Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 6.3 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.
3950
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3950 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near WA7 6EF
England & WalesCrime trends · near WA7 6EF
Counts are for Halton Lea electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
28
YoY +22%
433118
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
8
YoY —
1691
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
1470
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.5%
+ other · 4.5%
Religion
Christian48.8%
No religion44.0%
Not answered6.0%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
35–4919.6%
50–6416.5%
65–7415.6%
25–3411.1%
10–159.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.9%
Households
Any member 66+16.4%
Other14.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.8%
All members 66+9.4%
+ 7 other households · 37.3%
Coordinates & Location for WA7 6EF
Postcode
WA7 6EF
Coordinates
53.3192, -2.6784
Grid reference
SJ549804
Easting
354,907
Northing
380,467
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V889C+MM
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
Halton Lea
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 015E E01012439
E01012439MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Halton 015 E02002588
E02002588LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Halton 015E E01012439
E01012439MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Halton 015 E02002588
E02002588Urban: 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
6:18 AM
Sunrise
5:39 PM
Sunset
11 hours 21 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:18 AM
Sunset (today)
5:39 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 21 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 6EF 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: 3950
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01012439 and MSOA E02002588 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WA7 6EF 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 6EF
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 48%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 68%
RWM expected
53%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 58%
Attainment 8
35.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 54%
RWM expected
72%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 46%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 65%
RWM expected
56%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
54%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 73%
RWM expected
57%
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