WA8 8QX maps, stats, and open data

WA8 8QX lies on Ditchfield Road in Ditton, Widnes. WA8 8QX 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 8QX maps

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

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WA8 8QX geodata

Easting349072
Northing385471
Latitude53.363643
Longitude-2.766762

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 8QX?

StreetDitchfield Road
LocalityDitton
Town/CityWidnes
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
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WA8 8QX Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 8QX 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.

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Politics

WardDitton, Hale Village & Halebank
ConstituencyHalton

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 8QX

January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Petrol Station292m
January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Petrol Station292m
January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Petrol Station292m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 8QX

Wyncroft Road (Ditchfield Road)Ditton67m
Wyncroft Road (Dichfield Road)Ditton122m
St. Michaels (Ditchfield Road)Ditton165m
St. Michaels (Hale Road)Ditton231m
St. Michaels (Hale Road)Ditton279m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 8QX

Hough Green Station1.1km
Widnes Station2.8km
Runcorn Station3.3km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 8QX

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

Download

Median download speed100.0Mbps
Average download speed107.1Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Ofcom does not currently provide upload speed data for WA8 8QX. This is because there are less than four broadband connections in this postcode.

Broadband limitations in WA8 8QX (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 8QX

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WA8 8QX gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)55,194
Meter count7
Mean (kWh/meter)7,885
Median (kWh/meter)7,582
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 8QX, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 8QX.
  • 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 8QX:

Food Standards Agency

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

Unicorn Delights
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
218 Hale Road
206m
Noble House
Food Hygiene Rating: 2 (Improvement Necessary)
216 Hale Road
208m
Bargain Booze
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
3 Ditchfield Road
209m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to WA8 8QX

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Merseyview Road16:0011:001,699m
Waterloo Road17:3011:002,043m
Head Office18:3012:302,367m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 8QX

FacilityDistance
St Michaels Catholic Primary School
St Michaels Road, Widnes
Grass Pitches
309m
Optimum Fitness (Closed)
Everite Road Industrial Estate, Westgate, Widnes
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
444m
Optimum Fitness
St. Michaels Industrial Estate, Widnes
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Sports Hall
473m

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Nearest schools to WA8 8QX

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
St Michaels Catholic Primary School
St Michael's Road, Widnes, WA8 8TD
Primary309m
Oakfield Community Primary School
Edinburgh Road, Widnes, WA8 8BQ
Primary667m
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School
Clincton View, Widnes, WA8 8JN
Primary928m

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WA8 8QX ITL and WA8 8QX 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 8QX:

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

WA8 8QX 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 8QX:

CodeName
OAE00062509
LSOAE01012388Halton 006D
MSOAE02002579Halton 006

Nearest postcodes to WA8 8QX

WA8 8QSDitchfield Road48m
WA8 8QTKenneth Road73m
WA8 8QUHeyes Road125m
WA8 8RZRadford Close137m
WA8 8QEWyncroft Road145m
WA8 8ASHeralds Close146m
WA8 8QGDitchfield Road147m
WA8 8QQArnold Place154m
WA8 8APAndrew Close156m
WA8 8QFWyncroft Close180m