WA7 2YF

Beechwood & Heath · 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 2YG 32 m
WA7 2YE 73 m
WA7 2YA 95 m
WA7 2YH 100 m
WA7 2YQ 100 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA7 2YF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 1984
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA7
Postcode sector
WA7 2
Latitude
53.320720
Longitude
-2.706875
British National Grid easting
353,010
British National Grid northing
380,653

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
E00062420
Lower layer super output area
Halton 016C · E01012373
Middle layer super output area
Halton 016 · E02002589

Postcode source versions

Explore WA7

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Rothbury Close, Beechwood, Runcorn, WA7 2YF 29 April 2021 £157,500
7, Rothbury Close, Beechwood, Runcorn, WA7 2YF 24 May 2013 £125,000
1, Rothbury Close, Beechwood, Runcorn, WA7 2YF 25 September 2009 £110,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
35
Secondary
4
  1. Beechwood Primary School

    Community school

    321 m
  2. Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery

    Academy sponsor led

    334 m
  3. Woodside Primary School

    Community school

    477 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,036
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 914
  • Public order 235
  • Criminal damage and arson 145
  • Anti social behaviour 142
  • Drugs 138

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

8 female, 9 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.4
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 0.1% 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+
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

  • BROOKVALE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81096

    857 m

  • WEAVER VALE PRACTICE

    HOSPITAL WAY, RUNCORN, WA7 2UT

    ODS code N81054

    857 m

  • CASTLEFIELDS HEALTH CENTRE

    THE VILLAGE SQUARE, CASTLEFIELDS, RUNCORN, WA7 2ST

    ODS code N81019

    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

  • MURDISHAW

    GORSEWOOD ROAD, MURDISHAW, RUNCORN, WA7 6ES

    ODS code N81072

    3.0 km

  • PRINCEWAY SURGERIES

    PRINCEWAY HEALTH CENTRE, FRODSHAM, WA6 6RX

    ODS code N81030

    3.4 km

  • NEWTOWN SURGERY

    OAKS PLACE, CALDWELL ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7GD

    ODS code N81064

    5.0 km

  • OAKS PLACE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N81619

    5.0 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

  • Beechwood

    BCT · Beechwood

    0.2 miles
  • Beechwood

    BCT · Beechwood

    0.2 miles
  • Coniston Close

    BCT · Beechwood

    0.2 miles
  • Coniston Close

    BCT · Beechwood

    0.2 miles
  • Handforth Lane

    BCT · Hallwood Park

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Halton 016C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,227 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
8 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

46 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 4 secondary schools. Beechwood Primary School is the nearest published school at 321 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,036 published events cover 12 months, averaging 169.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 914 events.

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