WA8 6QL maps, stats, and open data

WA8 6QL lies on Richmond Street in Widnes. WA8 6QL 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 6QL maps

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

WA8 6QL 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 6QL geodata

Easting	352101
Northing	386449
Latitude	53.372717
Longitude	-2.721398

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 6QL?

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

Elevation or altitude of WA8 6QL 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	Appleton
Constituency	Halton

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 6QL

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Page Lane	362m
December 2023	Other crime	On or near Brooklands Park	287m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Brooklands Park	287m
➜ Richmond Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 6QL

Peelhouse Lane (B5178 Albert Road)	Appleton	209m
Peelhouse Lane (Albert Road)	Appleton	238m
Page Lane	Widnes	257m
Barracks (Peelhouse Lane)	Appleton	271m
Page Lane	Widnes	275m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 6QL

Widnes Station	1km
Hough Green Station	3.6km
Runcorn Station	4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 6QL

Broadband access in WA8 6QL (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 6QL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	75.0Mbps
Average download speed	134.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	8.6Mbps
Average upload speed	8.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	8.57Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 6QL (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 6QL

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 6QL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	100,267
Meter count	14
Mean (kWh/meter)	7,162
Median (kWh/meter)	6,733

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	34,888
Meter count	13
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,684
Median (kWh/meter)	2,545

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

77.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 6QL:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Oakmeadow

Peelhouse Lane

58m

Blue Sky

50 Peel House Lane

59m

Millfield

1 Joseph Street

72m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Lytham Road	17:30	11:00	504m
Greenway Road	17:30	11:00	506m
Appleton Village	17:30	11:00	728m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 6QL

Facility	Distance
Dw Fitness First (Widnes) (Closed) Cross Street, Widnes Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	303m
Victoria Park (Widnes) Access Roads (Victoria Park, Appleton), Widnes Outdoor Tennis Courts	632m
Wade Deacon High School (Closed) Peel House Lane, Widnes Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Artificial Grass Pitch, Studio	722m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 6QL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Fairfield Primary School Peelhouse Lane, Widnes, WA8 6TH	Primary	378m
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School Naylor Road, Warrington Road Childrens Centre, Widnes, WA8 0BS	Nursery	586m
St Bede's Catholic Infant School Leigh Avenue, Widnes, WA8 6EL	Primary	712m

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Source: Edubase
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WA8 6QL ITL and WA8 6QL 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 6QL:

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 6QL 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 6QL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062409
LSOA	E01012368	Halton 003A
MSOA	E02002576	Halton 003

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 6QL

WA8 6TP	Taylor Street	31m
WA8 6QN	Parr Street	57m
WA8 6TJ	Peel House Lane	58m
WA8 6QJ	Edwin Street	63m
WA8 6QW	Joseph Street	72m
WA8 6QP	Eric Street	80m
WA8 6RN	William Street	80m
WA8 6TN	Peel House Lane	103m
WA8 6QR	Millfield Road	116m
WA8 6LH	Albert Road	122m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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