & West Bank
Constituency	Halton

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 6BU

January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Parking Area	359m
January 2024	Possession of weapons	On or near Parking Area	359m
January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Parking Area	359m
➜ Alfred Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 6BU

Widnes Shopping Park (Gerrard Street)	Simms Cross	69m
Windmill Centre (John Briggs)	Simms Cross	75m
Simms Cross	Widnes	189m
Vine Street (Widnes Road)	Widnes	225m
Elliot Street	Widnes	243m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 6BU

Widnes Station	1.6km
Runcorn Station	3km
Hough Green Station	3.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 6BU

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

Download

Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	50.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	11.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 6BU (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 6BU

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 6BU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	262,674
Meter count	26
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,103
Median (kWh/meter)	10,008

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	60,968
Meter count	21
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,903
Median (kWh/meter)	3,064

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Superdrug Store

Unit 3A Widnes Shopping Park

143m

Tesco

Lugsdale Road

183m

Tesco Customer Cafe

Lugsdale Road

183m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Elliott Street	17:30	11:00	243m
Head Office	18:30	12:30	358m
Waterloo Road	17:30	11:00	844m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 6BU

Facility	Distance
The Foundry Lugsdale Road, Widnes Sports Hall	114m
Jd Gyms (Widnes) Widnes Shopping Park, Widnes Health and Fitness Gym	143m
Stones Gym Gladstone Street, Widnes Health and Fitness Gym	312m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 6BU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Lugsdale Road, Widnes, WA8 6DD	Primary	247m
Kingsway Primary Academy School Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QS	Primary	428m
Riverside College Halton Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QQ	16 plus	549m

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Source: Edubase
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WA8 6BU ITL and WA8 6BU 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 6BU:

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 6BU 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 6BU:

	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 6BU

WA8 6FN	Timperley Court	57m
WA8 6BX	Alfred Close	58m
WA8 6BT	Brynn Street	92m
WA8 6BG	Lugsdale Road	112m
WA8 6BY	Quinn Street	124m
WA8 6DE	Oxford Street	183m
WA8 6AX	Widnes Road	220m
WA8 6GD	Liebig Court	224m
WA8 6DF	Keble Street	241m
WA8 6DG	Cambridge Street	246m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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