WA8 7QR maps, stats, and open data

WA8 7QR lies on Kingsway in Widnes. WA8 7QR 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 7QR maps

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

WA8 7QR 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 7QR geodata

Easting	351355
Northing	385968
Latitude	53.368326
Longitude	-2.732535

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 7QR?

Street	Kingsway
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 7QR Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 7QR 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	Appleton
Constituency	Halton

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 7QR

January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Dickson Street	183m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Dickson Street	183m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Dickson Street	183m
➜ Kingsway crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 7QR

Leigh Avenue (Leogh Avenue)	Widnes	235m
Leigh Avenue	Widnes	242m
Leigh Avenue	Widnes	261m
Leigh Avenue	Appleton	264m
Milton Road	Widnes	318m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 7QR

Widnes Station	1.1km
Hough Green Station	2.9km
Runcorn Station	3.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 7QR

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

Download

Median download speed	70.0Mbps
Average download speed	85.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	6.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 7QR (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 7QR

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 7QR gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	568,564
Meter count	36
Mean (kWh/meter)	15,793
Median (kWh/meter)	15,328

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	116,323
Meter count	30
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,877
Median (kWh/meter)	3,795

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Spud Shack

Trading: Dickson Street

32m

J J's General Store

87 Frederick Street

166m

Appleton Under Fives Community Pre-School

Appleton Village

225m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Elliott Street	17:30	11:00	328m
Appleton Village	17:30	11:00	421m
Head Office	18:30	12:30	582m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 7QR

Facility	Distance
Stones Gym Gladstone Street, Widnes Health and Fitness Gym	256m
Kingsway Leisure Centre Kingsway, Widnes Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts	468m
Jd Gyms (Widnes) Widnes Shopping Park, Widnes Health and Fitness Gym	489m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 7QR

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Kingsway Primary Academy School Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QS	Primary	251m
St Bede's Catholic Infant School Leigh Avenue, Widnes, WA8 6EL	Primary	265m
St Bede's Catholic Junior School Appleton Village, St Bede's Junior School, WIDNES, WA8 6EL	Primary	287m

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Source: Edubase
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WA8 7QR ITL and WA8 7QR 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 7QR:

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 7QR 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 7QR:

	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 7QR

WA8 7QW	Kingsway	72m
WA8 6NX	Dickson Street	76m
WA8 6NU	Wallace Street	94m
WA8 6PB	Shelagh Avenue	109m
WA8 7LQ	Squires Avenue	110m
WA8 6PA	Deirdre Avenue	144m
WA8 7LF	Mottershead Road	154m
WA8 6NT	Princes Street	165m
WA8 7LJ	Timmis Crescent	168m
WA8 7NA	Mond Road	198m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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