WA8 6NW maps, stats, and open data

WA8 6NW lies on Sharp Street in Widnes. WA8 6NW 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 6NW maps

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

WA8 6NW 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 6NW geodata

Easting	351427
Northing	385770
Latitude	53.366553
Longitude	-2.731423

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 6NW?

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

Elevation or altitude of WA8 6NW 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 6NW

January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Dickson Street	237m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Dickson Street	237m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Dickson Street	237m
➜ Sharp Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 6NW

Milton Road	Widnes	110m
Elliot Street	Widnes	195m
Vine Street (Widnes Road)	Widnes	200m
Simms Cross	Widnes	217m
Milton Road	Widnes	296m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 6NW

Widnes Station	1.3km
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 6NW

Broadband access in WA8 6NW (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	73.3%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WA8 6NW (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	78.9Mbps
Average download speed	115.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	19.5Mbps
Average upload speed	15.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 6NW (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 6NW

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 6NW gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	92,482
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	6,165
Median (kWh/meter)	4,743

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	29,834
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	1,989
Median (kWh/meter)	1,678

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Simms Cross Primary School

Kingsway

102m

Dave Pluck Racing

3a Frederick Street

115m

Appleton Under Fives Community Pre-School

Appleton Village

151m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Elliott Street	17:30	11:00	207m
Head Office	18:30	12:30	378m
Appleton Village	17:30	11:00	621m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 6NW

Facility	Distance
Stones Gym Gladstone Street, Widnes Health and Fitness Gym	166m
Kingsway Leisure Centre Kingsway, Widnes Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts	276m
Jd Gyms (Widnes) Widnes Shopping Park, Widnes Health and Fitness Gym	352m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 6NW

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Kingsway Primary Academy School Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QS	Primary	102m
Riverside College Halton Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QQ	16 plus	363m
St Bede's Catholic Infant School Leigh Avenue, Widnes, WA8 6EL	Primary	454m

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WA8 6NW ITL and WA8 6NW 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 6NW:

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 6NW 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 6NW:

	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 6NW

WA8 6NS	Princes Street	53m
WA8 6NP	Carlton Street	55m
WA8 6NN	Charles Street	66m
WA8 6NT	Princes Street	94m
WA8 6NL	Milton Road	110m
WA8 6PF	Frederick Street	119m
WA8 6PG	Frederick Street	151m
WA8 6PH	Gladstone Street	158m
WA8 7QN	Kingsway	162m
WA8 6NU	Wallace Street	164m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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