High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 6.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£67,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for WA7 1EF
Postcode
WA7 1EF
Coordinates
53.3415, -2.7400
Grid reference
SJ508829
Easting
350,828
Northing
382,989
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V87R6+J2
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Runcorn
Travel to Work
Warrington and Wigan
ITL Region
Halton
National Park
Non-National Park
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.
6959
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6959 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 & WalesProperty sales · WA7 1EF
HM Land Registry · Halton
Average price
£67,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £67,000
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near WA7 1EF
England & WalesCrime trends · near WA7 1EF
Counts are for Mersey & Weston electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
37
YoY stable
422915
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
6
YoY -40%
1592
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
6
YoY —
951
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.88.7%
Other White3.7%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group3.1%
+ other · 4.5%
Religion
Christian47.0%
No religion46.3%
Not answered4.2%
Muslim1.0%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
35–4922.3%
25–3422.1%
50–6419.6%
65–747.6%
20–246.2%
+ 5 other age groups · 22.2%
Households
Other39.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.5%
Any member 66+6.0%
+ 7 other households · 28.7%
Administrative Information
Halton
Local Authority
Council AreaRuncorn and Helsby E14001455
Constituency
E14001455Cheshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Mersey & Weston
Constituency code
E14001455
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Halton, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Halton
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandCheshire 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
Halton and St Helens
Sub ICB Location
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 01F
Cancer Alliance
Cheshire and Merseyside
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Halton 012F E01012431
E01012431MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Halton 012 E02002585
E02002585LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Halton 012F E01012431
E01012431MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Halton 012 E02002585
E02002585Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
6:01 AM
Sunrise
6:03 PM
Sunset
12 hours 2 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:01 AM
Sunset (today)
6:03 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 2 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
September 1981
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~45 years
Active Duration
1981 -> PresentSeptember 1981 — Introduced
Postcode WA7 1EF introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 6959
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01012431 and MSOA E02002585 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WA7 1EF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 1981
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~45 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WA7 1EF
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 64%
RWM expected
50%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 43%
RWM expected
43%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 36%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 43%
RWM expected
43%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
81%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
42%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
69%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–16FSM 55%
Attainment 8
36.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
33%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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