Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 5.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£145,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for WA7 2PL
Postcode
WA7 2PL
Coordinates
53.3300, -2.7052
Grid reference
SJ531816
Easting
353,131
Northing
381,683
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V87HV+XW
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.
2395
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2395 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.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · WA7 2PL
HM Land Registry · Halton
Average price
£145,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £145,000
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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 2PL
England & WalesCrime trends · near WA7 2PL
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 yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
34
YoY +79%
392919
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
3
YoY —
1061
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
1062
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '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%
25–3415.4%
50–6414.7%
10–1510.2%
65–748.0%
+ 5 other age groups · 31.1%
Households
Lone parent family: With dependent children16.7%
Other15.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.8%
Any member 66+10.1%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children7.6%
+ 9 other households · 38.5%
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
5:52 AM
Sunrise
6:16 PM
Sunset
12 hours 24 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:52 AM
Sunset (today)
6:16 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 24 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
November 2013
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~13 years
Active Duration
2013 -> PresentNovember 2013 — Introduced
Postcode WA7 2PL introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01012403 and MSOA E02002586 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WA7 2PL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
November 2013
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~13 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WA7 2PL
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 54%
RWM expected
83%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 52%
RWM expected
50%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 71%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 60%
RWM expected
61%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 60%
Attainment 8
33.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 66%
RWM expected
69%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–18FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 55%
RWM expected
27%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
48%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 43%
RWM expected
58%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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