WA7 2SR

Halton Castle · 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 2EQ 106 m
WA7 2EG 107 m
WA7 2JW 109 m
WA7 2JR 110 m
WA7 2JX 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA7 2SR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2009
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA7
Postcode sector
WA7 2
Latitude
53.337156
Longitude
-2.700074
British National Grid easting
353,481
British National Grid northing
382,477

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
E00170540
Lower layer super output area
Halton 010B · E01012382
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
61
Primary
42
Secondary
6
  1. The Brow Community Primary School

    Community school

    307 m
  2. Rivacre Brook

    Other independent special school

    456 m
  3. The Bridge School

    Pupil referral unit

    556 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,546
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,206
  • Public order 284
  • Anti social behaviour 194
  • Criminal damage and arson 189
  • Drugs 172

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
40

19 female, 21 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
1.8
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA7 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

  • CASTLEFIELDS HEALTH CENTRE

    THE VILLAGE SQUARE, CASTLEFIELDS, RUNCORN, WA7 2ST

    ODS code N81019

    582 m

  • BROOKVALE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81096

    1.3 km

  • WEAVER VALE PRACTICE

    HOSPITAL WAY, RUNCORN, WA7 2UT

    ODS code N81054

    1.3 km

  • GROVE HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81066

    2.2 km

  • TOWER HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81057

    2.2 km

  • MURDISHAW

    GORSEWOOD ROAD, MURDISHAW, RUNCORN, WA7 6ES

    ODS code N81072

    2.9 km

  • NEWTOWN SURGERY

    OAKS PLACE, CALDWELL ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7GD

    ODS code N81064

    3.7 km

  • OAKS PLACE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N81619

    3.7 km

  • PEELHOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA

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

    ODS code N81045

    4.2 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

  • The Calvers

    BCT · Halton Brook

    0.1 miles
  • Rolands Walk

    BCT · Halton Village

    0.1 miles
  • The Calvers

    BCT · Halton Brook

    0.1 miles
  • Rolands Walk

    BCT · Halton Village

    0.1 miles
  • The Brow

    BCT · Halton Village

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Halton 010B, 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

435 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

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

61 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 6 secondary schools. The Brow Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 307 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,546 published events cover 12 months, averaging 212.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,206 events.

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