Postcode WA8 6QF (Halton)

Map showing WA8 6QF and nearby postcodes

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

WA8 6QF is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.8 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 6QF as Hard-pressed living > Hard pressed ageing workers > Renting hard-pressed workers.

The closest road name to WA8 6QF is Acacia Avenue which is centered 43 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Fairfield Road and is 47 m away. The closest railway station is Hough Green Rail Station, 3.11 km away.

The closest primary school to WA8 6QF (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 6QF is ROYAL ULSTER YACHT CLUB and is 4.68 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on December 12, 2012.

Residents reported an average download speed of 131 Mbps and an average upload speed of 12.1 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.8 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for WA8 6QF 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 6QF and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Acacia Avenue 43 m
Lockett Road 51 m
Alder Avenue 62 m
Birch Road 69 m
Lancaster Road 159 m
Cedar Avenue 175 m
Lincoln Square 215 m
Cornwall Road 241 m
Laurel Bank 241 m
Devon Place 263 m
Cypress Avenue 267 m
Gloucester Road 271 m
Durham Road 271 m
Chestnut Avenue 284 m
Elm Avenue 298 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode WA8 6QF

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 6QF - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Wade Deacon High School 513 m
Fairfield Primary School Good
(February 20, 2019)
585 m
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School Good
(January 23, 2018)
711 m
St Bede's Catholic Junior School Good
(February 5, 2020)
801 m
St Bede's Catholic Infant School Outstanding
(May 7, 2008)
801 m
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School Good
(June 28, 2017)
887 m
Lunts Heath Primary School Outstanding
(July 2, 2014)
893 m
Simms Cross Primary School 1.38 km
Moorfield Primary School Good
(October 3, 2019)
1.39 km
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Good
(February 22, 2018)
1.39 km
Brookfields School 1.39 km
Ditton Primary School 1.62 km
Riverside College Halton Outstanding
(March 11, 2020)
1.63 km
St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Good
(November 4, 2021)
1.74 km
Chesnut Lodge Special School Good
(July 18, 2017)
1.75 km
Ashley High School Outstanding
(November 13, 2019)
1.84 km
Ormiston Chadwick Academy Outstanding
(December 14, 2016)
2.12 km
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Good
(November 14, 2018)
2.45 km
Cronton Church of England Primary Academy 2.71 km
All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Requires improvement
(March 5, 2020)
2.89 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
COTTAGE KITCHEN Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 5, 2020
4.18 km
SPAR Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 20, 2016
4.18 km
THE GROOMSPORT INN Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 2, 2020
4.18 km
The Stables Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
June 9, 2021
4.44 km
Boat House Dining Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 20, 2017
4.53 km
JAMAICA INN Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 12, 2017
4.53 km
Salty Pup Food Truck Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
December 3, 2021
4.53 km
ROYAL ULSTER YACHT CLUB Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
December 12, 2012
4.68 km
Tom Corran (Caterer, RUYC) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 19, 2018
4.68 km
BALLYHOLME YACHT CLUB Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
January 14, 2014
4.71 km
BAYVIEW BED & BREAKFAST Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
September 21, 2017
4.78 km
HARGREAVES HOUSE Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
July 27, 2017
4.78 km
SEAVIEW HOUSE Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
May 24, 2017
4.83 km
Starfish Cafe/ Cairn Bay Lodge Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 3
Satisfactory
March 9, 2017
4.83 km
The Esplanade Bar and Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 13, 2020
4.86 km
ABBEYFIELD UK (NI) Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
August 10, 2017
4.93 km
SALTY DOG HOTEL AND BISTRO Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
January 25, 2022
4.94 km
THE GUILLEMOT Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 23, 2015
4.94 km
The Guillemot Deli Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 20, 2020
4.94 km
BALLYHOLME LOCAL MEATS Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
September 18, 2017
4.96 km

Nearby Travel Links

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

Fairfield Road Bus Stop/Station 47 m
Fairfield Road Bus Stop/Station 58 m
Cypress Avenue Bus Stop/Station 182 m
Lockett Road Bus Stop/Station 212 m
Widnes Station Bus Stop/Station 250 m
APPLETON VILLAGE Taxi Rank 812 m
APPLETON VILLAGE Taxi Rank 812 m
CRONTON ROAD Taxi Rank 1.6 km
Hough Green Rail Station Rail 3.11 km
Rainhill Rail Station Rail 4.96 km
Rainhill Rail Station Rail 4.96 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 9.51 km
Terminal Two Access Air 29.96 km
Terminal Two Access Air 30 km

Nearby Nature

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

Pex Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.3 km
The Field Woodland Or Forest 2.47 km
Spike Island Island 2.65 km
Cronton Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.75 km
School Lane Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.87 km
Bold Heath Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.95 km
The Hempstones Wetland 3.07 km
Hempstones Point Wetland 3.07 km
Runcorn Sands Wetland 3.13 km
George's Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.16 km
Eccles Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.4 km
Astmoor Salt Marsh Wetland 3.41 km
Hale Road Woods Woodland Or Forest 3.52 km
Cuerdley Marsh Wetland 3.66 km
Church Bank Wetland 3.68 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 131 Mbps 460 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 12.1 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 22.5 1.5
30-300 Mbps 0% 120.4 11.6
300+ Mbps 100% 395.5 36

Gas Consumption

16 meters consuming 189,795 kWh - mean 11,862 kWh : median 11,547 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

16 meters consuming 47,929 kWh - mean 2,996 kWh : median 2,850 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WA8 6QF - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 53.37826900
Longitude -2.72932400
OS Easting 351580
OS Northing 0387072
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
7063
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 E33006923
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Halton 005
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Halton 005A
Output Area / Small Area 8C3