WA8 7QB maps, stats, and open data

WA8 7QB lies on Major Cross Street in Widnes. WA8 7QB 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 2008.

WA8 7QB maps

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

WA8 7QB 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 7QB geodata

Easting	351453
Northing	385274
Latitude	53.362097
Longitude	-2.730956

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WA8 7QB?

Street	Major Cross Street
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 7QB Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	10m	33ft

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 7QB

January 2024	Other theft	On or near Lacey Court	129m
January 2024	Drugs	On or near Parking Area	446m
December 2023	Other theft	On or near Lacey Court	129m
➜ Major Cross Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 7QB

Widnes Town Hall (Vicarage Road)	Widnes	132m
Vicarage Road	Widnes	145m
Widnes Town Hall (Widnes Road)	Widnes	162m
Widnes Vicarage Road (Alighting Only) (Vicarage Road)	Widnes	172m
Vicarage Road (Kingsway)	Widnes	174m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 7QB

Widnes Station	1.8km
Runcorn Station	2.7km
Hough Green Station	3.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 7QB

Broadband access in WA8 7QB (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	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in WA8 7QB (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	39.1Mbps
Average download speed	46.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	11.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 7QB (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 7QB

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 7QB gas and electricity consumption

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

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	59,689
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,948
Median (kWh/meter)	8,516

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

96.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 7QB:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Corner House Sports Bar

1 Alforde Street

Desii Indian Resturant

7-15 Alforde Street

18m

Newtown Off Licence

8 Lugsdale Road

43m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Head Office	18:30	12:30	119m
Waterloo Road	17:30	11:00	433m
Elliott Street	17:30	11:00	549m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 7QB

Facility	Distance
Kingsway Leisure Centre Kingsway, Widnes Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts	241m
Muscle And Figure Croft Street, Widnes Health and Fitness Gym	343m
The Foundry Lugsdale Road, Widnes Sports Hall	400m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 7QB

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Lugsdale Road, Widnes, WA8 6DD	Primary	243m
Riverside College Halton Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QQ	16 plus	326m
Kingsway Primary Academy School Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QS	Primary	457m

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Source: Edubase
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Environment

Risk of WA8 7QB flooding from rivers and sea	Medium
➜ WA8 7QB flood map

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Source: Open Flood Risk by Postcode
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WA8 7QB ITL and WA8 7QB 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 7QB:

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 7QB 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 7QB:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062753
LSOA	E01012441	Halton 007D
MSOA	E02002580	Halton 007

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 7QB

WA8 6DJ	Lugsdale Road	82m
WA8 7TR	Alforde Street	85m
WA8 6DW	Vine Street	103m
WA8 6DQ	Trinity Place	113m
WA8 6DH	Lugsdale Road	121m
WA8 7RT	Market Street	123m
WA8 6AD	Widnes Road	131m
WA8 7SN	Market Street	148m
WA8 6AH	Widnes Road	149m
WA8 7SW	Lacey Street	156m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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