WA7 6QU

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 6QR 42 m
WA7 6RL 55 m
WA7 6NL 115 m
WA7 6NW 147 m
WA7 6RU 149 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA7 6QU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA7
Postcode sector
WA7 6
Latitude
53.335561
Longitude
-2.667865
British National Grid easting
355,624
British National Grid northing
382,279

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
E00062724
Lower layer super output area
Halton 009D · E01012434
Middle layer super output area
Halton 009 · E02002582

Postcode source versions

Explore WA7

9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Ealing Close, Norton, Runcorn, WA7 6QU 5 September 2011 £190,000
4, Ealing Close, Norton, Runcorn, WA7 6QU 15 October 2010 £200,000
2, Ealing Close, Norton, Runcorn, WA7 6QU 22 September 2009 £205,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
33
Secondary
4
  1. Windmill Hill Primary School

    Community school

    253 m
  2. St Berteline's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    468 m
  3. Bridgewater Park Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,422
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 735
  • Public order 162
  • Anti social behaviour 109
  • Criminal damage and arson 104
  • Drugs 74

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

7 female, 7 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
3.5
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.

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • MURDISHAW

    GORSEWOOD ROAD, MURDISHAW, RUNCORN, WA7 6ES

    ODS code N81072

    1.3 km

  • CASTLEFIELDS HEALTH CENTRE

    THE VILLAGE SQUARE, CASTLEFIELDS, RUNCORN, WA7 2ST

    ODS code N81019

    1.6 km

  • BROOKVALE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81096

    2.2 km

  • WEAVER VALE PRACTICE

    HOSPITAL WAY, RUNCORN, WA7 2UT

    ODS code N81054

    2.2 km

  • GROVE HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81066

    4.3 km

  • TOWER HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81057

    4.3 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Gooseberry Lane

    BCT · Windmill Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Gooseberry Lane

    BCT · Windmill Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Newburgh Close

    BCT · Windmill Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Gooseberry Lane

    BCT · Windmill Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Gooseberry Lane

    BCT · Norton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Halton 009D, 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

24,480 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
9 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.

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
2
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

Schools

44 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 4 secondary schools. Windmill Hill Primary School is the nearest published school at 253 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,422 published events cover 12 months, averaging 118.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 735 events.

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