WA7 2GW

Halton Lea · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA7 2ES 74 m
WA7 2PF 76 m
WA7 2SX 76 m
WA7 2HG 102 m
WA7 2FS 134 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA7 2GW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA7
Postcode sector
WA7 2
Latitude
53.329472
Longitude
-2.696810
British National Grid easting
353,690
British National Grid northing
381,620

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
E00062585
Lower layer super output area
Halton 015A · E01012406
Middle layer super output area
Halton 015 · E02002588

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

    421 m
  2. Rivacre Brook

    Other independent special school

    458 m
  3. The Brow Community Primary School

    Community school

    600 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,946
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,384
  • Public order 320
  • Criminal damage and arson 219
  • Anti social behaviour 218
  • Drugs 200

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

9

within 5 km

  • BROOKVALE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81096

    435 m

  • WEAVER VALE PRACTICE

    HOSPITAL WAY, RUNCORN, WA7 2UT

    ODS code N81054

    435 m

  • CASTLEFIELDS HEALTH CENTRE

    THE VILLAGE SQUARE, CASTLEFIELDS, RUNCORN, WA7 2ST

    ODS code N81019

    1.1 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

    2.7 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

    4.5 km

  • OAKS PLACE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N81619

    4.5 km

  • PRINCEWAY SURGERIES

    PRINCEWAY HEALTH CENTRE, FRODSHAM, WA6 6RX

    ODS code N81030

    4.5 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • HALTON LEA

    TXR · Palace Fields

    0.1 miles
  • HALTON LEA

    TXR · Palace Fields

    0.1 miles
  • Halton Lea North

    BCT · Palace Fields

    0.1 miles
  • British Legion

    BCT · Halton Village

    0.1 miles
  • British Legion

    BCT · Halton Village

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Halton 015A, 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

5,976 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
8 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 421 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,946 published events cover 12 months, averaging 245.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,384 events.

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