# WA7 3AQ: area report for a postcode in Halton

WA7 3AQ 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 3AQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton) › [WA7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa7) › [WA7 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa7-3)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 71% on July. Halton 009A: 110 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.6498,53.3208,WA73AQ
- **Runcorn East, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.6498,53.3208,WA73AQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 890 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.6498,53.3208,WA73AQ
- **No property in WA7 3AQ 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=-2.6498,53.3208,WA73AQ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Halton 009A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.6498,53.3208,WA73AQ
- **£194,727 average price**: For the whole of Halton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.6498,53.3208,WA73AQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 940 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.6498,53.3208,WA73AQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.6498,53.3208,WA73AQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WA7 3AQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.6498,53.3208,WA73AQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WA7 3AQ**: Road 62 dB, rail 47 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.6498,53.3208,WA73AQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-2.6498,53.3208,WA73AQ
- **17.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.6498,53.3208,WA73AQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Gorsewood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gorsewood-primary-school-e111176) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-martins-catholic-primary-school-and-preschool-e111380) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/murdishaw-west-primary-and-nursery-school-e111174) | Primary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ormiston-bolingbroke-academy-e136185) | Secondary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 37.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Berteline's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bertelines-cofe-primary-school-e151844) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2025 | £160,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| January 2025 | £520,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| January 2025 | £233,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| August 2025 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| April 2026 | £237,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| February 2026 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |
| August 2026 | £357,500 | Detached, established, leasehold | 270 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: MURDISHAW (940 m)
- Pharmacies: MURDISHAW PHARMACY (940 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Preston Brook (130 m, Spar)

## 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 009A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.8** (2025). Halton 009A has a deprivation score of 5.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,714th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £409,995** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Halton 009A was £409,995 in 2025. Joint 8,288th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,090** (2021). Halton 009A had 2,090 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,054th 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: 76.8%** (January 2026). In Halton 009A, 76.8% 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.

## 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: 53.3208, -2.6498

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=-2.6498,53.3208,WA73AQ

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