WA8 6HQ maps, stats, and open data

WA8 6HQ lies on Lower Appleton Road in Widnes. WA8 6HQ 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 6HQ maps

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

Easting351770
Northing386419
Latitude53.372417
Longitude-2.726368

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 6HQ?

StreetLower Appleton Road
Town/CityWidnes
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
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WA8 6HQ Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation30m98ft

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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Politics

WardAppleton
ConstituencyHalton

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 6HQ

January 2024ShopliftingOn or near Dickson Street497m
January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Dickson Street497m
January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Dickson Street497m
➜ Lower Appleton Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 6HQ

Peelhouse Lane (Albert Road)Appleton264m
Appleton VillageVictoria Park273m
Barracks (Peelhouse Lane)Appleton306m
Appleton VillageVictoria Park308m
Barracks (Peelhouse Lane)Appleton323m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 6HQ

Widnes Station0.8km
Hough Green Station3.2km
Runcorn Station3.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 6HQ

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

Download

Median download speed18.9Mbps
Average download speed38.8Mbps
Maximum download speed100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.1Mbps
Average upload speed4.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 6HQ (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 6HQ

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 6HQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)290,451
Meter count26
Mean (kWh/meter)11,171
Median (kWh/meter)11,037

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)68,383
Meter count21
Mean (kWh/meter)3,256
Median (kWh/meter)3,248
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 6HQ, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 6HQ.
  • 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 6HQ:

Food Standards Agency

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

Pandi's Newsagents
Food Hygiene Rating: 1 (Major Improvement Necessary)
10 Lower Appleton Road
1m
River Queen
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
25 Lower Appleton Road
2m
St Johns Church Pre School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Greenway Road
82m

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Nearest post box to WA8 6HQ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Greenway Road17:3011:00216m
Appleton Village17:3011:00396m
Lytham Road17:3011:00518m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 6HQ

FacilityDistance
Victoria Park (Widnes)
Access Roads (Victoria Park, Appleton), Widnes
Outdoor Tennis Courts
313m
Dw Fitness First (Widnes) (Closed)
Cross Street, Widnes
Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
328m
Stones Gym
Gladstone Street, Widnes
Health and Fitness Gym
610m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 6HQ

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Fairfield Primary School
Peelhouse Lane, Widnes, WA8 6TH
Primary260m
St Bede's Catholic Infant School
Leigh Avenue, Widnes, WA8 6EL
Primary396m
St Bede's Catholic Junior School
Appleton Village, St Bede's Junior School, WIDNES, WA8 6EL
Primary415m

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Source: Edubase
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WA8 6HQ ITL and WA8 6HQ 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 6HQ:

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

WA8 6HQ 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 6HQ:

CodeName
OAE00062397
LSOAE01012370Halton 007B
MSOAE02002580Halton 007

Nearest postcodes to WA8 6HQ

WA8 6HBElm Grove39m
WA8 6HHBreck Road72m
WA8 6HAGreenway Road76m
WA8 6EZWestmorland Avenue81m
WA8 6HGPark Road93m
WA8 6HJMaple Avenue94m
WA8 6HDGreenway Road106m
WA8 6EXAppleton Road112m
WA8 6ERCooper Street123m
WA8 6EUFoster Street125m