WA8 6QE maps, stats, and open data

WA8 6QE lies on Birch Road in Widnes. WA8 6QE 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 6QE maps

WA8 6QE map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
WA8 6QE map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

GetTheData
Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)

WA8 6QE geodata

Easting351501
Northing387067
Latitude53.378217
Longitude-2.730510

GetTheData
Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WA8 6QE?

StreetBirch Road
Town/CityWidnes
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
➜ WA8 open data dashboard
➜ See where WA8 is on a map
➜ Where is Widnes?

WA8 6QE Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation40m131ft

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.

➜ How high above sea level am I? Find the elevation of your current position using your device's GPS.

Politics

WardAppleton
ConstituencyHalton

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 6QE

January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Cypress Avenue338m
January 2024Public orderOn or near Cypress Avenue338m
December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Cypress Avenue338m
➜ Birch Road crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 6QE

Fairfield Road (Lockett Road)Victoria Park85m
Fairfield Road (Lockett Road)Victoria Park93m
Lockett RoadVictoria Park139m
Lockett RoadVictoria Park178m
Widnes Station (Birchfield Road)Farnworth187m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 6QE

Widnes Station0.2km
Hough Green Station3km
Runcorn Station4.4km

GetTheData
Source: NaPTAN
Licence: Open Government Licence

Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 6QE

Broadband access in WA8 6QE (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WA8 6QE (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed20.8Mbps
Average download speed49.8Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.1Mbps
Average upload speed1.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed1.46Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 6QE (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 6QE

GetTheData
Source: Ofcom
Licence: Ofcom Terms of Use (requires attribution)

WA8 6QE gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)231,900
Meter count20
Mean (kWh/meter)11,595
Median (kWh/meter)9,465

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)59,230
Meter count20
Mean (kWh/meter)2,962
Median (kWh/meter)2,408
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 6QE, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 6QE.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Willowdene Nursery
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Fairfield Road
202m
Birchfield Nursery School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Victoria Avenue
325m
Bakes, Shakes & Cakes at The Barnyard
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Birchfield Road
338m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to WA8 6QE

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Beaconsfield17:1511:00316m
Lytham Road17:3011:00438m
Farnworth S.o.17:1512:00451m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 6QE

FacilityDistance
Farnworth Methodist Church Hall
Derby Road, Widnes
Sports Hall
257m
Wade Deacon High School
Birchfield Road, Widnes
Sports Hall, Studio, Artificial Grass Pitch, Athletics, Grass Pitches
453m
Wade Deacon High School (Closed)
Birchfield Road, Widnes
Athletics, Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
453m

GetTheData
Source: Active Places
Licence: Open Government Licence

Nearest schools to WA8 6QE

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Birchfield Nursery School
Victoria Avenue, Victoria Avenue, widnes, WA8 7TH
Nursery326m
Wade Deacon High School
Birchfield Road, Widnes, WA8 7TD
Secondary453m
Fairfield Primary School
Peelhouse Lane, Widnes, WA8 6TH
Primary491m

GetTheData
Source: Edubase
Licence: Open Government Licence

WA8 6QE ITL and WA8 6QE 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 6QE:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLDNorth West (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLD7Merseyside
ITL 3 CodeName
TLD71East Merseyside
LAU 1 CodeName
E06000006Halton

WA8 6QE 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 6QE:

CodeName
OAE00062400
LSOAE01012369Halton 005A
MSOAE02002578Halton 005

Nearest postcodes to WA8 6QE

WA8 6QDAlder Avenue43m
WA8 6TALockett Road64m
WA8 6QFAcacia Avenue79m
WA8 6QBLaurel Bank141m
WA8 9TYLancaster Road166m
WA8 6SJFairfield Road204m
WA8 9EDBirchfield Road209m
WA8 9UACornwall Road223m
WA8 6SNCedar Avenue238m
WA8 7TJVictoria Avenue242m