# WA7 6QN: area report for a postcode in Halton

WA7 6QN 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 6QN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton) › [WA7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa7) › [WA7 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa7-6)

## Around this postcode

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 44% on July. Halton 010D: 132 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.6718,53.3321,WA76QN
- **Runcorn East, 650 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.6718,53.3321,WA76QN
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 10 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.6718,53.3321,WA76QN
- **No property in WA7 6QN 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=-2.6718,53.3321,WA76QN
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Halton 010D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.6718,53.3321,WA76QN
- **£194,727 average price**: For the whole of Halton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.6718,53.3321,WA76QN
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.6718,53.3321,WA76QN
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 880 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.6718,53.3321,WA76QN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WA7 6QN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.6718,53.3321,WA76QN
- **Low road and rail noise at WA7 6QN**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.6718,53.3321,WA76QN
- **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=-2.6718,53.3321,WA76QN
- **12.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.6718,53.3321,WA76QN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Berteline's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bertelines-cofe-primary-school-e151844) | Primary | 10 m (1 minute on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [Windmill Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/windmill-hill-primary-school-e111177) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bridgewater Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bridgewater-park-primary-school-e140612) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 42% 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 | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gorsewood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gorsewood-primary-school-e111176) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 56% 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 | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 53% 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 | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ormiston-bolingbroke-academy-e136185) | Secondary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 37.0 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2023 | £545,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| November 2024 | £267,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| January 2026 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| July 2023 | £435,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| September 2025 | £575,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| December 2025 | £370,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 290 m |
| October 2023 | £350,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 290 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Runcorn East (650 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: WISE PHARMACY (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Runcorn (880 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 010D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 54.4** (2025). Halton 010D has a deprivation score of 54.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,663rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,513** (2021). Halton 010D had 1,513 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,835th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Halton 010D, 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.
- **Claimant rate: 6.3%** (August 2026). In Halton 010D, 6.3% 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: 53.3321, -2.6718

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=-2.6718,53.3321,WA76QN

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