WA8 6LW maps, stats, and open data

WA8 6LW lies on Wood Street in Widnes. WA8 6LW 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 6LW maps

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

WA8 6LW 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 6LW geodata

Easting	352159
Northing	386252
Latitude	53.370952
Longitude	-2.720496

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 6LW?

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

Elevation or altitude of WA8 6LW 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 6LW

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Page Lane	169m
December 2023	Other crime	On or near Brooklands Park	457m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Brooklands Park	457m
➜ Wood Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 6LW

Peelhouse Lane (B5178 Albert Road)	Appleton	100m
Page Lane	Widnes	167m
Page Lane	Widnes	178m
Peelhouse Lane (Albert Road)	Appleton	187m
St Ambrose Road (Frank Street)	Widnes	226m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 6LW

Widnes Station	1.2km
Hough Green Station	3.6km
Runcorn Station	3.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 6LW

Broadband access in WA8 6LW (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	96.9%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WA8 6LW (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	56.3Mbps
Average download speed	71.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	10.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 6LW (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 6LW

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 6LW gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	263,136
Meter count	31
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,488
Median (kWh/meter)	7,748

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	53,072
Meter count	29
Mean (kWh/meter)	1,830
Median (kWh/meter)	1,714

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Halton View Care Home

1 Sadler Street

91m

Henrys Takeaway

94 Albert Road

114m

JD Wetherspoons (the premier)

93-99 Albert Road

114m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Greenway Road	17:30	11:00	632m
Elliott Street	17:30	11:00	698m
Lytham Road	17:30	11:00	709m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 6LW

Facility	Distance
Dw Fitness First (Widnes) (Closed) Cross Street, Widnes Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	194m
Jd Gyms (Widnes) Widnes Shopping Park, Widnes Health and Fitness Gym	659m
Stones Gym Gladstone Street, Widnes Health and Fitness Gym	713m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 6LW

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School Naylor Road, Warrington Road Childrens Centre, Widnes, WA8 0BS	Nursery	467m
Fairfield Primary School Peelhouse Lane, Widnes, WA8 6TH	Primary	556m
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Edward Street, Widnes, WA8 0BW	Primary	696m

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Source: Edubase
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WA8 6LW ITL and WA8 6LW 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 6LW:

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 6LW 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 6LW:

	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 6LW

WA8 6LP	Bower Street	42m
WA8 6LN	Sadler Street	43m
WA8 6LR	Denton Street	65m
WA8 6LS	Cross Street	68m
WA8 6LJ	Albert Road	109m
WA8 6LG	Albert Road	113m
WA8 6LH	Albert Road	144m
WA8 6QJ	Edwin Street	149m
WA8 6LF	Albert Road	155m
WA8 0AG	Page Lane	174m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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