WA8 6LJ maps, stats, and open data

WA8 6LJ lies on Albert Road in Widnes. WA8 6LJ 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 6LJ maps

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

WA8 6LJ 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 6LJ geodata

Easting	352194
Northing	386355
Latitude	53.371897
Longitude	-2.719987

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 6LJ?

Street	Albert Road
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 6LJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 6LJ 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 6LJ

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Page Lane	236m
December 2023	Other crime	On or near Brooklands Park	350m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Brooklands Park	350m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 6LJ

Page Lane	Widnes	134m
Page Lane	Widnes	146m
Peelhouse Lane (B5178 Albert Road)	Appleton	175m
Page Lane (Halton View Road)	Widnes	187m
St Ambrose Road (Frank Street)	Widnes	241m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 6LJ

Widnes Station	1.2km
Hough Green Station	3.7km
Runcorn Station	3.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 6LJ

Broadband access in WA8 6LJ (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	96.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WA8 6LJ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	87.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	8.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 6LJ (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 6LJ

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 6LJ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	136,507
Meter count	14
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,751
Median (kWh/meter)	8,266

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	43,297
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,936
Median (kWh/meter)	4,222

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Halton View Care Home

1 Sadler Street

65m

RVS Widnes Brunch Club at Runnymede Court

William Street

97m

Henrys Takeaway

94 Albert Road

160m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Greenway Road	17:30	11:00	622m
Lytham Road	17:30	11:00	628m
Elliott Street	17:30	11:00	794m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 6LJ

Facility	Distance
Dw Fitness First (Widnes) (Closed) Cross Street, Widnes Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	281m
Victoria Park (Widnes) Access Roads (Victoria Park, Appleton), Widnes Outdoor Tennis Courts	740m
Jd Gyms (Widnes) Widnes Shopping Park, Widnes Health and Fitness Gym	763m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 6LJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School Naylor Road, Warrington Road Childrens Centre, Widnes, WA8 0BS	Nursery	462m
Fairfield Primary School Peelhouse Lane, Widnes, WA8 6TH	Primary	509m
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Edward Street, Widnes, WA8 0BW	Primary	657m

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Source: Edubase
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WA8 6LJ ITL and WA8 6LJ 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 6LJ:

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 6LJ 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 6LJ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062396
LSOA	E01012370	Halton 007B
MSOA	E02002580	Halton 007

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 6LJ

WA8 6LH	Albert Road	35m
WA8 6QJ	Edwin Street	70m
WA8 6LN	Sadler Street	85m
WA8 6RS	Cliffe Street	94m
WA8 6RN	William Street	98m
WA8 6LW	Wood Street	109m
WA8 6LS	Cross Street	127m
WA8 6QL	Richmond Street	132m
WA8 6QN	Parr Street	141m
WA8 6LP	Bower Street	148m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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