Widnes nearby infrastructure and amenity access

NearbyIndex scores access to mapped daily services. Walkability also depends on routes, street conditions, safety, and comfort.

Population: 61K

Score Range

28-61 (best: 64)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 9 sample points22% score 60+0% score 80+

Groceries

43

Restaurants & Cafes

38

Public Transit

38

Healthcare

79

Education

40

Parks & Recreation

41

Shopping

14

Entertainment

24

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Widnes

Calculated September 1, 2026

The median sampled point scores 40. A total of 22% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 2861, a 33-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (79). The weakest is Shopping (14).

Median access
40/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
22%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
67/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
35/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
9 analyzed of 9 points
Estimated scored area
28.5 km²
Mapped place records
522(18.3/km²)
Named-area coverage
100% of grid points
How to read this profile: it measures access to mapped destinations. It does not measure walking routes, crossings, pavements, slope, safety, accessibility, opening hours, or transit frequency. The scored area is a rectangle inferred from local place data. It is not an official city boundary.

Review every formula and source on the methodology page. Download the reviewed dataset as versioned JSON.

Nearby infrastructure across Widnes

22% of sampled points score 60 or more for nearby daily amenities. The model uses straight-line distance to groceries, food, transit, healthcare, education, parks, shopping, and entertainment.

This page is outside the reviewed city core. Use it for exploration, and verify the result with local sources.

Strongest categories

Healthcare (79)

Weakest categories

Entertainment (24), Shopping (14)

Scores range from 23 to 64 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Widnes

224 restaurants & cafes107 groceries71 healthcare51 shopping24 parks & recreation18 education15 public transit12 entertainment

Counted inside the area we score. Presence, not walking distance — the category scores above measure reachability.

Amenity access by sampled area in Widnes

These labels come from source map boundaries. The table covers 9 of 9 grid points (100%). Some named areas can sit outside the city boundary because the current grid follows the inferred urban area.

NeighborhoodScorePoints
Top areaWidnes
44(29-64)5
Runcorn
39(23-60)4
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