WA8 8QU maps, stats, and open data
WA8 8QU lies on Heyes Road in Widnes. WA8 8QU 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 8QU maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
WA8 8QU geodata
| Easting | 349129 |
| Northing | 385582 |
| Latitude | 53.364646 |
| Longitude | -2.765924 |
Where is WA8 8QU?
| Street | Heyes Road |
| Town/City | Widnes |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | WA8 |
WA8 8QU Elevation
Elevation or altitude of WA8 8QU 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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Politics
| Ward | Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Halton |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in WA8 8QU
2024 9 DEC £200,000 |
2009 22 JUN £130,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to WA8 8QU
| Wyncroft Road (Ditchfield Road) | Ditton | 133m |
| Wyncroft Road (Dichfield Road) | Ditton | 188m |
| St. Michaels (Ditchfield Road) | Ditton | 204m |
| Borrowdale Road (Coronation Drive) | Ditton | 244m |
| St. Michaels (Hale Road) | Ditton | 268m |
Nearest railway stations to WA8 8QU
| Hough Green Station | 1.1km |
| Widnes Station | 2.6km |
| Runcorn Station | 3.4km |
Broadband
Broadband access in WA8 8QU (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 8QU (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 100.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 88.3Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 200.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 0.8Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 0.8Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 0.97Mbps |
Broadband limitations in WA8 8QU (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% |
WA8 8QU gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in WA8 8QU by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 422,698 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 40 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 10,567 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 10,410 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 156,663 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 39 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 4,017 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,425 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 8QU, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 8QU.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
86.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 8QU:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WA8 8QU (metres)
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Nearest post box to WA8 8QU
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Merseyview Road | 16:00 | 11:00 | 1,822m |
| Waterloo Road | 17:30 | 11:00 | 2,013m |
| Head Office | 18:30 | 12:30 | 2,317m |
WA8 8QU ITL and WA8 8QU 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 8QU:
| 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 |
WA8 8QU 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 8QU:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00062506 | |
| LSOA | E01012388 | Halton 006D |
| MSOA | E02002579 | Halton 006 |
Nearest postcodes to WA8 8QU
| WA8 8AP | Andrew Close | 46m |
| WA8 8QT | Kenneth Road | 62m |
| WA8 8QL | York Road | 70m |
| WA8 8QS | Ditchfield Road | 92m |
| WA8 8RZ | Radford Close | 99m |
| WA8 8QJ | Canterbury Road | 112m |
| WA8 8QX | Ditchfield Road | 125m |
| WA8 8AJ | Abbey Road | 129m |
| WA8 8AS | Heralds Close | 133m |
| WA8 8AW | Abbey Road | 142m |
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