WA7 4XU

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA7 4XR 130 m
WA7 4XP 172 m
WA7 4XW 324 m
WA7 4XT 359 m
WA7 2TX 496 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA7 4XU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA7
Postcode sector
WA7 4
Latitude
53.313688
Longitude
-2.714894
British National Grid easting
352,468
British National Grid northing
379,876

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
E00062634
Lower layer super output area
Halton 016D · E01012415
Middle layer super output area
Halton 016 · E02002589

Postcode source versions

Explore WA7

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
A I C, Weaver View, Clifton, Runcorn, WA7 4XU 28 June 2017 £170,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
35
Secondary
4
  1. The Cavendish High Academy

    Academy special converter

    709 m
  2. Beechwood Primary School

    Community school

    721 m
  3. Hillview Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
738
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 360
  • Public order 82
  • Anti social behaviour 54
  • Drugs 48
  • Criminal damage and arson 47

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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • BROOKVALE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81096

    1.8 km

  • WEAVER VALE PRACTICE

    HOSPITAL WAY, RUNCORN, WA7 2UT

    ODS code N81054

    1.8 km

  • PRINCEWAY SURGERIES

    PRINCEWAY HEALTH CENTRE, FRODSHAM, WA6 6RX

    ODS code N81030

    2.4 km

  • CASTLEFIELDS HEALTH CENTRE

    THE VILLAGE SQUARE, CASTLEFIELDS, RUNCORN, WA7 2ST

    ODS code N81019

    3.2 km

  • GROVE HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81066

    3.3 km

  • TOWER HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81057

    3.3 km

  • MURDISHAW

    GORSEWOOD ROAD, MURDISHAW, RUNCORN, WA7 6ES

    ODS code N81072

    3.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Clifton Village

    BCT · Clifton

    0.1 miles
  • Clifton Top

    BCT · Clifton

    0.2 miles
  • Clifton Top

    BCT · Clifton

    0.3 miles
  • Coniston Close

    BCT · Beechwood

    0.4 miles
  • Coniston Close

    BCT · Beechwood

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Halton 016D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,992 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
6 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

45 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 4 secondary schools. The Cavendish High Academy is the nearest published school at 709 m.

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

Recorded crime

738 published events cover 12 months, averaging 61.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 360 events.

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