WA8 7TU maps, stats, and open data

WA8 7TU lies on Alforde Street in Widnes. WA8 7TU 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 7TU maps

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

WA8 7TU 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 7TU geodata

Easting	351478
Northing	385073
Latitude	53.360293
Longitude	-2.730549

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 7TU?

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

Elevation or altitude of WA8 7TU 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 7TU

January 2024	Other theft	On or near Lacey Court	79m
January 2024	Drugs	On or near Parking Area	349m
December 2023	Public order	On or near Lacey Court	79m
➜ Alforde Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 7TU

Kingsway Hotel (Victoria Road)	Widnes	268m
Doctors Pub (Victoria Road)	Widnes	294m
Ashley Way (Victoria Road)	Widnes	322m
Ashley Way (Victoria Road)	Widnes	323m
Vicarage Road (Kingsway)	Widnes	323m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 7TU

Widnes Station	2km
Runcorn Station	2.5km
Hough Green Station	3.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in WA8 7TU (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 limitations in WA8 7TU (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%

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 7TU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	52,868
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,811
Median (kWh/meter)	8,089

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	20,056
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,343
Median (kWh/meter)	2,429

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

La Cantina

17-19 Alforde Street

118m

Street Front

9B Anderson Trading Estate

122m

Desii Indian Resturant

7-15 Alforde Street

185m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Head Office	18:30	12:30	321m
Waterloo Road	17:30	11:00	404m
Elliott Street	17:30	11:00	736m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 7TU

Facility	Distance
Muscle And Figure Croft Street, Widnes Health and Fitness Gym	153m
Planet Ice Widnes Earle Road, Widnes Ice Rinks	438m
Kingsway Leisure Centre Kingsway, Widnes Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts	441m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 7TU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Lugsdale Road, Widnes, WA8 6DD	Primary	337m
Riverside College Halton Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QQ	16 plus	495m
Kingsway Primary Academy School Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QS	Primary	659m

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WA8 7TU ITL and WA8 7TU 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 7TU:

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 7TU 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 7TU:

	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 7TU

WA8 7TY	Catherine Street	40m
WA8 7SW	Lacey Street	71m
WA8 7TZ	Suttons Lane	104m
WA8 7TR	Alforde Street	117m
WA8 7SQ	Lacey Street	125m
WA8 7UF	Suttons Lane	133m
WA8 7SN	Market Street	162m
WA8 7RQ	Lacey Street	196m
WA8 7YA	Elizabeth Court	198m
WA8 7ST	Darlington Court	201m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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