WA7
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Runcorn, in Halton.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an WA7 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In WA7, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How WA7 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is WA7 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WA7 at a rate of 91.0 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 542 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WA7.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,733), other crime (1,260) and anti-social behaviour (577).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WA7 was 100.1 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in WA7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WA7 has no single figure. Of its 42 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 17 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in WA7
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halton 009A | 2,090 | 109.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 76.8% |
| Halton 009B | 2,658 | 92.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.8% |
| Halton 009D | 1,424 | 21.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| Halton 009E | 2,078 | 33.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| Halton 010A | 1,728 | 71.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 93.8% |
| Halton 010B | 1,613 | 129.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 91.9% |
| Halton 010C | 1,574 | 190.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.4% |
| Halton 010D | 1,513 | 132.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Halton 010E | 1,242 | 168.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.7% |
| Halton 011A | 1,154 | 49.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| Halton 011B | 1,199 | 24.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Halton 011C | 1,518 | 79.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.9% |
| Halton 011D | 1,371 | 94.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| Halton 011E | 2,083 | 70.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| Halton 012A | 1,836 | 39.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.4% |
| Halton 012B | 1,195 | 73.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.7% |
| Halton 012D | 1,375 | 94.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| Halton 012E | 1,588 | 236.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 88.3% |
| Halton 012F | 2,109 | 144.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.7% |
| Halton 012G | 1,270 | 54.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 89.1% |
| Halton 012H | 1,280 | 74.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| Halton 013A | 1,531 | 73.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.5% |
| Halton 013B | 1,405 | 140.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| Halton 013C | 1,617 | 120.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.3% |
| Halton 013D | 1,333 | 144.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Halton 013E | 1,825 | 80.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Halton 013F | 1,805 | 265.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 86.1% |
| Halton 014A | 1,319 | 59.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.5% |
| Halton 014B | 1,577 | 67.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| Halton 014C | 1,246 | 151.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.8% |
| Halton 014D | 1,122 | 96.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.9% |
| Halton 014E | 1,189 | 62.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.7% |
| Halton 015A | 1,394 | 63.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.5% |
| Halton 015B | 1,681 | 124.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.6% |
| Halton 015C | 1,317 | 90.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.8% |
| Halton 015D | 1,270 | 96.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.9% |
| Halton 015E | 1,439 | 47.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.1% |
| Halton 016A | 1,207 | 10.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.8% |
| Halton 016B | 1,108 | 46.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.3% |
| Halton 016C | 1,215 | 24.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| Halton 016D | 1,306 | 35.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.2% |
| Halton 016E | 1,413 | 21.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.5% |
MPs for WA7
- Sarah PochinReform UKMP for Runcorn and Helsby98% of WA7’s postcodes
- Esther McVeyConservativeMP for Tatton2.1% of WA7’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in WA78
Postcode sectors in WA77
Council1
Towns in WA71
Postcode districts next to WA74
Nearest rail stations3
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WA7 in brief
WA7 is a postcode district covering Runcorn, in Halton.
About 65,514 people lived in WA7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £182,000 in 2025 across 705 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 91.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in WA7 was £182,000 in 2025.
WA7 had 63,639 usual residents at the census.
In WA7, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In WA7, 4.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.