WA6 7HG

Frodsham · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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Constituency
Runcorn and Helsby
Postcode district
WA6
Postcode sector
WA6 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA6 7HE 25 m
WA6 7AN 42 m
WA6 7BF 69 m
WA6 7GB 80 m
WA6 7NY 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA6 7HG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2012
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA6
Postcode sector
WA6 7
Latitude
53.297564
Longitude
-2.722021
British National Grid easting
351,975
British National Grid northing
378,087

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
E00094314
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

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

    369 m
  2. Frodsham Manor House Primary School

    Community school

    519 m
  3. Frodsham Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    623 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
479
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 211
  • Public order 71
  • 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
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

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.

GP practices

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • PRINCEWAY SURGERIES

    PRINCEWAY HEALTH CENTRE, FRODSHAM, WA6 6RX

    ODS code N81030

    594 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

    4.9 km

  • TOWER HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81057

    4.9 km

  • MURDISHAW

    GORSEWOOD ROAD, MURDISHAW, RUNCORN, WA7 6ES

    ODS code N81072

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • St Hilda's Drive

    BCT · Frodsham

    0.1 miles
  • Wayford Close

    BCT · Frodsham

    0.1 miles
  • Morrisons

    BCT · Frodsham

    0.1 miles
  • Frodsham Rail Station

    RLY · Frodsham

    0.1 miles
  • High Street

    STR · 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

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 369 m.

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

Recorded crime

479 published events cover 12 months, averaging 39.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 211 events.

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