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WA7 5YL

Grange · Halton · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Grange
Local authority
Halton
Constituency
Runcorn and Helsby
Postcode district
WA7
Postcode sector
WA7 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA7 5YP 22 m
WA7 5YR 99 m
WA7 5YN 113 m
WA7 5YS 145 m
WA7 5YW 160 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA7 5YL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA7
Postcode sector
WA7 5
Latitude
53.324728
Longitude
-2.708593
British National Grid easting
352,900
British National Grid northing
381,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Halton · E06000006
Electoral ward
Grange · E05013178
Parish or community
E43000006
Westminster constituency
Runcorn and Helsby · E14001455
Output area
E00062582
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

    28 m

  2. Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    219 m

  3. Halton Lodge Nursery & Primary School

    Academy converter

    619 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,382
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,079
  • Public order 263
  • Anti social behaviour 182
  • Criminal damage and arson 176
  • Drugs 167

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WA7 5 residents
12,831

Age bands in WA7 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.3%

2,306 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

1,412 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.2%

3,311 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.3%

3,325 residents

Age 65 and over
18%

2,280 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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • BROOKVALE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81096

    787 m

  • WEAVER VALE PRACTICE

    HOSPITAL WAY, RUNCORN, WA7 2UT

    ODS code N81054

    787 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

    2.4 km

  • TOWER HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81057

    2.4 km

  • MURDISHAW

    GORSEWOOD ROAD, MURDISHAW, RUNCORN, WA7 6ES

    ODS code N81072

    3.1 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

    4.5 km

  • OAKS PLACE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N81619

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • St Chads School

    BCT · Grange

    0.1 miles

  • Halton Lodge

    BCT · Grange

    0.1 miles

  • Halton Lodge

    BCT · Grange

    0.1 miles

  • Handforth Lane

    BCT · Grange

    0.2 miles

  • Handforth Lane

    BCT · Hallwood Park

    0.2 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 28 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,382 published events cover 12 months, averaging 198.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,079 events.

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