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WA7 2NT

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 6LQ 149 m
WA7 2RY 156 m
WA7 2RX 175 m
WA7 6LH 211 m
WA7 2XQ 229 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA7 2NT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1985
Terminated
1 February 2003
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA7
Postcode sector
WA7 2
Latitude
53.337781
Longitude
-2.680725
British National Grid easting
354,770
British National Grid northing
382,534

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
E00188893
Lower layer super output area
Halton 010D · E01012444
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
54
Primary
39
Secondary
4

  1. Bridgewater Park Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    398 m

  2. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    658 m

  3. Windmill Hill Primary School

    Community school

    729 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,633
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 811
  • Public order 188
  • Anti social behaviour 131
  • Criminal damage and arson 128
  • Drugs 105

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

  • CASTLEFIELDS HEALTH CENTRE

    THE VILLAGE SQUARE, CASTLEFIELDS, RUNCORN, WA7 2ST

    ODS code N81019

    746 m

  • BROOKVALE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81096

    1.7 km

  • WEAVER VALE PRACTICE

    HOSPITAL WAY, RUNCORN, WA7 2UT

    ODS code N81054

    1.7 km

  • MURDISHAW

    GORSEWOOD ROAD, MURDISHAW, RUNCORN, WA7 6ES

    ODS code N81072

    1.9 km

  • GROVE HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81066

    3.5 km

  • TOWER HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81057

    3.5 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

  • PEELHOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA

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

    ODS code N81045

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Windmill Hill Estate

    BCT · Windmill Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Norton Priory

    BCT · Norton

    0.1 miles

  • Norton Priory

    BCT · Norton

    0.2 miles

  • Southwood Avenue

    BCT · Windmill Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Southwood Avenue

    BCT · Windmill Hill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Halton 010D, 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

1,672 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
6 of 10
Living environment
8 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

54 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 4 secondary schools. Bridgewater Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 398 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,633 published events cover 12 months, averaging 136.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 811 events.

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