WA7 1LU

Halton Castle · Halton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA7 1PJ 205 m
WA7 1TW 271 m
WA7 1SQ 327 m
WA7 1LS 385 m
WA7 1NZ 391 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA7 1LU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 2014
Terminated
1 August 2016
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA7
Postcode sector
WA7 1
Latitude
53.344611
Longitude
-2.717785
British National Grid easting
352,310
British National Grid northing
383,318

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Halton · E06000006
Parish or community
E43000006
Westminster constituency
Runcorn and Helsby · E14001455
Output area
E00170540
Lower layer super output area
Halton 010B · E01012382
Middle layer super output area
Halton 010 · E02002583

Postcode source versions

Explore WA7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
66
Primary
44
Secondary
7
  1. St Edward's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    483 m
  2. The Grange School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km
  3. Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,678
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 775
  • Public order 173
  • Anti social behaviour 147
  • Criminal damage and arson 137
  • Drugs 126

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • GROVE HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81066

    1.0 km

  • TOWER HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81057

    1.0 km

  • CASTLEFIELDS HEALTH CENTRE

    THE VILLAGE SQUARE, CASTLEFIELDS, RUNCORN, WA7 2ST

    ODS code N81019

    1.8 km

  • NEWTOWN SURGERY

    OAKS PLACE, CALDWELL ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7GD

    ODS code N81064

    2.3 km

  • OAKS PLACE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N81619

    2.3 km

  • BROOKVALE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81096

    2.5 km

  • WEAVER VALE PRACTICE

    HOSPITAL WAY, RUNCORN, WA7 2UT

    ODS code N81054

    2.5 km

  • PEELHOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA

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

    ODS code N81045

    3.1 km

  • THE BEECHES MEDICAL CTR

    20 DITCHFIELD ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 8QS

    ODS code N81037

    3.9 km

  • BEVAN GROUP PRACTICE

    BEVAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 6TR

    ODS code N81011

    3.9 km

  • UPTON ROCKS PRIMARY CARE

    HEATH ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7NU

    ODS code N81651

    4.0 km

  • MURDISHAW

    GORSEWOOD ROAD, MURDISHAW, RUNCORN, WA7 6ES

    ODS code N81072

    4.3 km

  • FIR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPTON ROCKS, WIDNES, WA8 9DT

    ODS code N81035

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • The Linnets

    BCT · Astmoor

    0.1 miles
  • Mason Street

    BCT · Astmoor

    0.1 miles
  • Mason Street

    BCT · Runcorn

    0.2 miles
  • Eddison Road

    BCT · Astmoor

    0.2 miles
  • Eddison Road

    BCT · Astmoor

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Halton 010B, 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

435 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
8 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

66 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Edward's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 483 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,678 published events cover 12 months, averaging 139.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 775 events.

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