WA8 6EU maps, stats, and open data

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

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

WA8 6EU 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 6EU geodata

Easting	351842
Northing	386317
Latitude	53.371507
Longitude	-2.725270

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WA8 6EU?

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

Elevation or altitude of WA8 6EU 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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Appleton
Constituency	Halton

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
Licence: Open Government Licence

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 6EU

January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Parking Area	429m
January 2024	Possession of weapons	On or near Parking Area	429m
January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Parking Area	429m
➜ Foster Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 6EU

Peelhouse Lane (Albert Road)	Appleton	147m
Harris Shop (Albert Road)	Appleton	222m
Peelhouse Lane (B5178 Albert Road)	Appleton	229m
Bradley Way	Appleton	244m
The Bradley (Deacon Road)	Widnes	285m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 6EU

Widnes Station	1km
Hough Green Station	3.3km
Runcorn Station	3.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 6EU

Broadband access in WA8 6EU (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	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WA8 6EU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	44.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	10.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 6EU (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 6EU

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Source: Ofcom
Licence: Ofcom Terms of Use (requires attribution)

WA8 6EU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	431,679
Meter count	50
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,634
Median (kWh/meter)	8,190

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	130,543
Meter count	50
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,611
Median (kWh/meter)	2,410

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 6EU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 6EU.
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)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Papas Pizzas

105 Albert Road

122m

Pandi's Newsagents

10 Lower Appleton Road

126m

River Queen

25 Lower Appleton Road

126m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Greenway Road	17:30	11:00	338m
Appleton Village	17:30	11:00	473m
Elliott Street	17:30	11:00	564m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 6EU

Facility	Distance
Dw Fitness First (Widnes) (Closed) Cross Street, Widnes Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	204m
Victoria Park (Widnes) Access Roads (Victoria Park, Appleton), Widnes Outdoor Tennis Courts	420m
Stones Gym Gladstone Street, Widnes Health and Fitness Gym	546m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 6EU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Fairfield Primary School Peelhouse Lane, Widnes, WA8 6TH	Primary	362m
St Bede's Catholic Infant School Leigh Avenue, Widnes, WA8 6EL	Primary	427m
St Bede's Catholic Junior School Appleton Village, St Bede's Junior School, WIDNES, WA8 6EL	Primary	457m

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Source: Edubase
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WA8 6EU ITL and WA8 6EU 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 6EU:

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 6EU 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 6EU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062398
LSOA	E01012370	Halton 007B
MSOA	E02002580	Halton 007

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 6EU

WA8 6ET	Foster Street	21m
WA8 6HG	Park Road	36m
WA8 6ES	Cooper Street	47m
WA8 6HD	Greenway Road	78m
WA8 6HF	Park Road	103m
WA8 6ER	Cooper Street	111m
WA8 6JZ	Midland Street	121m
WA8 6HQ	Lower Appleton Road	125m
WA8 6HR	Belvoir Road	127m
WA8 6LA	Chester Street	129m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence