WA7 1XS

Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor · 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 1GB 73 m
WA7 1GD 168 m
WA7 1XR 202 m
WA7 1XP 220 m
WA7 1XQ 222 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA7 1XS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 June 2015
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA7
Postcode sector
WA7 1
Latitude
53.343779
Longitude
-2.664298
British National Grid easting
355,870
British National Grid northing
383,191

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Halton · E06000006
Parish or community
E04000318
Westminster constituency
Runcorn and Helsby · E14001455
Output area
E00062485
Lower layer super output area
Halton 009B · E01012386
Middle layer super output area
Halton 009 · E02002582

Postcode source versions

Explore WA7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
47
Primary
34
Secondary
4
  1. Sandymoor Ormiston Academy

    Free schools

    632 m
  2. Windmill Hill Primary School

    Community school

    787 m
  3. St Berteline's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
767
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 344
  • Public order 89
  • Anti social behaviour 77
  • Criminal damage and arson 71
  • Shoplifting 49

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • CASTLEFIELDS HEALTH CENTRE

    THE VILLAGE SQUARE, CASTLEFIELDS, RUNCORN, WA7 2ST

    ODS code N81019

    1.9 km

  • MURDISHAW

    GORSEWOOD ROAD, MURDISHAW, RUNCORN, WA7 6ES

    ODS code N81072

    2.2 km

  • BROOKVALE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81096

    3.0 km

  • WEAVER VALE PRACTICE

    HOSPITAL WAY, RUNCORN, WA7 2UT

    ODS code N81054

    3.0 km

  • GROVE HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81066

    4.5 km

  • TOWER HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81057

    4.5 km

  • PENKETH HEALTH CENTRE

    HONITON WAY, PENKETH, WARRINGTON, WA5 2EY

    ODS code N81020

    4.8 km

  • PEELHOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA

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

    ODS code N81045

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Sandymoor Lane

    BCT · Norton

    0.1 miles
  • Sandymoor Lane

    BCT · Norton

    0.1 miles
  • Pitts Heath

    BCT · Norton

    0.1 miles
  • Pitts Heath

    BCT · Norton

    0.1 miles
  • Dorchester

    BCT · Norton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Halton 009B, 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

30,089 of 33,755

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

47 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 4 secondary schools. Sandymoor Ormiston Academy is the nearest published school at 632 m.

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

Recorded crime

767 published events cover 12 months, averaging 63.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 344 events.

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