WA6 1AA

Frodsham · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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Constituency
Runcorn and Helsby
Postcode district
WA6
Postcode sector
WA6 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
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WA6 1DD 0 m
WA6 1DX 0 m
WA6 1DZ 0 m
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Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA6 1AA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA6
Postcode sector
WA6 1
Latitude
53.298635
Longitude
-2.723254
British National Grid easting
351,894
British National Grid northing
378,207

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Electoral ward
Frodsham · E05012215
Parish or community
E04012539
Westminster constituency
Runcorn and Helsby · E14001455
Output area
E00094334
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 002A · E01018685
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 002 · E02003874

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
32
Secondary
4
  1. St Luke's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    506 m
  2. Frodsham Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    570 m
  3. Frodsham Manor House Primary School

    Community school

    621 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
481
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 212
  • Public order 72
  • Anti social behaviour 55
  • Criminal damage and arson 39
  • Other theft 25

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • PRINCEWAY SURGERIES

    PRINCEWAY HEALTH CENTRE, FRODSHAM, WA6 6RX

    ODS code N81030

    664 m

  • BROOKVALE PRACTICE

    HALLWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, HOSPITAL WAY, RUNCORN, WA7 2UT

    ODS code N81096

    3.5 km

  • WEAVER VALE PRACTICE

    HOSPITAL WAY, RUNCORN, WA7 2UT

    ODS code N81054

    3.5 km

  • HELSBY HEALTH CENTRE

    LOWER ROBIN HOOD LANE, HELSBY, FRODSHAM, WA6 0BW

    ODS code N81005

    4.4 km

  • GROVE HOUSE PRACTICE

    ST. PAULS HEALTH CENTRE, HIGH STREET, RUNCORN, WA7 1AB

    ODS code N81066

    4.8 km

  • TOWER HOUSE PRACTICE

    ST. PAULS HEALTH CENTRE, HIGH STREET, RUNCORN, WA7 1AB

    ODS code N81057

    4.8 km

  • MURDISHAW

    GORSEWOOD ROAD, MURDISHAW, RUNCORN, WA7 6ES

    ODS code N81072

    4.9 km

  • CASTLEFIELDS HEALTH CENTRE

    THE VILLAGE SQUARE, CASTLEFIELDS, RUNCORN, WA7 2ST

    ODS code N81019

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Wayford Close

    BCT · Frodsham

    0.1 miles
  • St Hilda's Drive

    BCT · Frodsham

    0.1 miles
  • Morrisons

    BCT · Frodsham

    0.2 miles
  • St Hildas Drive

    BCT · Frodsham

    0.2 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Frodsham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire West and Chester 002A, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

3,224 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
7 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

42 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Luke's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 506 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

481 published events cover 12 months, averaging 40.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 212 events.

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