# WA7 5HB: area report for a postcode in Halton

WA7 5HB 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 5HB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton) › [WA7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa7) › [WA7 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa7-5)

## Around this postcode

- **41 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 52% on July. Halton 013D: 144 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7181,53.3268,WA75HB
- **Runcorn, 1.9 km**: About 24 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7181,53.3268,WA75HB
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7181,53.3268,WA75HB
- **No property in WA7 5HB 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=-2.7181,53.3268,WA75HB
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Halton 013D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7181,53.3268,WA75HB
- **£194,727 average price**: For the whole of Halton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7181,53.3268,WA75HB
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7181,53.3268,WA75HB
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7181,53.3268,WA75HB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WA7 5HB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7181,53.3268,WA75HB
- **Low road and rail noise at WA7 5HB**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7181,53.3268,WA75HB
- **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=-2.7181,53.3268,WA75HB
- **12.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7181,53.3268,WA75HB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Halton Lodge Nursery & Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/halton-lodge-nursery-and-primary-school-e149959) | Primary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), September 2021, before the school changed | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blessed-carlo-acutis-catholic-and-church-of-england-academy-e149032) | Secondary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 37.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Heath School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-heath-school-e136779) | Secondary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 41.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Pewithall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pewithall-school-e111141) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hope Corner School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hope-corner-school-e138597) | Special | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Woodside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodside-primary-school-e111125) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-holy-spirit-catholic-primary-school-e111321) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Cavendish High Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-cavendish-high-academy-e140578) | Special | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £115,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2025 | £82,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| August 2024 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2024 | £142,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2023 | £105,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| December 2025 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| January 2023 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| January 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: WELL (220 m); WISE PHARMACY (960 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (290 m)
- Supermarkets: Heron Grange Runcorn (200 m, Heron); Morrisons Daily Runcorn 19 Grangeway (210 m, Morrisons); Co-op Runcorn - Linkway (230 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 013D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 49.2** (2025). Halton 013D has a deprivation score of 49.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,485th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £134,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Halton 013D was £134,250 in 2025. Joint 1,531st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,333** (2021). Halton 013D had 1,333 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,634th least 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Halton 013D, 100.0% 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: 53.3268, -2.7181

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=-2.7181,53.3268,WA75HB

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