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WA7 2NX

POSTCODE

WA7 2NX is a postcode in Halton Castle.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
53.3410, -2.6932
OS grid SJ539829 (353,940, 382,903)
IMD England
1/10
#435
Crime · Aug '26
Around average · 10.2 per 1k
MoM -13% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C5V88R4+CP
Most deprived 10%
IMD England
Around average · 10.2 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
North West
Region
Most deprived 10%
IMD England
Around average · 10.2 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.
435
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 435 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 WA7

Police Recorded Crime near WA7 2NX

England & Wales
Crime trends · near WA7 2NX

Counts are for Halton Castle 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
30
YoY -9%
523619
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
9
YoY -47%
1791
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
840
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
8
YoY —
962
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
18
YoY -14%
32207
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

3 of 6 key categories improving

69
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,613
White Brit.92.2%
Other White2.0%
Pakistani1.1%
+ other · 4.7%

Religion

Total residents: 1,613
Christian47.5%
No religion45.5%
Not answered5.5%
+ other · 1.5%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,612
35–4919.2%
50–6416.4%
25–3414.6%
65–749.7%
10–159.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.5%

Households

Total households: 744
One person: other24.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children18.8%
One person: aged 66+13.0%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent7.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children6.8%
+ 9 other households · 30.0%

Getting around

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

Stations

  • Runcorn East Rail Station

    Rail

    2.4 km straight lineabout 30 min

  • Runcorn Rail Station

    Rail

    3.1 km straight lineabout 38 min

  • Widnes Rail Station

    Rail

    5.0 km straight lineabout 62 min

Bus stops

  • Castlefields Avenue North (hail And Ride)

    Bus

    171 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Castlefields Avenue North

    Bus

    173 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Castlefields Ctr.

    Bus · east

    305 m straight lineabout 4 min

  • Castlefields Ctr.

    Bus · west

    308 m straight lineabout 4 min

  • The Barge

    Bus · north-west

    393 m straight lineabout 5 min

Coordinates & Location for WA7 2NX

England
Country
Halton
Local Authority
Halton Castle
Ward
Warrington and Wigan
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
WA7 2NX
Coordinates
53.3410, -2.6932
Grid reference
SJ539829
Easting
353,940
Northing
382,903
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V88R4+CP
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 Area
Runcorn and Helsby E14001455
Constituency
E14001455
Cheshire
Police Force
England
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 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
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 010B E01012382
E01012382
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Halton 010 E02002583
E02002583
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Halton 010B E01012382
E01012382
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

7:40 AM6:11 PM
7:40 AM
Sunrise
6:11 PM
Sunset
10 hours 31 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:40 AM
Sunset (today)
6:11 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 31 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

June 1981
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~45 years
Active Duration
1981 -> Present
June 1981 — Introduced
Postcode WA7 2NX 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 E01012382 and MSOA E02002583 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 435
Present — Active
Postcode WA7 2NX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1981
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~45 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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