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WA7 1BF

Bridgewater · Halton · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bridgewater
Local authority
Halton
Constituency
Runcorn and Helsby
Postcode district
WA7
Postcode sector
WA7 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA7 1DF 30 m
WA7 1BZ 61 m
WA7 1BS 63 m
WA7 1BT 79 m
WA7 1NG 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA7 1BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA7
Postcode sector
WA7 1
Latitude
53.342661
Longitude
-2.729648
British National Grid easting
351,518
British National Grid northing
383,109

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Halton · E06000006
Electoral ward
Bridgewater · E05013173
Parish or community
E43000006
Westminster constituency
Runcorn and Helsby · E14001455
Output area
E00170526
Lower layer super output area
Halton 012E · E01012430
Middle layer super output area
Halton 012 · E02002585

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
70
Primary
48
Secondary
7

  1. Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    383 m

  2. St Edward's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    395 m

  3. Victoria Road Primary School

    Community school

    648 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,590
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 718
  • Public order 179
  • Anti social behaviour 141
  • Criminal damage and arson 118
  • Drugs 106

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

9 female, 4 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
1.9
WA7 1 residents
6,988

Age bands in WA7 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18%

1,412 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.1%

872 residents

Age 25 to 44
33.7%

2,639 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.6%

2,164 residents

Age 65 and over
9.6%

753 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA7 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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 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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

14

within 5 km

  • GROVE HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81066

    249 m

  • TOWER HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81057

    249 m

  • NEWTOWN SURGERY

    OAKS PLACE, CALDWELL ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7GD

    ODS code N81064

    2.2 km

  • OAKS PLACE SURGERY

    WIDNES HEALTH CARE RESOURCE CENTRE, OAKS PLACE, CALDWELL ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7GD

    ODS code N81619

    2.2 km

  • CASTLEFIELDS HEALTH CENTRE

    THE VILLAGE SQUARE, CASTLEFIELDS, RUNCORN, WA7 2ST

    ODS code N81019

    2.6 km

  • BROOKVALE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81096

    2.9 km

  • WEAVER VALE PRACTICE

    HOSPITAL WAY, RUNCORN, WA7 2UT

    ODS code N81054

    2.9 km

  • PEELHOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA

    PEEL HOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA, PEEL HOUSE LANE, WIDNES, WA8 6TN

    ODS code N81045

    3.3 km

  • THE BEECHES MEDICAL CTR

    20 DITCHFIELD ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 8QS

    ODS code N81037

    3.4 km

  • UPTON ROCKS PRIMARY CARE

    HEATH ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7NU

    ODS code N81651

    3.8 km

  • BEVAN GROUP PRACTICE

    BEVAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 6TR

    ODS code N81011

    4.1 km

  • FIR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPTON ROCKS, WIDNES, WA8 9DT

    ODS code N81035

    4.5 km

  • HOUGH GREEN HEALTH PARK

    HOUGH GREEN ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 4PF

    ODS code N81119

    4.8 km

  • MURDISHAW

    GORSEWOOD ROAD, MURDISHAW, RUNCORN, WA7 6ES

    ODS code N81072

    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

  • RUNCORN HIGH STREET- STAND B

    BCT · Runcorn

    0.1 miles

  • Runcorn High Street Bus Station

    BCT · Runcorn

    0.1 miles

  • RUNCORN HIGH STREET- STAND C

    BCT · Runcorn

    0.1 miles

  • Runcorn High Street Bus Station

    BCT · Runcorn

    0.1 miles

  • RUNCORN HIGH STREET- STAND A

    BCT · Runcorn

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Halton 012E, 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

976 of 33,755

Income
1 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
5 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.

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

70 open schools are in scope, including 48 primary and 7 secondary schools. Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 383 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,590 published events cover 12 months, averaging 132.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 718 events.

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