WA8 7RQ maps, stats, and open data

WA8 7RQ lies on Lacey Street in Widnes. WA8 7RQ 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 7RQ maps

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

WA8 7RQ 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 7RQ geodata

Easting	351282
Northing	385069
Latitude	53.360239
Longitude	-2.733493

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 7RQ?

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

Elevation or altitude of WA8 7RQ 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 7RQ

January 2024	Drugs	On or near Parking Area	180m
January 2024	Other theft	On or near Lacey Court	226m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	180m
➜ Lacey Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 7RQ

Kingsway Hotel (Victoria Road)	Widnes	109m
Doctors Pub (Victoria Road)	Widnes	132m
Ashley Way (Victoria Road)	Widnes	134m
Ashley Way (Victoria Road)	Widnes	183m
Vicarage Road (Kingsway)	Widnes	267m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 7RQ

Widnes Station	2km
Runcorn Station	2.4km
Hough Green Station	3.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 7RQ

Broadband access in WA8 7RQ (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	47.8%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WA8 7RQ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	57.0Mbps
Average download speed	65.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	13.6Mbps
Average upload speed	12.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 7RQ (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 7RQ

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 7RQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	260,385
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,836
Median (kWh/meter)	9,898

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	46,286
Meter count	16
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,893
Median (kWh/meter)	3,041

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Esposito's In The Park

Fairfield Road

66m

Kingsway Hotel

66-70 Victoria Road

106m

Amino's

55-57 Victoria Road

126m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Waterloo Road	17:30	11:00	208m
Head Office	18:30	12:30	359m
Elliott Street	17:30	11:00	805m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 7RQ

Facility	Distance
Muscle And Figure Croft Street, Widnes Health and Fitness Gym	191m
Kingsway Leisure Centre Kingsway, Widnes Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts	440m
Planet Ice Widnes Earle Road, Widnes Ice Rinks	628m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 7RQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Riverside College Halton Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QQ	16 plus	422m
St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Lugsdale Road, Widnes, WA8 6DD	Primary	486m
Kingsway Primary Academy School Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QS	Primary	651m

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WA8 7RQ ITL and WA8 7RQ 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 7RQ:

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 7RQ 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 7RQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062752
LSOA	E01012441	Halton 007D
MSOA	E02002580	Halton 007

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 7RQ

WA8 7RW	Guest Street	54m
WA8 7SJ	Luton Street	65m
WA8 7SG	Thomas Street	69m
WA8 7SE	Ollier Street	87m
WA8 7SQ	Lacey Street	87m
WA8 7RA	Victoria Road	91m
WA8 7RJ	Victoria Road	104m
WA8 7ST	Darlington Court	105m
WA8 7SN	Market Street	121m
WA8 7RP	Victoria Road	132m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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