WA8 7LQ maps, stats, and open data

WA8 7LQ lies on Squires Avenue in Widnes. WA8 7LQ 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 7LQ maps

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

WA8 7LQ 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 7LQ geodata

Easting	351249
Northing	385999
Latitude	53.368595
Longitude	-2.734133

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 7LQ?

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

Elevation or altitude of WA8 7LQ 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	Central & West Bank
Constituency	Halton

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 7LQ

January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Dickson Street	290m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Dickson Street	290m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Dickson Street	290m
➜ Squires Avenue crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 7LQ

Leigh Avenue (Leogh Avenue)	Widnes	192m
Leigh Avenue	Widnes	208m
Leigh Avenue	Widnes	296m
Leigh Avenue	Appleton	320m
The Albion (Leigh Avenue)	Widnes	346m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 7LQ

Widnes Station	1.1km
Hough Green Station	2.8km
Runcorn Station	3.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 7LQ

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

Download

Median download speed	45.0Mbps
Average download speed	62.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	2.2Mbps
Average upload speed	6.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 7LQ (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 7LQ

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 7LQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	259,524
Meter count	24
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,813
Median (kWh/meter)	9,139

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	87,073
Meter count	24
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,628
Median (kWh/meter)	3,492

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

87.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 7LQ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Spud Shack

Trading: Dickson Street

136m

J J's General Store

87 Frederick Street

274m

Simms Cross Primary School

Kingsway

295m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Appleton Village	17:30	11:00	410m
Elliott Street	17:30	11:00	436m
Head Office	18:30	12:30	636m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 7LQ

Facility	Distance
Stones Gym Gladstone Street, Widnes Health and Fitness Gym	365m
Widnes Vikings (Dcbl Stadium) Lower House Lane, Widnes Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	482m
Widnes Golf Club Highfield Road, Widnes Golf	500m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 7LQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Bede's Catholic Infant School Leigh Avenue, Widnes, WA8 6EL	Primary	286m
St Bede's Catholic Junior School Appleton Village, St Bede's Junior School, WIDNES, WA8 6EL	Primary	291m
Kingsway Primary Academy School Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QS	Primary	296m

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Source: Edubase
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WA8 7LQ ITL and WA8 7LQ 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 7LQ:

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 7LQ 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 7LQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062666
LSOA	E01012425	Halton 005C
MSOA	E02002578	Halton 005

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 7LQ

WA8 7QW	Kingsway	59m
WA8 7LH	Mottershead Road	96m
WA8 7NA	Mond Road	99m
WA8 7LJ	Timmis Crescent	102m
WA8 7QR	Kingsway	110m
WA8 7LF	Mottershead Road	128m
WA8 6PB	Shelagh Avenue	166m
WA8 7LG	Wavertree Avenue	167m
WA8 7EW	Leigh Avenue	185m
WA8 6NX	Dickson Street	185m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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