# WA7 2LZ: area report for a postcode in Halton

WA7 2LZ is a postcode in Halton.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Halton. Open the map at WA7 2LZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton) › [WA7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa7) › [WA7 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa7-2)

## Around this postcode

- **18 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 14% on July. Halton 010A: 71 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.6859,53.3374,WA72LZ
- **Runcorn East, 1.7 km**: About 22 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.6859,53.3374,WA72LZ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.6859,53.3374,WA72LZ
- **No property in WA7 2LZ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.6859,53.3374,WA72LZ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Halton 010A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.6859,53.3374,WA72LZ
- **£194,727 average price**: For the whole of Halton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.6859,53.3374,WA72LZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.6859,53.3374,WA72LZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.6859,53.3374,WA72LZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WA7 2LZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.6859,53.3374,WA72LZ
- **Low road and rail noise at WA7 2LZ**: Road 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.6859,53.3374,WA72LZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.6859,53.3374,WA72LZ
- **12.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.6859,53.3374,WA72LZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bridgewater Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bridgewater-park-primary-school-e140612) | Primary | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustines-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e141980) | Primary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Astmoor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/astmoor-primary-school-e111217) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-church-of-england-primary-school-e150879) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Brow Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-brow-community-primary-school-e111124) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | 27% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rivacre Brook](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rivacre-brook-e133485) | Special | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [The Bridge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-bridge-school-e134321) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | – |
| [Windmill Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/windmill-hill-primary-school-e111177) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2024 | £89,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2024 | £159,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| August 2025 | £250,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2026 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| April 2025 | £78,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| February 2026 | £234,550 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| May 2026 | £95,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| July 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CASTLEFIELDS HEALTH CENTRE (420 m)
- Pharmacies: RUNCORN PHARMACY (420 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Runcorn Castlefield Centre (430 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £194,727** (July 2026). Halton’s average house price was £194,727 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,187** (2025). Full-time workers living in Halton earned a median of £35,187 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 70th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.5×** (2025). A home in Halton costs 5.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 59th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 31.1** (2025). Halton has a deprivation score of 31.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 31st most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Halton 010A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 60.0** (2025). Halton 010A has a deprivation score of 60.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 987th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,728** (2021). Halton 010A had 1,728 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,408th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.8%** (January 2026). In Halton 010A, 93.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 7.6%** (August 2026). In Halton 010A, 7.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## WA7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £182,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WA7 was £182,000 in 2025. Joint 264th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 63,639** (2021). WA7 had 63,639 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 74th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 49%** (2022). About 49% of people in WA7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.4%** (January 2026). In WA7, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton)
- Centre: 53.3374, -2.6859

Council: [Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Runcorn and Helsby](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/runcorn-and-helsby): Sarah Pochin (Reform UK), MP since May 2025.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.6859,53.3374,WA72LZ

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