Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
373
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 373 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near WA7 2HL
Crime trends · near WA7 2HL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
35
YoY stable
ASB
4
YoY -33%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
1
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
3
YoY -50%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving
56
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,731
White Brit.91.7%
Other White3.8%
+ other · 4.5%
Religion
Total residents: 1,730
No religion47.8%
Christian45.8%
Not answered4.9%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,728
35–4920.9%
50–6417.5%
25–3415.0%
10–158.9%
65–748.4%
+ 5 other age groups · 29.3%
Households
Total households: 799
Other27.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children14.5%
Any member 66+11.9%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children9.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children6.9%
+ 8 other households · 30.4%
Administrative Information
Halton
Local Authority
Council Area
Runcorn and Helsby E14001455
Constituency
E14001455
Cheshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Halton Castle
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 Scotland
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
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 010A E01012381
E01012381
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Halton 010 E02002583
E02002583
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Halton 010A E01012381
E01012381
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Halton 010 E02002583
E02002583
Urban: 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
4:16 AM
Sunrise
7:58 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:16 AM
Sunset (today)
7:58 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 WA7 2HL 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: 373
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01012381 and MSOA E02002583 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WA7 2HL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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