WA8 8QL maps, stats, and open data

WA8 8QL lies on York Road in Widnes. WA8 8QL is located in the Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank 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 8QL maps

WA8 8QL map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
WA8 8QL map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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WA8 8QL geodata

Easting349196
Northing385602
Latitude53.364833
Longitude-2.764920

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 8QL?

StreetYork Road
Town/CityWidnes
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
➜ WA8 open data dashboard
➜ See where WA8 is on a map
➜ Where is Widnes?

WA8 8QL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 8QL as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation10m33ft

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.

➜ How high above sea level am I? Find the elevation of your current position using your device's GPS.

Politics

WardDitton, Hale Village & Halebank
ConstituencyHalton

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 8QL

January 2024BurglaryOn or near Edwards Way158m
January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Petrol Station187m
January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Petrol Station187m
➜ York Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 8QL

Wyncroft Road (Ditchfield Road)Ditton201m
St. Michaels (Ditchfield Road)Ditton204m
Borrowdale Road (Coronation Drive)Ditton207m
Borrowdale Road (Coronation Drive)Ditton218m
Blundell Arms (Coronation Drive)Ditton229m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 8QL

Hough Green Station1.1km
Widnes Station2.6km
Runcorn Station3.4km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 8QL

Broadband access in WA8 8QL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WA8 8QL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed72.4Mbps
Average download speed72.0Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed19.3Mbps
Average upload speed13.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 8QL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 8QL

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WA8 8QL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)134,464
Meter count16
Mean (kWh/meter)8,404
Median (kWh/meter)8,484

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)64,787
Meter count15
Mean (kWh/meter)4,319
Median (kWh/meter)3,316
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 8QL, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 8QL.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

86.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 8QL:

Food Standards Agency

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

Booths Of Ditton Limited
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Hale Road
222m
Noble House
Food Hygiene Rating: 2 (Improvement Necessary)
216 Hale Road
258m
Widnes Hall and Lodge
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Coronation Drive
259m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to WA8 8QL

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Merseyview Road16:0011:001,864m
Waterloo Road17:3011:001,954m
Head Office18:3012:302,252m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 8QL

FacilityDistance
St Michaels Catholic Primary School
St Michaels Road, Widnes
Grass Pitches
409m
Optimum Fitness
St. Michaels Industrial Estate, Widnes
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Sports Hall
549m
Optimum Fitness (Closed)
Everite Road Industrial Estate, Westgate, Widnes
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
623m

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Nearest schools to WA8 8QL

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
St Michaels Catholic Primary School
St Michael's Road, Widnes, WA8 8TD
Primary409m
Oakfield Community Primary School
Edinburgh Road, Widnes, WA8 8BQ
Primary699m
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Liverpool Road, Widnes, WA8 7HU
Secondary889m

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WA8 8QL ITL and WA8 8QL 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 8QL:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLDNorth West (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLD7Merseyside
ITL 3 CodeName
TLD71East Merseyside
LAU 1 CodeName
E06000006Halton

WA8 8QL 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 8QL:

CodeName
OAE00062506
LSOAE01012388Halton 006D
MSOAE02002579Halton 006

Nearest postcodes to WA8 8QL

WA8 8QJCanterbury Road59m
WA8 8QUHeyes Road70m
WA8 8RZRadford Close87m
WA8 8APAndrew Close89m
WA8 8AWAbbey Road100m
WA8 8QTKenneth Road108m
WA8 8QSDitchfield Road137m
WA8 8QNDeansway148m
WA8 8ANEdwards Way164m
WA8 8AJAbbey Road174m