WA7 2HA

Halton Lea · Halton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA7 2HG 53 m
WA7 2GW 57 m
WA7 2ES 71 m
WA7 2FS 81 m
WA7 2PF 100 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA7 2HA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 November 2025
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA7
Postcode sector
WA7 2
Latitude
53.329107
Longitude
-2.696218
British National Grid easting
353,729
British National Grid northing
381,579

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

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Runcorn Magistrates' Court, Halton Lea, Runcorn, WA7 2HA 10 July 2020 £200,000

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

    410 m
  2. Rivacre Brook

    Other independent special school

    500 m
  3. The Brow Community Primary School

    Community school

    645 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,909
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,367
  • Public order 316
  • Anti social behaviour 216
  • Criminal damage and arson 213
  • Drugs 196

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+
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%

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

    397 m

  • WEAVER VALE PRACTICE

    HOSPITAL WAY, RUNCORN, WA7 2UT

    ODS code N81054

    397 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

    2.8 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

    4.5 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

Nearby transport

  • HALTON LEA

    TXR · Palace Fields

    0.0 miles
  • HALTON LEA

    TXR · Palace Fields

    0.0 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.

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
0
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

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 410 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,909 published events cover 12 months, averaging 242.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,367 events.

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