WA8 6SH maps, stats, and open data

WA8 6SH lies on Elm Avenue in Widnes. WA8 6SH 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 6SH maps

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

WA8 6SH 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 6SH geodata

Easting	351702
Northing	386810
Latitude	53.375925
Longitude	-2.727450

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 6SH?

Street	Elm Avenue
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 6SH Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 6SH 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 6SH

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Cypress Avenue	191m
January 2024	Public order	On or near Cypress Avenue	191m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Cypress Avenue	191m
➜ Elm Avenue crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 6SH

Lytham Road (Peelhouse Lane)	Appleton	223m
Lytham Road (Peelhouse Lane)	Appleton	226m
Fairfield Road (Lockett Road)	Victoria Park	239m
Fairfield Road (Lockett Road)	Victoria Park	250m
Barracks (Peelhouse Lane)	Appleton	250m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 6SH

Widnes Station	0.5km
Hough Green Station	3.2km
Runcorn Station	4.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 6SH

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

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Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	128.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	1.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.09Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 6SH (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 6SH

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 6SH gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	61,962
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,327
Median (kWh/meter)	10,465

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	22,951
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,825
Median (kWh/meter)	4,054

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

79.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 6SH:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Willowdene Nursery

Fairfield Road

124m

Peel House General Stores

120a Peel House Lane

256m

Fairfield Primary School

Peel House Lane

308m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Lytham Road	17:30	11:00	237m
Greenway Road	17:30	11:00	267m
Appleton Village	17:30	11:00	533m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 6SH

Facility	Distance
Victoria Park (Widnes) Access Roads (Victoria Park, Appleton), Widnes Outdoor Tennis Courts	374m
Wade Deacon High School (Closed) Peel House Lane, Widnes Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Artificial Grass Pitch, Studio	434m
Wade Deacon High School Birchfield Road, Widnes Sports Hall, Studio, Artificial Grass Pitch, Athletics, Grass Pitches	513m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 6SH

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Fairfield Primary School Peelhouse Lane, Widnes, WA8 6TH	Primary	165m
Wade Deacon High School Birchfield Road, Widnes, WA8 7TD	Secondary	513m
Birchfield Nursery School Victoria Avenue, Victoria Avenue, widnes, WA8 7TH	Nursery	553m

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WA8 6SH ITL and WA8 6SH 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 6SH:

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 6SH 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 6SH:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062406
LSOA	E01012369	Halton 005A
MSOA	E02002578	Halton 005

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 6SH

WA8 6SW	Chestnut Avenue	67m
WA8 6SX	Lilac Avenue	97m
WA8 6SN	Cedar Avenue	105m
WA8 6SQ	Fairfield Road	118m
WA8 6SJ	Fairfield Road	123m
WA8 6SR	Lincoln Square	132m
WA8 6SS	Larch Avenue	163m
WA8 6SU	Willow Avenue	181m
WA8 6SP	Cypress Avenue	188m
WA8 6ST	Hawthorn Avenue	197m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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