WA8 6ET maps, stats, and open data

WA8 6ET lies on Foster Street in Widnes. WA8 6ET 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 6ET maps

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

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WA8 6ET geodata

Easting351834
Northing386298
Latitude53.371336
Longitude-2.725388

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 6ET?

StreetFoster Street
Town/CityWidnes
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
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➜ Where is Widnes?

WA8 6ET Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 6ET 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.

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

Politics

WardAppleton
ConstituencyHalton

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 6ET

January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Parking Area408m
January 2024Possession of weaponsOn or near Parking Area408m
January 2024ShopliftingOn or near Parking Area408m
➜ Foster Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 6ET

Peelhouse Lane (Albert Road)Appleton146m
Harris Shop (Albert Road)Appleton203m
Bradley WayAppleton230m
Peelhouse Lane (B5178 Albert Road)Appleton231m
The Bradley (Deacon Road)Widnes266m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 6ET

Widnes Station1km
Hough Green Station3.3km
Runcorn Station3.7km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 6ET

Broadband access in WA8 6ET (2020 data)

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

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

Broadband speed in WA8 6ET (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed31.9Mbps
Average download speed39.3Mbps
Maximum download speed80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed9.9Mbps
Average upload speed8.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 6ET (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 6ET

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WA8 6ET gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)511,391
Meter count54
Mean (kWh/meter)9,470
Median (kWh/meter)9,215

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)153,475
Meter count52
Mean (kWh/meter)2,951
Median (kWh/meter)2,254
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 6ET, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 6ET.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

88.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 6ET:

Food Standards Agency

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

Papas Pizzas
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
105 Albert Road
116m
Sando's Pizza
Food Hygiene Rating: 1 (Major Improvement Necessary)
111 Albert Road
128m
Cakes By Kerry
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
121 Albert Road
136m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to WA8 6ET

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Greenway Road17:3011:00347m
Appleton Village17:3011:00468m
Elliott Street17:3011:00544m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 6ET

FacilityDistance
Dw Fitness First (Widnes) (Closed)
Cross Street, Widnes
Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
196m
Victoria Park (Widnes)
Access Roads (Victoria Park, Appleton), Widnes
Outdoor Tennis Courts
422m
Stones Gym
Gladstone Street, Widnes
Health and Fitness Gym
525m

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Nearest schools to WA8 6ET

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Fairfield Primary School
Peelhouse Lane, Widnes, WA8 6TH
Primary381m
St Bede's Catholic Infant School
Leigh Avenue, Widnes, WA8 6EL
Primary416m
St Bede's Catholic Junior School
Appleton Village, St Bede's Junior School, WIDNES, WA8 6EL
Primary446m

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WA8 6ET ITL and WA8 6ET 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 6ET:

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

WA8 6ET 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 6ET:

CodeName
OAE00062399
LSOAE01012370Halton 007B
MSOAE02002580Halton 007

Nearest postcodes to WA8 6ET

WA8 6EUFoster Street21m
WA8 6ESCooper Street28m
WA8 6HGPark Road54m
WA8 6HDGreenway Road99m
WA8 6JZMidland Street100m
WA8 6ERCooper Street102m
WA8 6LAChester Street112m
WA8 6HFPark Road112m
WA8 6JXRoss Street119m
WA8 6LBAlbert Road135m