WA7 4SB postcode in Runcorn, Halton

WA7 4SB is a postcode in Runcorn, in the Beechwood & Heath ward of Halton. It is in the Runcorn and Helsby parliamentary constituency and the Cheshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at WA7 4SB can get it Across Halton: 96% Typical price £197,000 Homes sold in WA7 4, last 12 months. ▲ 3.7% on the year before Nearest station Runcorn 2.5 km in a straight line

Where WA7 4SB is, and what is near it

Map of WA7 4SB and what is near it Map of WA7 4SB: its centre point, with the 265 other postcodes in the WA7 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WA7 4AB: also in WA7 4WA7 4AD: also in WA7 4WA7 4AE: also in WA7 4WA7 4AF: also in WA7 4WA7 4AG: also in WA7 4WA7 4AH: also in WA7 4WA7 4AJ: also in WA7 4WA7 4AL: also in WA7 4WA7 4AN: also in WA7 4WA7 4AP: also in WA7 4WA7 4AQ: also in WA7 4WA7 4AR: also in WA7 4WA7 4AS: also in WA7 4WA7 4AT: also in WA7 4WA7 4AU: also in WA7 4WA7 4AW: also in WA7 4WA7 4AX: also in WA7 4WA7 4AY: also in WA7 4WA7 4BF: also in WA7 4WA7 4EB: also in WA7 4WA7 4FZ: also in WA7 4WA7 4GD: also in WA7 4WA7 4LU: also in WA7 4WA7 4NY: also in WA7 4WA7 4NZ: also in WA7 4WA7 4PA: also in WA7 4WA7 4PB: also in WA7 4WA7 4PJ: also in WA7 4WA7 4PL: also in WA7 4WA7 4PN: also in WA7 4WA7 4PP: also in WA7 4WA7 4PU: also in WA7 4WA7 4PW: also in WA7 4WA7 4QA: also in WA7 4WA7 4QB: also in WA7 4WA7 4QJ: also in WA7 4WA7 4QN: also in WA7 4WA7 4QU: also in WA7 4WA7 4QW: also in WA7 4WA7 4QX: also in WA7 4WA7 4QY: also in WA7 4WA7 4QZ: also in WA7 4WA7 4RA: also in WA7 4WA7 4RB: also in WA7 4WA7 4RD: also in WA7 4WA7 4RF: also in WA7 4WA7 4RG: also in WA7 4WA7 4RH: also in WA7 4WA7 4RJ: also in WA7 4WA7 4RL: also in WA7 4WA7 4RN: also in WA7 4WA7 4RW: also in WA7 4WA7 4RX: also in WA7 4WA7 4SE: also in WA7 4WA7 4SF: also in WA7 4WA7 4SG: also in WA7 4WA7 4SH: also in WA7 4WA7 4SJ: also in WA7 4WA7 4SL: also in WA7 4WA7 4SN: also in WA7 4WA7 4SP: also in WA7 4WA7 4SQ: also in WA7 4WA7 4SR: also in WA7 4WA7 4SS: also in WA7 4WA7 4ST: also in WA7 4WA7 4SU: also in WA7 4WA7 4SW: also in WA7 4WA7 4SX: also in WA7 4WA7 4SY: also in WA7 4WA7 4SZ: also in WA7 4WA7 4TA: also in WA7 4WA7 4TB: also in WA7 4WA7 4TD: also in WA7 4WA7 4TE: also in WA7 4WA7 4TF: also in WA7 4WA7 4UT: also in WA7 4WA7 4UZ: also in WA7 4WA7 4XG: also in WA7 4WA7 4XH: also in WA7 4WA7 4XJ: also in WA7 4WA7 4XL: also in WA7 4WA7 4XN: also in WA7 4WA7 4XP: also in WA7 4WA7 4XQ: also in WA7 4WA7 4XR: also in WA7 4WA7 4XT: also in WA7 4WA7 4XU: also in WA7 4WA7 4XW: also in WA7 4WA7 4XY: also in WA7 4WA7 4XZ: also in WA7 4WA7 4YA: also in WA7 4WA7 4YB: also in WA7 4WA7 4YD: also in WA7 4WA7 4YE: also in WA7 4WA7 4YF: also in WA7 4WA7 4YG: also in WA7 4WA7 4YH: also in WA7 4WA7 4YJ: also in WA7 4WA7 4YL: also in WA7 4WA7 4YN: also in WA7 4WA7 4YP: also in WA7 4WA7 4YQ: also in WA7 4WA7 4YR: also in WA7 4WA7 4YS: also in WA7 4WA7 4YT: also in WA7 4WA7 4YU: also in WA7 4WA7 4YW: also in WA7 4WA7 4YX: also in WA7 4WA7 4YY: also in WA7 4WA7 4YZ: also in WA7 4 GP 2.5 kmRuncorn station 2.5 kmFrodsham station 2.9 kmMersey & Weston WA7 4SB Map of WA7 4SB and what is near it Map of WA7 4SB: its centre point, with the 265 other postcodes in the WA7 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 2.5 kmFrodsham station 2.9 kmMersey & Weston WA7 4SB
  • WA7 4SB
  • Other postcodes in WA7 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.3214, longitude -2.7148)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WA7 4SB?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at WA7 4SB?

