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WA7 postcode area · Halton

The WA7 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cheshire West and Chester, Halton. Area Scores range from 1 to 91 across them. Every full WA7 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the WA7 district: Sandymoor, Daresbury & Preston Brook scores 92 out of 100 (#574 of 6,856 nationally) while Halton Castlefield sits at 2 — neighbours on the map, 90 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 6 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £128,000 in Runcorn Town & Westfield to £430,000 in Comberbach, Acton Bridge & Whitley — a 3.4× gap within the WA7 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Cheshire West and Chester and Halton — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£34,001a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime82per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)43
Owner-occupied61%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the WA7 district

£182,000median home sold over the past year · +15.6% over 5 years · +7.1% over the year · 637 sales
Detached£310,000
Semi-detached£200,000
Terraced£130,000
Flat£95,000
Halton£195,250
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Sandymoor, Daresbury & Preston BrookHalton 57492 £335,000
Beechwood & HeathHalton 69090 £240,000
Comberbach, Acton Bridge & WhitleyCheshire West and Chester 1,71975 £430,000
Runcorn Halton RoadHalton 4,90628 £170,000
Runcorn Town & WestfieldHalton 5,53019 £128,000
NortonHalton 6,2579 £175,000
Halton Lea & BrookvaleHalton 6,4146 £140,000
Grange, Halton Brook & Hallwood ParkHalton 6,6683 £136,000
Halton CastlefieldHalton 6,7232 £181,500

People living in WA7 Census 2021

Residents70,734
Median age (est.)43
Density585per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above25%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 26%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 26%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 14%Other: 14%
One person 31%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 14%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Elementary 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Elementary13%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors11%
Sales & customer service10%
Administrative10%
Process & plant10%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure9%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 40% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in WA7

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WA7 district.

Halton Runcorn

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WA7.

WA8 WA88 WA6 WA4 WA55 WA5 WA1 L24

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.