WA4 4AF

Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor · Halton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Halton
Constituency
Runcorn and Helsby
Postcode district
WA4
Postcode sector
WA4 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA4 4AG 281 m
WA4 4AQ 385 m
WA4 4AE 481 m
WA4 4AS 627 m
WA4 4AJ 653 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA4 4AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA4
Postcode sector
WA4 4
Latitude
53.340374
Longitude
-2.623978
British National Grid easting
358,551
British National Grid northing
382,788

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Halton · E06000006
Parish or community
E04000313
Westminster constituency
Runcorn and Helsby · E14001455
Output area
E00062486
Lower layer super output area
Halton 009A · E01012385
Middle layer super output area
Halton 009 · E02002582

Postcode source versions

Explore WA4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
24
Secondary
3
  1. Daresbury Primary School

    Academy converter

    755 m
  2. Moore Primary School

    Community school

    1.9 km
  3. Sandymoor Ormiston Academy

    Free schools

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
205
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Theft from the person 49
  • Other theft 45
  • Violence and sexual offences 40
  • Drugs 28
  • Anti social behaviour 17

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

5 female, 8 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.6
WA4 4 residents
3,696

Age bands in WA4 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.1%

451 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

364 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.9%

929 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.5%

1,176 residents

Age 65 and over
21.7%

809 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA4 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
75%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
75%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
75%
Gigabit-capable
75%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
75%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • MURDISHAW

    GORSEWOOD ROAD, MURDISHAW, RUNCORN, WA7 6ES

    ODS code N81072

    3.1 km

  • STRETTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    5 HATTON LANE, STRETTON, WARRINGTON, WA4 4NE

    ODS code N81623

    3.2 km

  • STOCKTON HEATH MED.CENTRE

    THE FORGE, LONDON ROAD, STOCKTON HEATH, WARRINGTON, WA4 6HJ

    ODS code N81075

    4.5 km

  • CASTLEFIELDS HEALTH CENTRE

    THE VILLAGE SQUARE, CASTLEFIELDS, RUNCORN, WA7 2ST

    ODS code N81019

    4.5 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Ring o Bells

    BCT · Daresbury

    0.4 miles
  • Ring o Bells

    BCT · Daresbury

    0.4 miles
  • D Park School

    BCT · Daresbury

    0.5 miles
  • D Park School

    BCT · Daresbury

    0.5 miles
  • Science & Technology Park

    BCT · Daresbury

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Halton 009A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

9 of 10

Overall England rank

30,002 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
9 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

30 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 3 secondary schools. Daresbury Primary School is the nearest published school at 755 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

205 published events cover 12 months, averaging 17.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Theft from the person with 49 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.