WA8 6QZ maps, stats, and open data

WA8 6QZ lies on Fir Street in Widnes. WA8 6QZ 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 6QZ maps

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

WA8 6QZ 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 6QZ geodata

Easting	352098
Northing	386680
Latitude	53.374793
Longitude	-2.721478

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WA8 6QZ?

Street	Fir Street
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence

WA8 6QZ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 6QZ 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

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 6QZ

January 2024	Public order	On or near Cypress Avenue	393m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Cypress Avenue	393m
December 2023	Other crime	On or near Brooklands Park	138m
➜ Fir Street crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 6QZ

Barracks (Peelhouse Lane)	Appleton	153m
Barracks (Peelhouse Lane)	Appleton	172m
Lytham Road (Peelhouse Lane)	Appleton	262m
Lytham Road (Peelhouse Lane)	Appleton	299m
Page Lane (Halton View Road)	Widnes	408m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 6QZ

Widnes Station	0.9km
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 6QZ

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

Download

Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	55.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	6.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 6QZ (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 6QZ

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 6QZ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	275,863
Meter count	33
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,359
Median (kWh/meter)	6,927

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	72,142
Meter count	32
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,254
Median (kWh/meter)	2,231

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Heidi Williams - Slimming World Franchise

58 Millfield Road

104m

Maries Chippy

30 Millfield Road

114m

Peel House General Stores

120a Peel House Lane

160m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
Licence: FSA terms & conditions

Nearest post box to WA8 6QZ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Lytham Road	17:30	11:00	301m
Greenway Road	17:30	11:00	505m
Farnworth S.o.	17:15	12:00	772m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 6QZ

Facility	Distance
Wade Deacon High School (Closed) Peel House Lane, Widnes Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Artificial Grass Pitch, Studio	496m
Dw Fitness First (Widnes) (Closed) Cross Street, Widnes Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	523m
Crow Wood Park Bancroft Road, Widnes Grass Pitches	592m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 6QZ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Fairfield Primary School Peelhouse Lane, Widnes, WA8 6TH	Primary	298m
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School Naylor Road, Warrington Road Childrens Centre, Widnes, WA8 0BS	Nursery	726m
Brookfields School Moorfield Road, Widnes, WA8 3JA	Not applicable	780m

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Source: Edubase
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WA8 6QZ ITL and WA8 6QZ 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 6QZ:

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 6QZ 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 6QZ:

	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 6QZ

WA8 6RJ	Reay Street	36m
WA8 6RL	Stanley Close	72m
WA8 6QU	Doward Street	73m
WA8 6RH	Neil Street	81m
WA8 6QX	Knowles Street	100m
WA8 6QS	Millfield Road	105m
WA8 6QH	Brooklands Park	124m
WA8 6TQ	Peel House Lane	132m
WA8 6QR	Millfield Road	133m
WA8 6QP	Eric Street	159m

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