WA8 9WQ maps, stats, and open data

WA8 9WQ lies on Preece Close in Widnes. WA8 9WQ is located in the Birchfield 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 December 1996.

WA8 9WQ maps

WA8 9WQ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WA8 9WQ 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 9WQ geodata

Easting	349829
Northing	387504
Latitude	53.381988
Longitude	-2.755711

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WA8 9WQ?

Street	Preece Close
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 9WQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 9WQ as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	30m	98ft

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	Birchfield
Constituency	Halton

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WA8 9WQ

8, PREECE CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 9WQ 2019 10 APR £342,500
1, PREECE CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 9WQ 2012 25 MAY £170,000
10, PREECE CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 9WQ 2008 14 MAR £175,000
7, PREECE CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 9WQ 2007 28 JUN £214,000
3, PREECE CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 9WQ 2002 14 JUN £98,000
5, PREECE CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 9WQ 2002 2 MAY £105,000
7, PREECE CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 9WQ 2000 20 DEC £88,950
10, PREECE CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 9WQ 1999 10 DEC £72,000
5, PREECE CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 9WQ 1999 3 DEC £74,000
1, PREECE CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 9WQ 1999 23 AUG £87,500

➜ Widnes house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 9WQ

November 2023	Other theft	On or near Ash Priors	259m
August 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Ash Priors	259m
July 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Ash Priors	259m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 9WQ

Queensbury Way	Upton Rocks	450m
Queensbury Way	Upton Rocks	462m
Queensbury Way	Upton Rocks	475m
Four Topped Oak (Hough Green Road)	Upton	550m
Four Topped Oak (Hough Green Road)	Upton	575m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 9WQ

Widnes Station	1.5km
Hough Green Station	1.7km
Rainhill Station	4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 9WQ

Broadband access in WA8 9WQ (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 speed in WA8 9WQ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	39.1Mbps
Average download speed	39.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	50.40Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	7.7Mbps
Average upload speed	7.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	8.16Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 9WQ (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 9WQ

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 9WQ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WA8 9WQ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	108,468
Meter count	9
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,052
Median (kWh/meter)	12,525

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	47,110
Meter count	9
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,234
Median (kWh/meter)	2,870

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 9WQ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 9WQ.
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)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

11.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 9WQ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WA8 9WQ (meters)

Rose Farm

28 Chapel Lane

276m

Four Topped Oak

2 Hough Green Road

495m

The Observatory

Queensbury Way

498m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WA8 9WQ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Blackhorse Post Office	18:00	12:00	1,336m
Beaconsfield	17:15	11:00	1,744m
Appleton Village	17:30	11:00	1,906m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 9WQ

Facility	Distance
Parklands Sports Club Parklands, Widnes Grass Pitches	202m
Prescot Road Playing Fields Prescot Road, Widnes Grass Pitches	707m
Club Fitness Ltd (Closed) Heath Road, Widnes Health and Fitness Gym, Squash Courts	871m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 9WQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Hough Green Road, Widnes, WA8 4PG	Primary	990m
Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery Hall Lane, Cronton, Widnes, WA8 5DW	Primary	1km
Cronton Church of England Primary Academy Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes, WA8 5DF	Primary	1.1km

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WA8 9WQ ITL and WA8 9WQ 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 9WQ:

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 9WQ 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 9WQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062422
LSOA	E01012376	Halton 002C
MSOA	E02002575	Halton 002

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 9WQ

WA8 9ZB	Upton Grange	33m
WA8 9GL	Bowen Close	54m
WA8 9ZA	Upton Grange	73m
WA8 9WU	Chapman Close	114m
WA8 9NY	Chilwell Close	120m
WA8 9GS	Telford Close	133m
WA8 4NX	Chapel Lane	137m
WA8 9WJ	Warnley Close	139m
WA8 9WH	Bridgend Close	145m
WA8 9ZD	Meadow Close	180m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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