WA8 6RU maps, stats, and open data

WA8 6RU lies on Elaine Close in Widnes. WA8 6RU 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 6RU maps

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

WA8 6RU 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 6RU geodata

Easting	352248
Northing	386507
Latitude	53.373252
Longitude	-2.719197

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 6RU?

Street	Elaine Close
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 6RU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 6RU 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 6RU

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Page Lane	373m
December 2023	Other crime	On or near Brooklands Park	196m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Brooklands Park	196m
➜ Elaine Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 6RU

Page Lane (Halton View Road)	Widnes	180m
Page Lane	Widnes	201m
Page Lane (Halton View Road)	Widnes	219m
Page Lane	Widnes	233m
Peelhouse Lane (B5178 Albert Road)	Appleton	324m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 6RU

Widnes Station	1.1km
Hough Green Station	3.7km
Runcorn Station	4.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 6RU

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

Download

Median download speed	50.0Mbps
Average download speed	93.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	0.9Mbps
Average upload speed	4.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	13.23Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 6RU (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 6RU

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 6RU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	72,624
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,078
Median (kWh/meter)	8,483

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	17,453
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,909
Median (kWh/meter)	3,283

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

The Artisan Mill

Mill Brow

42m

Mill Brow Snooker/Social Club

Mill Brow

42m

RVS Widnes Brunch Club at Runnymede Court

William Street

87m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Lytham Road	17:30	11:00	529m
Greenway Road	17:30	11:00	643m
Appleton Village	17:30	11:00	881m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 6RU

Facility	Distance
Dw Fitness First (Widnes) (Closed) Cross Street, Widnes Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	429m
Crow Wood Park Bancroft Road, Widnes Grass Pitches	612m
Wade Deacon High School (Closed) Peel House Lane, Widnes Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Artificial Grass Pitch, Studio	710m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 6RU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Fairfield Primary School Peelhouse Lane, Widnes, WA8 6TH	Primary	479m
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School Naylor Road, Warrington Road Childrens Centre, Widnes, WA8 0BS	Nursery	499m
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Edward Street, Widnes, WA8 0BW	Primary	628m

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Source: Edubase
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WA8 6RU ITL and WA8 6RU 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 6RU:

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 6RU 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 6RU:

	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 6RU

WA8 6RW	Susan Street	55m
WA8 6RS	Cliffe Street	71m
WA8 6RN	William Street	87m
WA8 6QN	Parr Street	106m
WA8 6QT	Mill Brow	109m
WA8 6QW	Joseph Street	115m
WA8 6QS	Millfield Road	124m
WA8 6LH	Albert Road	126m
WA8 6QX	Knowles Street	132m
WA8 6QJ	Edwin Street	151m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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