WA8 6BX maps, stats, and open data

WA8 6BX lies on Alfred Close in Widnes. WA8 6BX 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 6BX maps

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

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WA8 6BX geodata

Easting351687
Northing385589
Latitude53.364950
Longitude-2.727488

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 6BX?

StreetAlfred Close
Town/CityWidnes
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
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➜ Where is Widnes?

WA8 6BX Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation10m33ft

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.

➜ How high above sea level am I? Find the elevation of your current position using your device's GPS.

Politics

WardCentral & West Bank
ConstituencyHalton

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 6BX

January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Parking Area339m
January 2024Possession of weaponsOn or near Parking Area339m
January 2024ShopliftingOn or near Parking Area339m
➜ Alfred Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 6BX

Windmill Centre (John Briggs)Simms Cross108m
Widnes Shopping Park (Gerrard Street)Simms Cross110m
Simms CrossWidnes131m
Vine Street (Widnes Road)Widnes168m
Elliot StreetWidnes208m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 6BX

Widnes Station1.6km
Runcorn Station3km
Hough Green Station3.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 6BX

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

Download

Median download speed58.0Mbps
Average download speed52.8Mbps
Maximum download speed79.68Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed14.6Mbps
Average upload speed11.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 6BX (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 6BX

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WA8 6BX gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)94,802
Meter count9
Mean (kWh/meter)10,534
Median (kWh/meter)10,503

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)24,757
Meter count7
Mean (kWh/meter)3,537
Median (kWh/meter)3,607
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 6BX, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 6BX.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Superdrug Store
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
Unit 3A Widnes Shopping Park
157m
Krakow
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
1 Leibig Court
174m
Domino's Pizza
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
112 Widnes Road
177m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to WA8 6BX

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Elliott Street17:3011:00211m
Head Office18:3012:30318m
Waterloo Road17:3011:00807m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 6BX

FacilityDistance
Jd Gyms (Widnes)
Widnes Shopping Park, Widnes
Health and Fitness Gym
155m
The Foundry
Lugsdale Road, Widnes
Sports Hall
158m
Stones Gym
Gladstone Street, Widnes
Health and Fitness Gym
274m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 6BX

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Lugsdale Road, Widnes, WA8 6DD
Primary253m
Kingsway Primary Academy School
Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QS
Primary370m
Riverside College Halton
Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QQ
16 plus495m

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Source: Edubase
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WA8 6BX ITL and WA8 6BX 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 6BX:

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

WA8 6BX 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 6BX:

CodeName
OAE00062403
LSOAE01012367Halton 007A
MSOAE02002580Halton 007

Nearest postcodes to WA8 6BX

WA8 6FNTimperley Court52m
WA8 6BUAlfred Street58m
WA8 6BTBrynn Street66m
WA8 6BYQuinn Street121m
WA8 6DEOxford Street166m
WA8 6GDLiebig Court170m
WA8 6BGLugsdale Road170m
WA8 6AXWidnes Road182m
WA8 6DFKeble Street203m
WA8 6APWidnes Road209m