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WA7 6FJ

Norton North · Halton · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Norton North
Local authority
Halton
Constituency
Runcorn and Helsby
Postcode district
WA7
Postcode sector
WA7 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA7 6RH 86 m
WA7 6EB 161 m
WA7 6SG 188 m
WA7 6DX 219 m
WA7 6SQ 221 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA7 6FJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA7
Postcode sector
WA7 6
Latitude
53.325963
Longitude
-2.670702
British National Grid easting
355,425
British National Grid northing
381,213

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Halton · E06000006
Electoral ward
Norton North · E05013185
Parish or community
E43000006
Westminster constituency
Runcorn and Helsby · E14001455
Output area
E00062714
Lower layer super output area
Halton 009E · E01012435
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
41
Primary
32
Secondary
4

  1. Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    465 m

  2. St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool

    Voluntary aided school

    603 m

  3. Gorsewood Primary School

    Community school

    613 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,837
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,009
  • Public order 197
  • Criminal damage and arson 123
  • Anti social behaviour 116
  • Drugs 95

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WA7 6 residents
15,124

Age bands in WA7 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.6%

2,932 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

1,741 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.4%

3,658 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

3,923 residents

Age 65 and over
18.2%

2,729 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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • MURDISHAW

    GORSEWOOD ROAD, MURDISHAW, RUNCORN, WA7 6ES

    ODS code N81072

    562 m

  • BROOKVALE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81096

    1.7 km

  • WEAVER VALE PRACTICE

    HOSPITAL WAY, RUNCORN, WA7 2UT

    ODS code N81054

    1.7 km

  • CASTLEFIELDS HEALTH CENTRE

    THE VILLAGE SQUARE, CASTLEFIELDS, RUNCORN, WA7 2ST

    ODS code N81019

    2.0 km

  • GROVE HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81066

    4.5 km

  • TOWER HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81057

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Parkgate Way

    BCT · Murdishaw

    0.0 miles

  • Parkgate Way

    BCT · Murdishaw

    0.1 miles

  • Runcorn East

    BCT · Eanley Wood

    0.2 miles

  • Runcorn East

    BCT · Eanley Wood

    0.2 miles

  • Runcorn East Rail Station

    RLY · Norton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Halton 009E, 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

29,035 of 33,755

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

41 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 4 secondary schools. Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 465 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,837 published events cover 12 months, averaging 153.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,009 events.

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