WA8 6NS maps, stats, and open data

WA8 6NS lies on Princes Street in Widnes. WA8 6NS is located in the Central & West Bank 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 6NS maps

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

WA8 6NS 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 6NS geodata

Easting	351477
Northing	385752
Latitude	53.366396
Longitude	-2.730669

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 6NS?

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

Elevation or altitude of WA8 6NS 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	Central & West Bank
Constituency	Halton

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 6NS

January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Dickson Street	235m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Dickson Street	235m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Dickson Street	235m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 6NS

Milton Road	Widnes	72m
Elliot Street	Widnes	148m
Vine Street (Widnes Road)	Widnes	165m
Simms Cross	Widnes	175m
Dickson Street (South Street)	Widnes	290m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 6NS

Widnes Station	1.4km
Hough Green Station	3km
Runcorn Station	3.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 6NS

Broadband access in WA8 6NS (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	91.2%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WA8 6NS (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	75.7Mbps
Average download speed	61.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	5.6Mbps
Average upload speed	8.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 6NS (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 6NS

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 6NS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	246,480
Meter count	32
Mean (kWh/meter)	7,702
Median (kWh/meter)	6,348

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	72,647
Meter count	29
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,505
Median (kWh/meter)	2,023

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

87.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 6NS:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Dave Pluck Racing

3a Frederick Street

63m

Domino's Pizza

112 Widnes Road

117m

Appleton Under Fives Community Pre-School

Appleton Village

128m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Elliott Street	17:30	11:00	161m
Head Office	18:30	12:30	362m
Appleton Village	17:30	11:00	645m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 6NS

Facility	Distance
Stones Gym Gladstone Street, Widnes Health and Fitness Gym	133m
Kingsway Leisure Centre Kingsway, Widnes Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts	274m
Jd Gyms (Widnes) Widnes Shopping Park, Widnes Health and Fitness Gym	300m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 6NS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Kingsway Primary Academy School Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QS	Primary	141m
Riverside College Halton Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QQ	16 plus	383m
St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Lugsdale Road, Widnes, WA8 6DD	Primary	466m

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WA8 6NS ITL and WA8 6NS 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 6NS:

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 6NS 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 6NS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062680
LSOA	E01012425	Halton 005C
MSOA	E02002578	Halton 005

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 6NS

WA8 6NP	Carlton Street	38m
WA8 6NW	Sharp Street	53m
WA8 6NN	Charles Street	82m
WA8 6PF	Frederick Street	95m
WA8 6NT	Princes Street	100m
WA8 6NL	Milton Road	115m
WA8 6PH	Gladstone Street	117m
WA8 6PG	Frederick Street	128m
WA8 6AX	Widnes Road	140m
WA8 6AZ	Widnes Road	174m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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