WA8 6SW maps, stats, and open data

WA8 6SW lies on Chestnut Avenue in Widnes. WA8 6SW 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 6SW maps

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

WA8 6SW 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 6SW geodata

Easting	351766
Northing	386830
Latitude	53.376111
Longitude	-2.726491

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 6SW?

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

Elevation or altitude of WA8 6SW 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 6SW

January 2024	Public order	On or near Cypress Avenue	140m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Cypress Avenue	140m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Cypress Avenue	140m
➜ Chestnut Avenue crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 6SW

Lytham Road (Peelhouse Lane)	Appleton	157m
Lytham Road (Peelhouse Lane)	Appleton	159m
Barracks (Peelhouse Lane)	Appleton	206m
Cypress Avenue (Lockett Road)	Appleton	229m
Barracks (Peelhouse Lane)	Appleton	240m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 6SW

Widnes Station	0.5km
Hough Green Station	3.3km
Runcorn Station	4.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 6SW

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

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Median download speed	66.7Mbps
Average download speed	82.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	6.3Mbps
Average upload speed	9.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 6SW (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 6SW

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 6SW gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	269,535
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,252
Median (kWh/meter)	12,207

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	78,558
Meter count	20
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,928
Median (kWh/meter)	3,875

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Willowdene Nursery

Fairfield Road

158m

Peel House General Stores

120a Peel House Lane

204m

Fairfield Primary School

Peel House Lane

277m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Lytham Road	17:30	11:00	171m
Greenway Road	17:30	11:00	313m
Farnworth S.o.	17:15	12:00	568m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 6SW

Facility	Distance
Wade Deacon High School (Closed) Peel House Lane, Widnes Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Artificial Grass Pitch, Studio	381m
Victoria Park (Widnes) Access Roads (Victoria Park, Appleton), Widnes Outdoor Tennis Courts	431m
Farnworth Methodist Church Hall Derby Road, Widnes Sports Hall	579m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 6SW

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Fairfield Primary School Peelhouse Lane, Widnes, WA8 6TH	Primary	157m
Wade Deacon High School Birchfield Road, Widnes, WA8 7TD	Secondary	579m
Birchfield Nursery School Victoria Avenue, Victoria Avenue, widnes, WA8 7TH	Nursery	608m

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WA8 6SW ITL and WA8 6SW 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 6SW:

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 6SW 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 6SW:

	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 6SW

WA8 6SH	Elm Avenue	67m
WA8 6SX	Lilac Avenue	86m
WA8 6SS	Larch Avenue	97m
WA8 6SR	Lincoln Square	110m
WA8 6SN	Cedar Avenue	117m
WA8 6SU	Willow Avenue	130m
WA8 6SP	Cypress Avenue	131m
WA8 6ST	Hawthorn Avenue	132m
WA8 6SJ	Fairfield Road	157m
WA8 6SZ	Peel House Lane	168m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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