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WA7 2BU

Halton Lea · Halton · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Halton Lea
Local authority
Halton
Constituency
Runcorn and Helsby
Postcode district
WA7
Postcode sector
WA7 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA7 2GX 40 m
WA7 2GZ 42 m
WA7 2GY 61 m
WA7 2EU 67 m
WA7 2BS 74 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA7 2BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 2010
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA7
Postcode sector
WA7 2
Latitude
53.327807
Longitude
-2.697113
British National Grid easting
353,668
British National Grid northing
381,435

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Halton · E06000006
Electoral ward
Halton Lea · E05013180
Parish or community
E43000006
Westminster constituency
Runcorn and Helsby · E14001455
Output area
E00062587
Lower layer super output area
Halton 013F · E01012408
Middle layer super output area
Halton 013 · E02002586

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

    550 m

  2. Rivacre Brook

    Other independent special school

    644 m

  3. The Brow Community Primary School

    Community school

    784 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,937
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,408
  • Public order 326
  • Anti social behaviour 212
  • Criminal damage and arson 204
  • Drugs 192

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
51.1%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
51.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
51.1%
Gigabit-capable
51.1%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
51.1%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • BROOKVALE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81096

    251 m

  • WEAVER VALE PRACTICE

    HOSPITAL WAY, RUNCORN, WA7 2UT

    ODS code N81054

    251 m

  • CASTLEFIELDS HEALTH CENTRE

    THE VILLAGE SQUARE, CASTLEFIELDS, RUNCORN, WA7 2ST

    ODS code N81019

    1.3 km

  • 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

    2.8 km

  • TOWER HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81057

    2.8 km

  • PRINCEWAY SURGERIES

    PRINCEWAY HEALTH CENTRE, FRODSHAM, WA6 6RX

    ODS code N81030

    4.3 km

  • NEWTOWN SURGERY

    OAKS PLACE, CALDWELL ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7GD

    ODS code N81064

    4.6 km

  • OAKS PLACE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N81619

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Halton Lea North

    BCT · Palace Fields

    0.1 miles

  • HALTON LEA

    TXR · Palace Fields

    0.1 miles

  • HALTON LEA

    TXR · Palace Fields

    0.1 miles

  • Halton Lea South

    BCT · Palace Fields

    0.1 miles

  • ASDA- HALTON LEA

    BCT · Palace Fields

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Halton 013F, 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

198 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
7 of 10
Living environment
7 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 550 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,937 published events cover 12 months, averaging 244.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,408 events.

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