Every home and business at WA7 4SB can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WA7 4SB 100% Halton 96%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WA7 4SB 100% Halton Over 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at WA7 4SB?

BinDayBuddy does not read Halton Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Halton Borough Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is WA7 4SB at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include WA7 4SB.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Halton

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WA7 4SB: 1,138 properties in Halton are at high risk (1.7% of all its properties). All the figures for Halton

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of WA7 4SB is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near WA7 4SB?

Homes in WA7 4 sold for a typical £197,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 101 sales, up 3.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£197,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£190,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £320,000 17 sales
  • Semi-detached £200,000 55 sales
  • Terraced £145,000 29 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole WA7 district: a typical £183,500 from 498 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in WA7 4SB

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WA7 4SB from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at WA7 4SB

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at WA7 4SB. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 24 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WA7 4SB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 540 homes in the neighbourhood around WA7 4SB. The largest share of them, 44%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (75%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around WA7 4SB

Band D in Halton for 2026‑27: £2,367. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,841 (band B) to £2,893 (band E); band C, the most common, is £2,104.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Afewer than 5£1,578
Band Babout 120 (22%)£1,841
Band Cabout 240 (44%)£2,104
Band Dabout 170 (31%)£2,367
Band Eabout 10 (2%)£2,893
Band Fwithheld£3,418
Band Gfewer than 5£3,944
Band Hfewer than 5£4,733

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. Withheld 1945 to 1964
  5. 75% 1965 to 1982
  6. 25% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Halton before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of WA7 4SB is in (ONS area E01012373), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near WA7 4SB?

The nearest open schools to WA7 4SB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WA7 4SB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to WA7 4SB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WA7 4SB is Runcorn Rail Station, 2.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Runcorn Rail Station Railway station 2.5 kmCycle
  • Frodsham Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Arriva Depot, 29 m away.

More stations near WA7 4SB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near WA7 4SB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WA7 4SB, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near WA7 4SB?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WA7 4SB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Evolt Charging point · 2 chargers 2.7 kmCycle
  • GeniePoint Charging point · 4 chargers 2.9 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near WA7 4SB?

The nearest to the centre of WA7 4SB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to WA7 4SB?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near WA7 4SB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WA7 4SB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near WA7 4SB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WA7 4SB, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near WA7 4SB?

The nearest vets to the centre of WA7 4SB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is WA7 4SB in a conservation area?

The centre of WA7 4SB is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near WA7 4SB?

Police.uk records 175 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WA7 4SB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences68 reports
Public order29 reports
Anti-social behaviour20 reports
Criminal damage and arson12 reports
Shoplifting12 reports
Drugs12 reports

Also: other theft 10, possession of weapons 4, burglary 3, vehicle crime 2, other crime 2, robbery 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for WA7 4SB

Ward
Beechwood & Heath
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Runcorn
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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WA7 5YY170 mWA7 4RX200 mWA7 4AR210 mWA7 5NS220 mWA7 5YX250 mWA7 2QH250 m
All of WA7

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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