WA6 7DS

Frodsham · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Frodsham
Constituency
Runcorn and Helsby
Postcode district
WA6
Postcode sector
WA6 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA6 7DR 39 m
WA6 6PW 60 m
WA6 6PP 65 m
WA6 6PL 69 m
WA6 6PT 69 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA6 7DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA6
Postcode sector
WA6 7
Latitude
53.294963
Longitude
-2.722442
British National Grid easting
351,944
British National Grid northing
377,798

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
E00094315
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 002D · E01018688
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 002 · E02003874

Postcode source versions

Explore WA6

14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Derfel Cottages, 2, London Road, Frodsham, WA6 7DS 11 June 2021 £145,000
Derfel Cottages, 3, London Road, Frodsham, WA6 7DS 31 May 2018 £150,000
Derfel Cottages, 2, London Road, Frodsham, WA6 7DS 26 September 2014 £145,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
28
Secondary
4
  1. St Luke's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    127 m
  2. Frodsham Manor House Primary School

    Community school

    597 m
  3. Frodsham CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    666 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
486
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 212
  • Public order 72
  • Anti social behaviour 59
  • Criminal damage and arson 40
  • Other theft 25

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

2 female, 6 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
1.6
WA6 7 residents
5,758

Age bands in WA6 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

868 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

518 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.6%

1,254 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

1,566 residents

Age 65 and over
24.3%

1,351 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA6 7 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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

  • PRINCEWAY SURGERIES

    PRINCEWAY HEALTH CENTRE, FRODSHAM, WA6 6RX

    ODS code N81030

    360 m

  • BROOKVALE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81096

    3.8 km

  • WEAVER VALE PRACTICE

    HOSPITAL WAY, RUNCORN, WA7 2UT

    ODS code N81054

    3.8 km

  • HELSBY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81005

    4.2 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Frodsham Rail Station

    RSE · Frodsham

    0.1 miles
  • Frodsham Rail Station

    RLY · Frodsham

    0.1 miles
  • Bridge Stores

    BCT · Frodsham

    0.1 miles
  • Frodsham Rail Station

    RSE · Frodsham

    0.1 miles
  • Bridge Stores

    BCT · Frodsham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

27,484 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
4 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

38 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Luke's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 127 m.

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

Recorded crime

486 published events cover 12 months, averaging 40.5 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.