WA7 6JX

Norton North · 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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA7 6JZ 65 m
WA7 6JU 69 m
WA7 6JT 70 m
WA7 6JS 73 m
WA7 6RD 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA7 6JX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 1983
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA7
Postcode sector
WA7 6
Latitude
53.328013
Longitude
-2.662536
British National Grid easting
355,971
British National Grid northing
381,436

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
E00062715
Lower layer super output area
Halton 014A · E01012432
Middle layer super output area
Halton 014 · E02002587

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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34 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6a, Neptune Close, Murdishaw, Runcorn, WA7 6JX 17 March 2026 £87,000
3, Neptune Close, Murdishaw, Runcorn, WA7 6JX 15 August 2025 £150,000
3, Neptune Close, Murdishaw, Runcorn, WA7 6JX 30 June 2025 £130,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
30
Secondary
4
  1. St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool

    Voluntary aided school

    410 m
  2. Gorsewood Primary School

    Community school

    447 m
  3. Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    689 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,223
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 687
  • Public order 133
  • Anti social behaviour 81
  • Criminal damage and arson 81
  • Other theft 56

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
19

10 female, 9 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
1.5
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA7 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • MURDISHAW

    GORSEWOOD ROAD, MURDISHAW, RUNCORN, WA7 6ES

    ODS code N81072

    424 m

  • CASTLEFIELDS HEALTH CENTRE

    THE VILLAGE SQUARE, CASTLEFIELDS, RUNCORN, WA7 2ST

    ODS code N81019

    2.3 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

  • GROVE HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81066

    4.9 km

  • TOWER HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81057

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Runcorn East

    BCT · Murdishaw

    0.1 miles
  • Runcorn East

    BCT · Murdishaw

    0.1 miles
  • Runcorn East Rail Station

    RLY · Norton

    0.1 miles
  • Runcorn East

    BCT · Eanley Wood

    0.2 miles
  • Runcorn East

    BCT · Eanley Wood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Halton 014A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,929 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
8 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £139,000 from 10 recorded sales in WA7 6JX. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Halton is £193,134 in June 2026, up 3.7% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

39 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool is the nearest published school at 410 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,223 published events cover 12 months, averaging 101.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 687 events.

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