WA6 7NX

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 7NR 31 m
WA6 7PD 68 m
WA6 7QB 102 m
WA6 7PB 132 m
WA6 7PF 161 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA6 7NX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA6
Postcode sector
WA6 7
Latitude
53.300370
Longitude
-2.723194
British National Grid easting
351,900
British National Grid northing
378,400

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
E00094317
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 002E · E01018689
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
46
Primary
36
Secondary
4
  1. Frodsham Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    438 m
  2. St Luke's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    691 m
  3. Frodsham Manor House Primary School

    Community school

    694 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
468
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 210
  • Public order 72
  • Anti social behaviour 51
  • Criminal damage and arson 35
  • Other theft 22

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • PRINCEWAY SURGERIES

    PRINCEWAY HEALTH CENTRE, FRODSHAM, WA6 6RX

    ODS code N81030

    848 m

  • BROOKVALE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81096

    3.3 km

  • WEAVER VALE PRACTICE

    HOSPITAL WAY, RUNCORN, WA7 2UT

    ODS code N81054

    3.3 km

  • GROVE HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81066

    4.6 km

  • TOWER HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81057

    4.6 km

  • HELSBY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81005

    4.6 km

  • CASTLEFIELDS HEALTH CENTRE

    THE VILLAGE SQUARE, CASTLEFIELDS, RUNCORN, WA7 2ST

    ODS code N81019

    4.8 km

  • MURDISHAW

    GORSEWOOD ROAD, MURDISHAW, RUNCORN, WA7 6ES

    ODS code N81072

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Wayford Close

    BCT · Frodsham

    0.1 miles
  • St Hildas Drive

    BCT · Frodsham

    0.2 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Frodsham

    0.2 miles
  • Ship Street Playground

    BCT · Frodsham

    0.2 miles
  • St Hilda's Drive

    BCT · Frodsham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,552 of 33,755

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

46 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 4 secondary schools. Frodsham Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 438 m.

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

Recorded crime

468 published events cover 12 months, averaging 39 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 210 events.

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