Postcode WA8 6HJ (Halton)

Map showing WA8 6HJ and nearby postcodes

The postcode WA8 6HJ is located in Halton It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WA8 6HJ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WA8 6HJ is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 2 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of WA8 6HJ as Hard-pressed living > Hard pressed ageing workers > Renting hard-pressed workers.

The closest road name to WA8 6HJ is Maple Avenue which is centered 23 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Barracks and is 216 m away. The closest railway station is Hough Green Rail Station, 3.31 km away.

The closest primary school to WA8 6HJ (for ages 11 and under) is Fairfield Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on February 20, 2019.

The local pub for residents of WA8 6HJ is BALLYHOLME YACHT CLUB and is 4.13 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on January 14, 2014.

83.3% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 83.3% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps. 16.7% of residents have broadband access of 10-30 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.7 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.2 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for WA8 6HJ is covered by the Cheshire police force association and Halton and St Helens is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to WA8 6HJ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to WA8 6HJ, and the approximate distance away.

Maple Avenue 23 m
Breck Road 34 m
Pine Avenue 35 m
Greenway Road 52 m
Lower Appleton Road 102 m
Belvoir Road 105 m
Mount Pleasant 106 m
Allerton Road 121 m
Elm Grove 127 m
Mount Street 139 m
Sycamore Avenue 140 m
Park Road 161 m
Foster Street 163 m
Routledge Street 171 m
Westmorland Avenue 173 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode WA8 6HJ

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from WA8 6HJ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Fairfield Primary School Good
(February 20, 2019)
165 m
St Bede's Catholic Junior School Good
(February 5, 2020)
428 m
St Bede's Catholic Infant School Outstanding
(May 7, 2008)
428 m
Wade Deacon High School 695 m
Simms Cross Primary School 913 m
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Good
(February 22, 2018)
970 m
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School Good
(June 28, 2017)
972 m
St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Good
(November 4, 2021)
1.15 km
Brookfields School 1.16 km
Riverside College Halton Outstanding
(March 11, 2020)
1.18 km
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School Good
(January 23, 2018)
1.35 km
Moorfield Primary School Good
(October 3, 2019)
1.43 km
Lunts Heath Primary School Outstanding
(July 2, 2014)
1.48 km
Ditton Primary School 1.68 km
Chesnut Lodge Special School Good
(July 18, 2017)
1.81 km
Ashley High School Outstanding
(November 13, 2019)
1.91 km
Ormiston Chadwick Academy Outstanding
(December 14, 2016)
2.27 km
Widnes Academy Good
(January 24, 2018)
2.7 km
St Michaels Catholic Primary School Good
(February 20, 2019)
2.93 km
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Good
(November 14, 2018)
3.03 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WA8 6HJ - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
COTTAGE KITCHEN Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 5, 2020
3.54 km
SPAR Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 20, 2016
3.54 km
THE GROOMSPORT INN Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 2, 2020
3.54 km
The Stables Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
June 9, 2021
3.8 km
Boat House Dining Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 20, 2017
3.98 km
JAMAICA INN Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 12, 2017
3.98 km
Salty Pup Food Truck Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
December 3, 2021
3.98 km
BALLYHOLME YACHT CLUB Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
January 14, 2014
4.13 km
ROYAL ULSTER YACHT CLUB Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
December 12, 2012
4.14 km
Tom Corran (Caterer, RUYC) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 19, 2018
4.14 km
BAYVIEW BED & BREAKFAST Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
September 21, 2017
4.26 km
HARGREAVES HOUSE Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
July 27, 2017
4.26 km
SEAVIEW HOUSE Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
May 24, 2017
4.26 km
Starfish Cafe/ Cairn Bay Lodge Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 3
Satisfactory
March 9, 2017
4.26 km
The Esplanade Bar and Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 13, 2020
4.26 km
BALLYHOLME LOCAL MEATS Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
September 18, 2017
4.34 km
BAYLANDS COFFEE COMPANY Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 6, 2017
4.34 km
ABBEYFIELD UK (NI) Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
August 10, 2017
4.36 km
BALLOO HOUSE RESIDENTIAL HOME Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 8, 2022
4.4 km
SALTY DOG HOTEL AND BISTRO Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
January 25, 2022
4.43 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WA8 6HJ - Data from Apr 2022

Barracks Bus Stop/Station 216 m
Barracks Bus Stop/Station 237 m
Peelhouse Lane Bus Stop/Station 257 m
Peelhouse Lane Bus Stop/Station 321 m
Appleton Village Bus Stop/Station 359 m
APPLETON VILLAGE Taxi Rank 387 m
APPLETON VILLAGE Taxi Rank 387 m
VICTORIA SQUARE Taxi Rank 1.29 km
Hough Green Rail Station Rail 3.31 km
Rainhill Rail Station Rail 5.6 km
Rainhill Rail Station Rail 5.61 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 9.49 km
Terminal Two Access Air 29.68 km
Terminal Two Access Air 29.72 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WA8 6HJ - Data from Dec 2021

Spike Island Island 2.09 km
Hempstones Point Wetland 2.45 km
The Hempstones Wetland 2.47 km
Runcorn Sands Wetland 2.5 km
Astmoor Salt Marsh Wetland 2.79 km
Pex Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.93 km
The Field Woodland Or Forest 3.06 km
Wigg Island Island 3.09 km
Cuerdley Marsh Wetland 3.12 km
Church Bank Wetland 3.17 km
School Lane Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.22 km
Bold Heath Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.27 km
Cronton Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.37 km
Hale Road Woods Woodland Or Forest 3.4 km
George's Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.68 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for WA8 6HJ - Data from Ofcom 2017

Speed Band
Mbps
Users
0-2 Mbps 0%
2-5 Mbps 0%
5-10 Mbps 0%
10-30 Mbps 16.7%
30-300 Mbps 0%
300+ Mbps 83.3%

Gas Consumption

6 meters consuming 67,375 kWh - mean 11,229 kWh : median 12,334 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

6 meters consuming 12,194 kWh - mean 2,032 kWh : median 1,920 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WA8 6HJ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 53.37297200
Longitude -2.72529500
OS Easting 351842
OS Northing 0386480
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
7725
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Cheshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Halton
Electoral Ward Appleton
Local Authority District Halton
Region / Government Office Region North West
European Electoral Region North West
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Liverpool City Region
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Greater Merseyside

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E06000006
Travel To Work Area Warrington and Wigan

NHS

NHS England Region North West
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Halton and St Helens
Cancer Alliance Cheshire and Merseyside
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
North West
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Cheshire and Merseyside
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Halton CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Hard-pressed living
Group: Hard pressed ageing workers
Subgroup: Renting hard-pressed workers
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Widnes BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) England (not covered)
Workplace Zone E33006915
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Halton 003
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Halton 003A
Output Area / Small Area 8C3