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WA7 2BF

Halton Castle · Halton · England

Updated September 2026

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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 2AT 36 m
WA7 2AU 71 m
WA7 2BG 85 m
WA7 2BE 88 m
WA7 2AY 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA7 2BF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA7
Postcode sector
WA7 2
Latitude
53.331099
Longitude
-2.695185
British National Grid easting
353,800
British National Grid northing
381,800

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
E00062462
Lower layer super output area
Halton 010C · E01012384
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
53
Primary
39
Secondary
4

  1. St Mary's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    262 m

  2. Rivacre Brook

    Other independent special school

    295 m

  3. The Brow Community Primary School

    Community school

    446 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,924
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,391
  • Public order 332
  • Criminal damage and arson 225
  • Anti social behaviour 218
  • Drugs 194

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • BROOKVALE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81096

    626 m

  • WEAVER VALE PRACTICE

    HOSPITAL WAY, RUNCORN, WA7 2UT

    ODS code N81054

    626 m

  • CASTLEFIELDS HEALTH CENTRE

    THE VILLAGE SQUARE, CASTLEFIELDS, RUNCORN, WA7 2ST

    ODS code N81019

    889 m

  • MURDISHAW

    GORSEWOOD ROAD, MURDISHAW, RUNCORN, WA7 6ES

    ODS code N81072

    2.3 km

  • GROVE HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81066

    2.7 km

  • TOWER HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81057

    2.7 km

  • NEWTOWN SURGERY

    OAKS PLACE, CALDWELL ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7GD

    ODS code N81064

    4.4 km

  • OAKS PLACE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N81619

    4.4 km

  • PRINCEWAY SURGERIES

    PRINCEWAY HEALTH CENTRE, FRODSHAM, WA6 6RX

    ODS code N81030

    4.7 km

  • PEELHOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA

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

    ODS code N81045

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • British Legion

    BCT · Halton Village

    0.0 miles

  • British Legion

    BCT · Halton Village

    0.0 miles

  • Lodge Lane

    BCT · Halton Village

    0.1 miles

  • Pump Lane

    BCT · Halton Village

    0.1 miles

  • Pump Lane

    BCT · Halton Village

    0.1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

53 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Mary's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 262 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,924 published events cover 12 months, averaging 243.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,391 events.

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