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WA7 2AF

Halton Castle · Halton · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Runcorn
Ward
Halton Castle
Local authority
Halton
Constituency
Runcorn and Helsby
Postcode district
WA7
Postcode sector
WA7 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA7 2AG 83 m
WA7 2AE 104 m
WA7 2SG 118 m
WA7 2BL 122 m
WA7 2HD 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA7 2AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA7
Postcode sector
WA7 2
Latitude
53.336059
Longitude
-2.693958
British National Grid easting
353,887
British National Grid northing
382,351

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Halton · E06000006
Electoral ward
Halton Castle · E05013179
Parish or community
E43000006
Westminster constituency
Runcorn and Helsby · E14001455
Output area
E00062461
Lower layer super output area
Halton 010C · E01012384
Middle layer super output area
Halton 010 · E02002583

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
15, Summer Lane, Halton, Runcorn, WA7 2AF 10 January 2025 £545,000
31, Summer Lane, Halton, Runcorn, WA7 2AF 16 June 2022 £184,000
31, Summer Lane, Halton, Runcorn, WA7 2AF 29 April 2022 £184,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
56
Primary
41
Secondary
4

  1. The Brow Community Primary School

    Community school

    276 m

  2. Rivacre Brook

    Other independent special school

    330 m

  3. Astmoor Primary School

    Community school

    424 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,498
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,180
  • Public order 295
  • Criminal damage and arson 196
  • Anti social behaviour 187
  • Drugs 165

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
40

21 female, 19 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.0
WA7 2 residents
15,820

Age bands in WA7 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.4%

2,851 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

1,751 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.8%

3,841 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.7%

3,980 residents

Age 65 and over
19.8%

3,071 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA7 2 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

9

within 5 km

  • CASTLEFIELDS HEALTH CENTRE

    THE VILLAGE SQUARE, CASTLEFIELDS, RUNCORN, WA7 2ST

    ODS code N81019

    340 m

  • BROOKVALE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81096

    1.2 km

  • WEAVER VALE PRACTICE

    HOSPITAL WAY, RUNCORN, WA7 2UT

    ODS code N81054

    1.2 km

  • MURDISHAW

    GORSEWOOD ROAD, MURDISHAW, RUNCORN, WA7 6ES

    ODS code N81072

    2.5 km

  • GROVE HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81066

    2.6 km

  • TOWER HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81057

    2.6 km

  • NEWTOWN SURGERY

    OAKS PLACE, CALDWELL ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7GD

    ODS code N81064

    4.0 km

  • OAKS PLACE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N81619

    4.0 km

  • PEELHOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA

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

    ODS code N81045

    4.4 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

  • Norton Arms

    BCT · Halton Village

    0.2 miles

  • The Brow

    BCT · Halton Village

    0.2 miles

  • NORTON ARMS

    BCT · Halton Village

    0.2 miles

  • The Brow

    BCT · Halton Village

    0.2 miles

  • Rolands Walk

    BCT · Halton Village

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Halton 010C, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,271 of 33,755

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £184,000 from 3 recorded sales in WA7 2AF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Halton is £193,134 in June 2026, up 3.7% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

56 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 4 secondary schools. The Brow Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 276 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,498 published events cover 12 months, averaging 208.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,180 events.

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