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WA7 2YW

Halton Lea · Halton · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA7 2WX 94 m
WA7 2FP 171 m
WA7 2FW 174 m
WA7 2FX 176 m
WA7 2WZ 195 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA7 2YW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA7
Postcode sector
WA7 2
Latitude
53.323519
Longitude
-2.704775
British National Grid easting
353,153
British National Grid northing
380,963

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Halton · E06000006
Electoral ward
Halton Lea · E05013180
Parish or community
E43000006
Westminster constituency
Runcorn and Helsby · E14001455
Output area
E00062595
Lower layer super output area
Halton 013F · E01012408
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
48
Primary
36
Secondary
4

  1. Woodside Primary School

    Community school

    283 m

  2. Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery

    Academy sponsor led

    373 m

  3. Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    507 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,448
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,143
  • Public order 278
  • Criminal damage and arson 175
  • Anti social behaviour 172
  • Drugs 165

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

  • BROOKVALE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81096

    574 m

  • WEAVER VALE PRACTICE

    HOSPITAL WAY, RUNCORN, WA7 2UT

    ODS code N81054

    574 m

  • CASTLEFIELDS HEALTH CENTRE

    THE VILLAGE SQUARE, CASTLEFIELDS, RUNCORN, WA7 2ST

    ODS code N81019

    1.9 km

  • GROVE HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81066

    2.7 km

  • TOWER HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81057

    2.7 km

  • MURDISHAW

    GORSEWOOD ROAD, MURDISHAW, RUNCORN, WA7 6ES

    ODS code N81072

    2.8 km

  • PRINCEWAY SURGERIES

    PRINCEWAY HEALTH CENTRE, FRODSHAM, WA6 6RX

    ODS code N81030

    3.7 km

  • NEWTOWN SURGERY

    OAKS PLACE, CALDWELL ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7GD

    ODS code N81064

    4.8 km

  • OAKS PLACE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N81619

    4.8 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

  • St Chads School

    BCT · Grange

    0.2 miles

  • Halton Lodge

    BCT · Grange

    0.2 miles

  • Halton Lodge

    BCT · Grange

    0.3 miles

  • Handforth Lane

    BCT · Grange

    0.3 miles

  • Handforth Lane

    BCT · Hallwood Park

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Halton 013F, 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

198 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
7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

48 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 4 secondary schools. Woodside Primary School is the nearest published school at 283 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,448 published events cover 12 months, averaging 204 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,143 events.

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