WA8 6QW maps, stats, and open data

WA8 6QW lies on Joseph Street in Widnes. WA8 6QW 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 6QW maps

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

WA8 6QW 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 6QW geodata

Easting	352133
Northing	386513
Latitude	53.373295
Longitude	-2.720927

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WA8 6QW?

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

Elevation or altitude of WA8 6QW 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 6QW

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Page Lane	405m
December 2023	Other crime	On or near Brooklands Park	215m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Brooklands Park	215m
➜ Joseph Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 6QW

Barracks (Peelhouse Lane)	Appleton	245m
Page Lane	Widnes	271m
Page Lane (Halton View Road)	Widnes	278m
Barracks (Peelhouse Lane)	Appleton	279m
Peelhouse Lane (B5178 Albert Road)	Appleton	279m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 6QW

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 6QW

Broadband access in WA8 6QW (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	95.8%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WA8 6QW (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	50.0Mbps
Average download speed	48.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	7.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 6QW (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 6QW

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 6QW gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	222,766
Meter count	24
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,282
Median (kWh/meter)	8,048

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	62,090
Meter count	19
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,268
Median (kWh/meter)	2,845

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Millfield

1 Joseph Street

Maries Chippy

30 Millfield Road

59m

RVS Widnes Brunch Club at Runnymede Court

William Street

76m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Lytham Road	17:30	11:00	460m
Greenway Road	17:30	11:00	528m
Appleton Village	17:30	11:00	768m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 6QW

Facility	Distance
Dw Fitness First (Widnes) (Closed) Cross Street, Widnes Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	374m
Victoria Park (Widnes) Access Roads (Victoria Park, Appleton), Widnes Outdoor Tennis Courts	661m
Wade Deacon High School (Closed) Peel House Lane, Widnes Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Artificial Grass Pitch, Studio	666m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 6QW

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Fairfield Primary School Peelhouse Lane, Widnes, WA8 6TH	Primary	371m
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School Naylor Road, Warrington Road Childrens Centre, Widnes, WA8 0BS	Nursery	593m
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Edward Street, Widnes, WA8 0BW	Primary	741m

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WA8 6QW ITL and WA8 6QW 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 6QW:

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 6QW 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 6QW:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062391
LSOA	E01012368	Halton 003A
MSOA	E02002576	Halton 003

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 6QW

WA8 6QN	Parr Street	28m
WA8 6QP	Eric Street	64m
WA8 6QL	Richmond Street	72m
WA8 6RN	William Street	78m
WA8 6TP	Taylor Street	81m
WA8 6RW	Susan Street	83m
WA8 6QR	Millfield Road	89m
WA8 6QS	Millfield Road	90m
WA8 6QJ	Edwin Street	113m
WA8 6QX	Knowles Street	113m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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