WA8 8DQ maps, stats, and open data

WA8 8DQ lies on Hale Road in Widnes. WA8 8DQ is located in the Highfield 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 8DQ maps

WA8 8DQ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WA8 8DQ 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 8DQ geodata

Easting	349681
Northing	385834
Latitude	53.366964
Longitude	-2.757670

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 8DQ?

Street	Hale Road
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 8DQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 8DQ 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	Highfield
Constituency	Halton

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 8DQ

January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Petrol Station	453m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Petrol Station	453m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Petrol Station	453m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 8DQ

Alexander Drive (Hale Road)	Ditton	50m
Crossway (Hale Road)	Ditton	71m
Alexander Drive (Hale Road)	Ditton	75m
Crossway (Dundalk Road)	Ditton	186m
Crossway (Hale Road)	Ditton	217m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 8DQ

Hough Green Station	1.3km
Widnes Station	2.1km
Runcorn Station	3.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 8DQ

Broadband access in WA8 8DQ (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 8DQ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	79.9Mbps
Average download speed	88.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	7.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 8DQ (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 8DQ

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 8DQ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WA8 8DQ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	316,532
Meter count	33
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,592
Median (kWh/meter)	9,814

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	83,313
Meter count	30
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,777
Median (kWh/meter)	2,226

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 8DQ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 8DQ.
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

91.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 8DQ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WA8 8DQ (meters)

Ditton Deli

101a Hale Road

101m

Golden Flower Takeaway

5-7 Alexander Drive

107m

Best One

9 Alexander Drive

108m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WA8 8DQ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Waterloo Road	17:30	11:00	1,592m
Appleton Village	17:30	11:00	1,783m
Head Office	18:30	12:30	1,812m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 8DQ

Facility	Distance
Ashley High School Cawfield Avenue, Widnes Grass Pitches, Sports Hall	435m
Chesnut Lodge School Green Lane, Widnes Sports Hall, Swimming Pool	505m
King George V Playing Fields (Widnes) Dundalk Road, Widnes Grass Pitches	537m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 8DQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School Dundalk Road, Widnes, WA8 8DF	Nursery	402m
Ashley High School Cawfield Avenue, Widnes, WA8 7HG	Not applicable	435m
Chesnut Lodge Special School Green Lane, Ditton, Widnes, WA8 7HF	Not applicable	505m

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WA8 8DQ ITL and WA8 8DQ 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 8DQ:

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 8DQ 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 8DQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062756
LSOA	E01012442	Halton 006E
MSOA	E02002579	Halton 006

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 8DQ

WA8 8DL	Almond Grove	46m
WA8 8PE	Gathurst Court	61m
WA8 8DJ	Myrtle Grove	65m
WA8 8DN	Ash Grove	82m
WA8 8EG	Montgomery Road	98m
WA8 8SH	Southway	122m
WA8 8DH	Jasmine Grove	129m
WA8 8EJ	Montgomery Road	130m
WA8 8DW	Hale Road	150m
WA8 8SS	Blundell Road	168m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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