WA8 6RG maps, stats, and open data

WA8 6RG lies on Kirkham Road in Widnes. WA8 6RG 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 6RG maps

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

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WA8 6RG geodata

Easting352132
Northing386845
Latitude53.376279
Longitude-2.720992

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 6RG?

StreetKirkham Road
Town/CityWidnes
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
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WA8 6RG Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation30m98ft

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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Politics

WardAppleton
ConstituencyHalton

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 6RG

January 2024Public orderOn or near Cypress Avenue331m
January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Cypress Avenue331m
December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Brooklands Park175m
➜ Kirkham Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 6RG

Lytham Road (Peelhouse Lane)Appleton215m
Lytham Road (Peelhouse Lane)Appleton237m
Barracks (Peelhouse Lane)Appleton251m
Barracks (Peelhouse Lane)Appleton256m
Fairfield High (Peelhouse Lane)Appleton371m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 6RG

Widnes Station0.9km
Hough Green Station3.6km
Runcorn Station4.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 6RG

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

Download

Median download speed78.1Mbps
Average download speed78.1Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed9.9Mbps
Average upload speed9.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 6RG (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 6RG

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WA8 6RG gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)380,316
Meter count36
Mean (kWh/meter)10,564
Median (kWh/meter)9,844

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)73,302
Meter count34
Mean (kWh/meter)2,156
Median (kWh/meter)2,159
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 6RG, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 6RG.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Peel House General Stores
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
120a Peel House Lane
213m
Heidi Williams - Slimming World Franchise
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
58 Millfield Road
248m
Maries Chippy
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
30 Millfield Road
273m

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Nearest post box to WA8 6RG

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Lytham Road17:3011:00231m
Greenway Road17:3011:00597m
Farnworth S.o.17:1512:00639m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 6RG

FacilityDistance
Wade Deacon High School (Closed)
Peel House Lane, Widnes
Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Artificial Grass Pitch, Studio
355m
Crow Wood Park
Bancroft Road, Widnes
Grass Pitches
484m
Dw Fitness First (Widnes) (Closed)
Cross Street, Widnes
Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
691m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 6RG

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Fairfield Primary School
Peelhouse Lane, Widnes, WA8 6TH
Primary372m
Brookfields School
Moorfield Road, Widnes, WA8 3JA
Not applicable752m
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School
Naylor Road, Warrington Road Childrens Centre, Widnes, WA8 0BS
Nursery829m

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WA8 6RG ITL and WA8 6RG 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 6RG:

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

WA8 6RG 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 6RG:

CodeName
OAE00062407
LSOAE01012368Halton 003A
MSOAE02002576Halton 003

Nearest postcodes to WA8 6RG

WA8 6RAFairhaven Road66m
WA8 6RELytham Road67m
WA8 6RDLytham Road119m
WA8 6RBSt Annes Road157m
WA8 6QHBrooklands Park166m
WA8 6QZFir Street168m
WA8 6QUDoward Street188m
WA8 6RHNeil Street204m
WA8 6RJReay Street204m
WA8 6RLStanley Close220m