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WA6 6BW

POSTCODE

WA6 6BW is a postcode in Frodsham.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
53.2890, -2.7221
OS grid SJ519771 (351,960, 377,129)
IMD England
10/10
#31630
Crime · Aug '26
Around average · 4.1 per 1k
MoM -12% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C5V77QH+H5
Least deprived 10%
IMD England
Around average · 4.1 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
North West
Region

Deprivation Index (IMD)

IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
31630
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 31630 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales
See sold prices in WA6

Police Recorded Crime near WA6 6BW

England & Wales
Crime trends · near WA6 6BW

Counts are for Frodsham electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
17
YoY -26%
292112
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
7
YoY —
1260
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
951
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
8
YoY -27%
23168
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

2 of 6 key categories improving

38
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 2,123
White Brit.95.2%
Other White1.6%
+ other · 3.2%

Religion

Total residents: 2,123
Christian61.2%
No religion31.6%
Not answered5.8%
+ other · 1.3%

Age groups

Total residents: 2,124
50–6425.8%
35–4917.4%
65–7414.0%
75–8410.2%
10–156.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.1%

Households

Total households: 898
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.7%
Single family household, all members 66+16.5%
One person: aged 66+14.5%
One person: other9.9%
+ 9 other households · 22.9%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Frodsham Rail Station

    Rail · Main Entrance

    744 m straight lineabout 9 min

  • Helsby Rail Station

    Rail · Main Entrance

    3.6 km straight lineabout 45 min

  • Runcorn Rail Station

    Rail

    5.6 km straight lineabout 71 min

Bus stops

  • Ring O' Bells PH

    Bus · opp · east

    198 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Elm Rise

    Bus · cnr · north-west

    302 m straight lineabout 4 min

  • Forest Hills Hotel

    Bus · o/s · north-east

    358 m straight lineabout 4 min

  • Church Road

    Bus · cnr · north

    379 m straight lineabout 5 min

  • Greenacres

    Bus · cnr · south

    383 m straight lineabout 5 min

Coordinates & Location for WA6 6BW

England
Country
Cheshire West and Chester
Local Authority
Frodsham
Ward
Warrington and Wigan
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
WA6 6BW
Coordinates
53.2890, -2.7221
Grid reference
SJ519771
Easting
351,960
Northing
377,129
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V77QH+H5
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Frodsham
Travel to Work
Warrington and Wigan
ITL Region
Cheshire West and Chester
National Park
Non-National Park

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

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Administrative Information

Cheshire West and Chester
Local Authority
Council Area
Runcorn and Helsby E14001455
Constituency
E14001455
Cheshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Frodsham
Constituency code
E14001455
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Frodsham
International Territorial Level
Cheshire West and Chester

Health & NHS

North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS England
Cheshire and Merseyside
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Western Cheshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 27D
Cancer Alliance
Cheshire and Merseyside

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Cheshire West and Chester 002F E01018690
E01018690
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cheshire West and Chester 002 E02003874
E02003874
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cheshire West and Chester 002F E01018690
E01018690
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cheshire West and Chester 002 E02003874
E02003874
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1

Sun & Time Information

7:42 AM6:09 PM
7:42 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
10 hours 27 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:42 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 27 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode WA6 6BW introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01018690 and MSOA E02003874 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 31630
Present — Active
Postcode WA6 6BW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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