WA8 7JQ maps, stats, and open data

WA8 7JQ lies on Leigh Avenue in Widnes. WA8 7JQ is located in the Highfield 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 7JQ maps

WA8 7JQ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WA8 7JQ 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 7JQ geodata

Easting	351274
Northing	386224
Latitude	53.370619
Longitude	-2.733792

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WA8 7JQ?

Street	Leigh Avenue
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 7JQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 7JQ 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	Highfield
Constituency	Halton

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WA8 7JQ

68, LEIGH AVENUE, WIDNES, WA8 7JQ 2019 28 JUN £267,000
68, LEIGH AVENUE, WIDNES, WA8 7JQ 2016 26 FEB £222,000
74, LEIGH AVENUE, WIDNES, WA8 7JQ 2013 16 DEC £200,000
78, LEIGH AVENUE, WIDNES, WA8 7JQ 2012 26 OCT £227,500
68, LEIGH AVENUE, WIDNES, WA8 7JQ 2006 21 AUG £225,000
70, LEIGH AVENUE, WIDNES, WA8 7JQ 1997 25 NOV £70,000

➜ Widnes house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 7JQ

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Dickson Street	360m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Dickson Street	360m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Dickson Street	360m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 7JQ

Leigh Avenue	Widnes	29m
Leigh Avenue (Leogh Avenue)	Widnes	35m
Leigh Avenue	Widnes	225m
Horse & Jockey (Birchfield Road)	Widnes	227m
Appleton Village	Victoria Park	232m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 7JQ

Widnes Station	0.9km
Hough Green Station	2.8km
Runcorn Station	3.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 7JQ

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

Download

Median download speed	58.1Mbps
Average download speed	57.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	5.6Mbps
Average upload speed	7.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 7JQ (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 7JQ

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 7JQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	111,583
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	15,940
Median (kWh/meter)	16,033

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	15,893
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,270
Median (kWh/meter)	1,814

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 7JQ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 7JQ.
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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Appleton Village Store

18 Appleton Village

186m

Village Care Club Ltd

Leigh Avenue

197m

St Bede's Catholic Primary School

Leigh Avenue

197m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WA8 7JQ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Appleton Village	17:30	11:00	193m
Greenway Road	17:30	11:00	473m
Elliott Street	17:30	11:00	561m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 7JQ

Facility	Distance
Victoria Park (Widnes) Access Roads (Victoria Park, Appleton), Widnes Outdoor Tennis Courts	352m
Widnes Golf Club Highfield Road, Widnes Golf	436m
Stones Gym Gladstone Street, Widnes Health and Fitness Gym	489m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 7JQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Bede's Catholic Junior School Appleton Village, St Bede's Junior School, WIDNES, WA8 6EL	Primary	120m
St Bede's Catholic Infant School Leigh Avenue, Widnes, WA8 6EL	Primary	151m
Kingsway Primary Academy School Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QS	Primary	511m

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WA8 7JQ ITL and WA8 7JQ 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 7JQ:

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 7JQ 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 7JQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062674
LSOA	E01012426	Halton 005D
MSOA	E02002578	Halton 005

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 7JQ

WA8 7EW	Leigh Avenue	66m
WA8 7QP	Kingsway	87m
WA8 7DD	Shakespeare Road	120m
WA8 7LJ	Timmis Crescent	125m
WA8 7DE	Shelley Road	154m
WA8 7LH	Mottershead Road	178m
WA8 6PU	Appleton Village	184m
WA8 6PD	Leigh Avenue	198m
WA8 6PB	Shelagh Avenue	201m
WA8 7JG	Leigh Avenue	206m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence