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WA7 4WZ

Beechwood & Heath · Halton · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Beechwood & Heath
Local authority
Halton
Constituency
Runcorn and Helsby
Postcode district
WA7
Postcode sector
WA7 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA7 4UZ 0 m
WA7 4XG 83 m
WA7 4PA 94 m
WA7 4XN 146 m
WA7 4XL 155 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA7 4WZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 2003
Terminated
1 October 2005
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA7
Postcode sector
WA7 4
Latitude
53.330209
Longitude
-2.729781
British National Grid easting
351,495
British National Grid northing
381,724

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Halton · E06000006
Electoral ward
Beechwood & Heath · E05013171
Parish or community
E43000006
Westminster constituency
Runcorn and Helsby · E14001455
Output area
E00062640
Lower layer super output area
Halton 016E · E01012418
Middle layer super output area
Halton 016 · E02002589

Postcode source versions

Explore WA7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
60
Primary
43
Secondary
4

  1. Pewithall School

    Community school

    345 m

  2. St Clement's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    354 m

  3. The Heath School

    Academy converter

    630 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,283
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,053
  • Public order 244
  • Anti social behaviour 179
  • Criminal damage and arson 170
  • Drugs 148

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WA7 4 residents
9,174

Age bands in WA7 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.5%

1,406 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

923 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.9%

2,175 residents

Age 45 to 64
28%

2,546 residents

Age 65 and over
22.5%

2,045 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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • GROVE HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81066

    1.2 km

  • TOWER HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81057

    1.2 km

  • BROOKVALE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81096

    2.3 km

  • WEAVER VALE PRACTICE

    HOSPITAL WAY, RUNCORN, WA7 2UT

    ODS code N81054

    2.3 km

  • CASTLEFIELDS HEALTH CENTRE

    THE VILLAGE SQUARE, CASTLEFIELDS, RUNCORN, WA7 2ST

    ODS code N81019

    2.7 km

  • NEWTOWN SURGERY

    OAKS PLACE, CALDWELL ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7GD

    ODS code N81064

    3.6 km

  • OAKS PLACE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N81619

    3.6 km

  • PRINCEWAY SURGERIES

    PRINCEWAY HEALTH CENTRE, FRODSHAM, WA6 6RX

    ODS code N81030

    4.1 km

  • THE BEECHES MEDICAL CTR

    20 DITCHFIELD ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 8QS

    ODS code N81037

    4.5 km

  • MURDISHAW

    GORSEWOOD ROAD, MURDISHAW, RUNCORN, WA7 6ES

    ODS code N81072

    4.5 km

  • PEELHOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA

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

    ODS code N81045

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • FIRE STATION

    BCT · Runcorn Heath

    0.1 miles

  • FIRE STATION

    BCT · Runcorn Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Heath Road

    BCT · Runcorn

    0.1 miles

  • Heath Road

    BCT · Runcorn

    0.1 miles

  • LANGDALE ROAD/HEATH ROAD

    BCT · Runcorn

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Halton 016E, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,543 of 33,755

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

60 open schools are in scope, including 43 primary and 4 secondary schools. Pewithall School is the nearest published school at 345 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,283 published events cover 12 months, averaging 190.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,053 events.

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