WA8 6NX maps, stats, and open data
WA8 6NX lies on Dickson Street in Widnes. WA8 6NX 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 6NX maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
WA8 6NX geodata
| Easting | 351431 |
| Northing | 385964 |
| Latitude | 53.368313 |
| Longitude | -2.731393 |
Where is WA8 6NX?
| Street | Dickson Street |
| Town/City | Widnes |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | WA8 |
WA8 6NX Elevation
Elevation or altitude of WA8 6NX 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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Politics
| Ward | Appleton |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Halton |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in WA8 6NX
2016 4 FEB £155,000 |
2014 24 NOV £107,000 |
2006 5 SEP £144,950 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to WA8 6NX
| Leigh Avenue | Widnes | 213m |
| Leigh Avenue | Appleton | 230m |
| Elliot Street | Widnes | 260m |
| Leigh Avenue (Leogh Avenue) | Widnes | 274m |
| Dickson Street (South Street) | Widnes | 287m |
Nearest railway stations to WA8 6NX
| Widnes Station | 1.1km |
| Hough Green Station | 2.9km |
| Runcorn Station | 3.3km |
Broadband
Broadband access in WA8 6NX (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 | 84.2% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in WA8 6NX (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 89.1Mbps |
| Average download speed | 109.4Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 200.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 19.5Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 17.7Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 19.99Mbps |
Broadband limitations in WA8 6NX (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% |
WA8 6NX gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in WA8 6NX by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 245,826 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 22 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 11,174 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 11,952 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 53,260 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 17 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,133 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 2,206 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 6NX, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 6NX.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
87.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 6NX:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WA8 6NX (metres)
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Nearest post box to WA8 6NX
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Elliott Street | 17:30 | 11:00 | 265m |
| Appleton Village | 17:30 | 11:00 | 429m |
| Head Office | 18:30 | 12:30 | 572m |
WA8 6NX ITL and WA8 6NX 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 6NX:
| 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 |
WA8 6NX 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 6NX:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00062677 | |
| LSOA | E01012425 | Halton 005C |
| MSOA | E02002578 | Halton 005 |
Nearest postcodes to WA8 6NX
| WA8 6NU | Wallace Street | 33m |
| WA8 7QR | Kingsway | 76m |
| WA8 6PA | Deirdre Avenue | 105m |
| WA8 6PB | Shelagh Avenue | 108m |
| WA8 6NT | Princes Street | 120m |
| WA8 7QW | Kingsway | 138m |
| WA8 6NF | Dickson Close | 154m |
| WA8 6PE | Frederick Street | 160m |
| WA8 6PG | Frederick Street | 161m |
| WA8 6PF | Frederick Street | 164m |
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