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WA7 3FS

Norton South & Preston Brook · Halton · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Norton South & Preston Brook
Local authority
Halton
Constituency
Runcorn and Helsby
Postcode district
WA7
Postcode sector
WA7 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA7 3FA 20 m
WA7 3PD 168 m
WA7 3NA 180 m
WA7 3PE 182 m
WA7 3NB 213 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA7 3FS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 April 2002
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA7
Postcode sector
WA7 3
Latitude
53.316883
Longitude
-2.653026
British National Grid easting
356,593
British National Grid northing
380,192

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Halton · E06000006
Electoral ward
Norton South & Preston Brook · E05013186
Parish or community
E04000316
Westminster constituency
Runcorn and Helsby · E14001455
Output area
E00062491
Lower layer super output area
Halton 009A · E01012385
Middle layer super output area
Halton 009 · E02002582

Postcode source versions

Explore WA7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
25
Secondary
4

  1. Gorsewood Primary School

    Community school

    997 m

  2. St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km

  3. Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
641
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 389
  • Public order 66
  • Anti social behaviour 33
  • Criminal damage and arson 29
  • Other theft 28

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WA7 3 residents
3,241

Age bands in WA7 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.8%

532 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.7%

276 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.6%

849 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.7%

1,105 residents

Age 65 and over
23.1%

832 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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • MURDISHAW

    GORSEWOOD ROAD, MURDISHAW, RUNCORN, WA7 6ES

    ODS code N81072

    1.0 km

  • BROOKVALE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81096

    3.1 km

  • WEAVER VALE PRACTICE

    HOSPITAL WAY, RUNCORN, WA7 2UT

    ODS code N81054

    3.1 km

  • CASTLEFIELDS HEALTH CENTRE

    THE VILLAGE SQUARE, CASTLEFIELDS, RUNCORN, WA7 2ST

    ODS code N81019

    3.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Whitehouse Industrial Estate

    BCT · Preston Brook

    0.2 miles

  • Chester Road

    BCT · Preston Brook

    0.2 miles

  • Chester Road

    BCT · Preston Brook

    0.2 miles

  • Aston Green

    BCT · Preston Brook

    0.2 miles

  • Aston Green

    BCT · Preston Brook

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Halton 009A, 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

30,002 of 33,755

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

34 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 4 secondary schools. Gorsewood Primary School is the nearest published school at 997 m.

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

Recorded crime

641 published events cover 12 months, averaging 53.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 389 events.

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