WA8 7EW maps, stats, and open data

WA8 7EW lies on Leigh Avenue in Widnes. WA8 7EW is located in the Central & West Bank 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 7EW maps

WA8 7EW map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
WA8 7EW map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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WA8 7EW geodata

Easting351223
Northing386182
Latitude53.370237
Longitude-2.734552

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 7EW?

StreetLeigh Avenue
Town/CityWidnes
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
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WA8 7EW Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 7EW as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation20m66ft

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

WardCentral & West Bank
ConstituencyHalton

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 7EW

January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Dickson Street375m
January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Dickson Street375m
January 2024ShopliftingOn or near Dickson Street375m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 7EW

Leigh AvenueWidnes37m
Leigh Avenue (Leogh Avenue)Widnes51m
The Albion (Leigh Avenue)Widnes238m
Leigh AvenueWidnes269m
Horse & Jockey (Birchfield Road)Widnes282m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 7EW

Widnes Station0.9km
Hough Green Station2.7km
Runcorn Station3.5km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 7EW

Broadband access in WA8 7EW (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 7EW (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed77.3Mbps
Average download speed96.3Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed19.5Mbps
Average upload speed12.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 7EW (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 7EW

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WA8 7EW gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WA8 7EW by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)200,280
Meter count22
Mean (kWh/meter)9,104
Median (kWh/meter)8,756

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)66,535
Meter count20
Mean (kWh/meter)3,327
Median (kWh/meter)3,111
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 7EW, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 7EW.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

47.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 7EW:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WA8 7EW (meters)

Appleton Village Store
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
18 Appleton Village
250m
Spud Shack
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
Trading: Dickson Street
256m
Village Care Club Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Leigh Avenue
259m

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Nearest post box to WA8 7EW

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Appleton Village17:3011:00257m
Greenway Road17:3011:00539m
Elliott Street17:3011:00565m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 7EW

FacilityDistance
Widnes Golf Club
Highfield Road, Widnes
Golf
395m
Victoria Park (Widnes)
Access Roads (Victoria Park, Appleton), Widnes
Outdoor Tennis Courts
416m
Stones Gym
Gladstone Street, Widnes
Health and Fitness Gym
492m

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Nearest schools to WA8 7EW

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
St Bede's Catholic Junior School
Appleton Village, St Bede's Junior School, WIDNES, WA8 6EL
Primary181m
St Bede's Catholic Infant School
Leigh Avenue, Widnes, WA8 6EL
Primary206m
Kingsway Primary Academy School
Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QS
Primary479m

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WA8 7EW ITL and WA8 7EW 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 7EW:

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

WA8 7EW 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 7EW:

CodeName
OAE00062673
LSOAE01012426Halton 005D
MSOAE02002578Halton 005

Nearest postcodes to WA8 7EW

WA8 7JQLeigh Avenue66m
WA8 7LJTimmis Crescent86m
WA8 7LHMottershead Road119m
WA8 7DDShakespeare Road140m
WA8 7QPKingsway151m
WA8 7LLHaig Road152m
WA8 7DEShelley Road153m
WA8 7JGLeigh Avenue165m
WA8 7QWKingsway182m
WA8 7LQSquires Avenue185m