WA8 6QU maps, stats, and open data

WA8 6QU lies on Doward Street in Widnes. WA8 6QU 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 6QU maps

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

WA8 6QU 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 6QU geodata

Easting	352168
Northing	386660
Latitude	53.374620
Longitude	-2.720423

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WA8 6QU?

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

Elevation or altitude of WA8 6QU 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
Licence: Open Government Licence

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WA8 6QU

43, DOWARD STREET, WIDNES, WA8 6QU 2014 10 OCT £112,000
45, DOWARD STREET, WIDNES, WA8 6QU 2001 17 AUG £55,000

➜ Widnes house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2024. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 6QU

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Cypress Avenue	458m
January 2024	Public order	On or near Cypress Avenue	458m
December 2023	Other crime	On or near Brooklands Park	79m
➜ Doward Street crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 6QU

Barracks (Peelhouse Lane)	Appleton	223m
Barracks (Peelhouse Lane)	Appleton	244m
Lytham Road (Peelhouse Lane)	Appleton	327m
Page Lane (Halton View Road)	Widnes	347m
Lytham Road (Peelhouse Lane)	Appleton	362m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 6QU

Widnes Station	1km
Hough Green Station	3.6km
Runcorn Station	4.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 6QU

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

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Median download speed	70.0Mbps
Average download speed	92.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	5.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	18.88Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 6QU (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 6QU

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 6QU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	387,528
Meter count	42
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,227
Median (kWh/meter)	9,355

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	110,729
Meter count	33
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,355
Median (kWh/meter)	2,499

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Heidi Williams - Slimming World Franchise

58 Millfield Road

61m

Maries Chippy

30 Millfield Road

95m

Millfield

1 Joseph Street

150m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Lytham Road	17:30	11:00	362m
Greenway Road	17:30	11:00	570m
Farnworth S.o.	17:15	12:00	819m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 6QU

Facility	Distance
Dw Fitness First (Widnes) (Closed) Cross Street, Widnes Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	524m
Wade Deacon High School (Closed) Peel House Lane, Widnes Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Artificial Grass Pitch, Studio	538m
Crow Wood Park Bancroft Road, Widnes Grass Pitches	549m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 6QU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Fairfield Primary School Peelhouse Lane, Widnes, WA8 6TH	Primary	368m
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School Naylor Road, Warrington Road Childrens Centre, Widnes, WA8 0BS	Nursery	663m
Brookfields School Moorfield Road, Widnes, WA8 3JA	Not applicable	712m

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Source: Edubase
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WA8 6QU ITL and WA8 6QU 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 6QU:

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 6QU 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 6QU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062393
LSOA	E01012368	Halton 003A
MSOA	E02002576	Halton 003

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 6QU

WA8 6QX	Knowles Street	43m
WA8 6QS	Millfield Road	62m
WA8 6QH	Brooklands Park	68m
WA8 6QZ	Fir Street	73m
WA8 6RJ	Reay Street	86m
WA8 6RW	Susan Street	121m
WA8 6QT	Mill Brow	131m
WA8 6RL	Stanley Close	136m
WA8 6QW	Joseph Street	151m
WA8 6RH	Neil Street	152m

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