Most deprived 10%
IMD England
Around average · 6.9 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£194,500
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,114 sales
-1.5%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
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.
2395
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2395 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 2DJ
HM Land Registry · Halton
Average price
£226,656
Median price: £194,500
Median -1.5% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,114 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – Mar '25Mar '25: 1 sales · avg £162,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£162k£111k£59k
Jun '24Mar '25
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 2DJ
England & WalesCrime trends · near WA7 2DJ
Counts are for Bridgewater 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
29
YoY +53%
392919
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
10
YoY stable
1271
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
1062
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
10
YoY -57%
292010
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.1%
Other White6.1%
+ other · 3.8%
Religion
No religion47.9%
Christian45.4%
Not answered5.9%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
35–4920.7%
25–3415.3%
50–6414.6%
10–1510.2%
65–747.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.2%
Households
Lone parent family: With dependent children16.8%
One person: other15.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.8%
One person: aged 66+10.2%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children7.6%
+ 9 other households · 38.2%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 2.2 km straight lineabout 28 min
Runcorn Rail Station
Rail
- 2.8 km straight lineabout 35 min
Runcorn East Rail Station
Rail
- 4.5 km straight lineabout 57 min
Frodsham Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 120 m straight lineabout 2 min
Penfolds
Bus · south-west
- 147 m straight lineabout 2 min
Penfolds
Bus · north-east
- 178 m straight lineabout 2 min
CASTLE RISE
Bus · north-east
- 189 m straight lineabout 2 min
CASTLE RISE
Bus · south-west
- 219 m straight lineabout 3 min
The Tithings
Bus · south-east
Coordinates & Location for WA7 2DJ
Postcode
WA7 2DJ
Coordinates
53.3353, -2.7060
Grid reference
SJ530822
Easting
353,087
Northing
382,270
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V87PV+4J
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
Administrative Information
Halton
Local Authority
Council AreaRuncorn and Helsby E14001455
Constituency
E14001455Cheshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Bridgewater
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 013E E01012403
E01012403MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Halton 013 E02002586
E02002586LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Halton 013E E01012403
E01012403MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Halton 013 E02002586
E02002586Urban: 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
7:35 AM
Sunrise
6:18 PM
Sunset
10 hours 43 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:35 AM
Sunset (today)
6:18 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 43 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode WA7 2DJ 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01012403 and MSOA E02002586 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 2395
Present — Active
Postcode WA7 2DJ 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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Schools near WA7 2DJ
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 54%
RWM expected
83%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 52%
RWM expected
50%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 55%
RWM expected
27%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 43%
RWM expected
58%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–16FSM 55%
Attainment 8
36.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 66%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 68%
RWM expected
36%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 60%
Attainment 8
33.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 50%
RWM expected
50%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 71%
RWM expected
68%
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