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WA7 2XZ

Bridgewater · Halton · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA7 5RN 40 m
WA7 2DE 98 m
WA7 5RJ 110 m
WA7 2DQ 112 m
WA7 5RL 133 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA7 2XZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1985
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA7
Postcode sector
WA7 2
Latitude
53.336996
Longitude
-2.705853
British National Grid easting
353,096
British National Grid northing
382,463

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Halton · E06000006
Electoral ward
Bridgewater · E05013173
Parish or community
E43000006
Westminster constituency
Runcorn and Helsby · E14001455
Output area
E00062564
Lower layer super output area
Halton 013E · E01012403
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
66
Primary
45
Secondary
6

  1. Castle View Primary School

    Community school

    531 m

  2. The Brow Community Primary School

    Community school

    601 m

  3. The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    629 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,801
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,287
  • Public order 315
  • Anti social behaviour 212
  • Criminal damage and arson 206
  • Drugs 188

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • CASTLEFIELDS HEALTH CENTRE

    THE VILLAGE SQUARE, CASTLEFIELDS, RUNCORN, WA7 2ST

    ODS code N81019

    958 m

  • BROOKVALE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81096

    1.4 km

  • WEAVER VALE PRACTICE

    HOSPITAL WAY, RUNCORN, WA7 2UT

    ODS code N81054

    1.4 km

  • GROVE HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81066

    1.8 km

  • TOWER HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81057

    1.8 km

  • MURDISHAW

    GORSEWOOD ROAD, MURDISHAW, RUNCORN, WA7 6ES

    ODS code N81072

    3.2 km

  • NEWTOWN SURGERY

    OAKS PLACE, CALDWELL ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7GD

    ODS code N81064

    3.4 km

  • OAKS PLACE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N81619

    3.4 km

  • PEELHOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA

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

    ODS code N81045

    4.1 km

  • BEVAN GROUP PRACTICE

    BEVAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 6TR

    ODS code N81011

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • CASTLE RISE

    BCT · Castle Rise

    0.1 miles

  • SEA LANE

    BCT · Castle Rise

    0.1 miles

  • CASTLE RISE

    BCT · Castle Rise

    0.1 miles

  • Penfolds

    BCT · Halton Brook

    0.1 miles

  • Penfolds

    BCT · Halton Brook

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Halton 013E, 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

2,395 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
6 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

66 open schools are in scope, including 45 primary and 6 secondary schools. Castle View Primary School is the nearest published school at 531 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,801 published events cover 12 months, averaging 233.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,287 events.

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