WA8 6LA maps, stats, and open data

WA8 6LA lies on Chester Street in Widnes. WA8 6LA 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 6LA maps

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

WA8 6LA 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 6LA geodata

Easting	351741
Northing	386236
Latitude	53.370770
Longitude	-2.726776

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 6LA?

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

Elevation or altitude of WA8 6LA 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
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 6LA

January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Parking Area	318m
January 2024	Possession of weapons	On or near Parking Area	318m
January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Parking Area	318m
➜ Chester Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 6LA

Harris Shop (Albert Road)	Appleton	177m
The Bradley (Deacon Road)	Widnes	224m
Peelhouse Lane (Albert Road)	Appleton	231m
Leigh Avenue	Appleton	235m
Bradley Way	Appleton	246m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 6LA

Widnes Station	1km
Hough Green Station	3.2km
Runcorn Station	3.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 6LA

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

Download

Median download speed	20.3Mbps
Average download speed	33.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	2.4Mbps
Average upload speed	6.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 6LA (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 6LA

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 6LA gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	352,210
Meter count	34
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,359
Median (kWh/meter)	10,503

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	81,590
Meter count	32
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,550
Median (kWh/meter)	2,446

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

R.A.O.B Club

Sayce Street

42m

Early Learners Nursery

20 Deacon Road

110m

Imperial Sports Bar and Grill

71b Albert Road

151m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Greenway Road	17:30	11:00	351m
Appleton Village	17:30	11:00	397m
Elliott Street	17:30	11:00	456m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 6LA

Facility	Distance
Dw Fitness First (Widnes) (Closed) Cross Street, Widnes Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	251m
Victoria Park (Widnes) Access Roads (Victoria Park, Appleton), Widnes Outdoor Tennis Courts	388m
Stones Gym Gladstone Street, Widnes Health and Fitness Gym	429m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 6LA

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Bede's Catholic Infant School Leigh Avenue, Widnes, WA8 6EL	Primary	316m
St Bede's Catholic Junior School Appleton Village, St Bede's Junior School, WIDNES, WA8 6EL	Primary	351m
Fairfield Primary School Peelhouse Lane, Widnes, WA8 6TH	Primary	445m

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WA8 6LA ITL and WA8 6LA 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 6LA:

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 6LA 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 6LA:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062401
LSOA	E01012367	Halton 007A
MSOA	E02002580	Halton 007

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 6LA

WA8 6EE	Sayce Street	42m
WA8 6ER	Cooper Street	67m
WA8 6JX	Ross Street	82m
WA8 6ES	Cooper Street	85m
WA8 6JZ	Midland Street	85m
WA8 6FP	Randle Mews	98m
WA8 6ED	Deacon Road	112m
WA8 6ET	Foster Street	112m
WA8 6EG	Deacon Road	127m
WA8 6JY	Saxon Terrace	128m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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