WA7 6SA

Norton South & Preston Brook · 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 6GJ 48 m
WA7 6LS 104 m
WA7 6HB 166 m
WA7 6LR 177 m
WA7 6HF 180 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA7 6SA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2018
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA7
Postcode sector
WA7 6
Latitude
53.316773
Longitude
-2.671158
British National Grid easting
355,385
British National Grid northing
380,191

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
E00062730
Lower layer super output area
Halton 014E · E01012440
Middle layer super output area
Halton 014 · E02002587

Postcode source versions

Explore WA7

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Marstons Public House And Restaurant, Jack Search Way, Murdishaw, Runcorn, WA7 6SA 27 April 2018 £560,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
32
Secondary
4
  1. Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    305 m
  2. Brookvale Primary School

    Community school

    610 m
  3. Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    688 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,102
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 620
  • Public order 122
  • Anti social behaviour 75
  • Criminal damage and arson 69
  • Other theft 49

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
80%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
80%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
80%
Gigabit-capable
80%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
80%
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

7

within 5 km

  • MURDISHAW

    GORSEWOOD ROAD, MURDISHAW, RUNCORN, WA7 6ES

    ODS code N81072

    998 m

  • BROOKVALE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81096

    2.0 km

  • WEAVER VALE PRACTICE

    HOSPITAL WAY, RUNCORN, WA7 2UT

    ODS code N81054

    2.0 km

  • CASTLEFIELDS HEALTH CENTRE

    THE VILLAGE SQUARE, CASTLEFIELDS, RUNCORN, WA7 2ST

    ODS code N81019

    2.8 km

  • PRINCEWAY SURGERIES

    PRINCEWAY HEALTH CENTRE, FRODSHAM, WA6 6RX

    ODS code N81030

    4.6 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

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

  • Halton Arms

    BCT · Murdishaw

    0.0 miles
  • Halton Arms

    BCT · Murdishaw

    0.0 miles
  • Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy

    BCT · Brookvale

    0.2 miles
  • Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy

    BCT · Brookvale

    0.2 miles
  • Chester Road

    BCT · Murdishaw

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Halton 014E, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,858 of 33,755

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

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

Schools

41 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 4 secondary schools. Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy is the nearest published school at 305 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,102 published events cover 12 months, averaging 91.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 620 events.

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