WA6 7LA

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 7NB 67 m
WA6 7LX 94 m
WA6 7LW 125 m
WA6 7ND 140 m
WA6 7NA 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA6 7LA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA6
Postcode sector
WA6 7
Latitude
53.296829
Longitude
-2.714132
British National Grid easting
352,500
British National Grid northing
378,000

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
E00094335
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 002B · E01018686
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
43
Primary
33
Secondary
4
  1. Frodsham Manor House Primary School

    Community school

    37 m
  2. St Luke's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    528 m
  3. Frodsham Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    676 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
478
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 212
  • Public order 76
  • Anti social behaviour 51
  • Criminal damage and arson 33
  • Other theft 24

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • PRINCEWAY SURGERIES

    PRINCEWAY HEALTH CENTRE, FRODSHAM, WA6 6RX

    ODS code N81030

    944 m

  • BROOKVALE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81096

    3.4 km

  • WEAVER VALE PRACTICE

    HOSPITAL WAY, RUNCORN, WA7 2UT

    ODS code N81054

    3.4 km

  • MURDISHAW

    GORSEWOOD ROAD, MURDISHAW, RUNCORN, WA7 6ES

    ODS code N81072

    4.6 km

  • HELSBY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81005

    4.8 km

  • CASTLEFIELDS HEALTH CENTRE

    THE VILLAGE SQUARE, CASTLEFIELDS, RUNCORN, WA7 2ST

    ODS code N81019

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Langdale Way

    BCT · Frodsham

    0.1 miles
  • Langdale Way

    BCT · Frodsham

    0.1 miles
  • Texaco Garage

    BCT · Frodsham

    0.1 miles
  • Texaco Garage

    BCT · Frodsham

    0.1 miles
  • Ennerdale Drive

    BCT · Frodsham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,948 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

43 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 4 secondary schools. Frodsham Manor House Primary School is the nearest published school at 37 m.

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

Recorded crime

478 published events cover 12 months, averaging 39.833 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.