WA8 6HL maps, stats, and open data

WA8 6HL lies on Sycamore Avenue in Widnes. WA8 6HL 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 6HL maps

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

WA8 6HL 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 6HL geodata

Easting	351738
Northing	386568
Latitude	53.373754
Longitude	-2.726872

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 6HL?

Street	Sycamore Avenue
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 6HL Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	30m	98ft

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
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 6HL

January 2024	Public order	On or near Cypress Avenue	400m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Cypress Avenue	400m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Cypress Avenue	400m
➜ Sycamore Avenue crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 6HL

Barracks (Peelhouse Lane)	Appleton	231m
Barracks (Peelhouse Lane)	Appleton	231m
Appleton Village	Victoria Park	316m
Appleton Village	Victoria Park	347m
Lytham Road (Peelhouse Lane)	Appleton	354m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 6HL

Widnes Station	0.7km
Hough Green Station	3.2km
Runcorn Station	4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 6HL

Broadband access in WA8 6HL (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	96.4%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WA8 6HL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	49.5Mbps
Average download speed	71.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	6.1Mbps
Average upload speed	5.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	17.06Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 6HL (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 6HL

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 6HL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	624,546
Meter count	55
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,355
Median (kWh/meter)	11,441

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	181,413
Meter count	50
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,628
Median (kWh/meter)	3,356

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

77.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 6HL:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

St Johns Church Pre School

Greenway Road

88m

River Queen

25 Lower Appleton Road

151m

Pandi's Newsagents

10 Lower Appleton Road

151m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Greenway Road	17:30	11:00	131m
Lytham Road	17:30	11:00	390m
Appleton Village	17:30	11:00	405m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 6HL

Facility	Distance
Victoria Park (Widnes) Access Roads (Victoria Park, Appleton), Widnes Outdoor Tennis Courts	271m
Dw Fitness First (Widnes) (Closed) Cross Street, Widnes Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	467m
Wade Deacon High School Birchfield Road, Widnes Sports Hall, Studio, Artificial Grass Pitch, Athletics, Grass Pitches	568m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 6HL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Fairfield Primary School Peelhouse Lane, Widnes, WA8 6TH	Primary	125m
St Bede's Catholic Infant School Leigh Avenue, Widnes, WA8 6EL	Primary	465m
St Bede's Catholic Junior School Appleton Village, St Bede's Junior School, WIDNES, WA8 6EL	Primary	469m

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WA8 6HL ITL and WA8 6HL 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 6HL:

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 6HL 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 6HL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062390
LSOA	E01012368	Halton 003A
MSOA	E02002576	Halton 003

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 6HL

WA8 6HA	Greenway Road	90m
WA8 6HN	Pine Avenue	134m
WA8 6HB	Elm Grove	136m
WA8 6HJ	Maple Avenue	136m
WA8 6EZ	Westmorland Avenue	149m
WA8 6HQ	Lower Appleton Road	152m
WA8 6HH	Breck Road	152m
WA8 6SQ	Fairfield Road	154m
WA8 6EY	Park Avenue	166m
WA8 6SX	Lilac Avenue	179m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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