WA8 6QB maps, stats, and open data

WA8 6QB lies on Laurel Bank in Widnes. WA8 6QB 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 6QB maps

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

WA8 6QB 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 6QB geodata

Easting	351360
Northing	387064
Latitude	53.378177
Longitude	-2.732629

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WA8 6QB?

Street	Laurel Bank
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 6QB Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 6QB as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	30m	98ft

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 6QB

January 2024	Public order	On or near Cypress Avenue	473m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Cypress Avenue	473m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Cypress Avenue	473m
➜ Laurel Bank crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 6QB

Lockett Road	Victoria Park	71m
Lockett Road	Victoria Park	85m
Widnes Station (Birchfield Road)	Farnworth	124m
Widnes Station (Birchfield Road)	Upton Rocks	142m
Birchfield Road	Widnes	148m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 6QB

Widnes Station	0.1km
Hough Green Station	2.9km
Runcorn Station	4.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 6QB

Broadband access in WA8 6QB (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	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WA8 6QB (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	16.4Mbps
Average download speed	48.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.0Mbps
Average upload speed	1.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.22Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 6QB (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 6QB

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 6QB gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	170,623
Meter count	17
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,037
Median (kWh/meter)	9,725

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	50,814
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,388
Median (kWh/meter)	2,687

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

79.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 6QB:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Birchfield Nursery School

Victoria Avenue

189m

Bakes, Shakes & Cakes at The Barnyard

Birchfield Road

202m

Boxed Meals Catering Ltd at The Barnyard

Birchfield Road

202m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Beaconsfield	17:15	11:00	375m
Farnworth S.o.	17:15	12:00	558m
Greenway Road	17:30	11:00	561m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 6QB

Facility	Distance
Farnworth Methodist Church Hall Derby Road, Widnes Sports Hall	276m
Wade Deacon High School Birchfield Road, Widnes Sports Hall, Studio, Artificial Grass Pitch, Athletics, Grass Pitches	370m
Wade Deacon High School (Closed) Birchfield Road, Widnes Athletics, Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	370m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 6QB

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Birchfield Nursery School Victoria Avenue, Victoria Avenue, widnes, WA8 7TH	Nursery	190m
Wade Deacon High School Birchfield Road, Widnes, WA8 7TD	Secondary	370m
Fairfield Primary School Peelhouse Lane, Widnes, WA8 6TH	Primary	586m

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Source: Edubase
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WA8 6QB ITL and WA8 6QB 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 6QB:

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 6QB 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 6QB:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062400
LSOA	E01012369	Halton 005A
MSOA	E02002578	Halton 005

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 6QB

WA8 7TJ	Victoria Avenue	103m
WA8 6TA	Lockett Road	110m
WA8 6QD	Alder Avenue	111m
WA8 7TL	Victoria Grove	127m
WA8 6QE	Birch Road	141m
WA8 9ED	Birchfield Road	184m
WA8 9TY	Lancaster Road	196m
WA8 7TG	Birchfield Road	202m
WA8 6QF	Acacia Avenue	220m
WA8 7TF	Birchfield Road	274m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence