WA7 6DW postcode in Runcorn, Halton

WA7 6DW is a postcode in Runcorn, in the Norton South & Preston Brook 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 6DW can get it Across Halton: 96% Typical price £177,500 Homes sold in WA7 6, last 12 months. ▲ 1.4% on the year before Nearest station Runcorn East 850 m in a straight line

Where WA7 6DW is, and what is near it

Map of WA7 6DW and what is near it Map of WA7 6DW: its centre point, with the 230 other postcodes in the WA7 6 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 7 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WA7 6AA: also in WA7 6WA7 6AB: also in WA7 6WA7 6AD: also in WA7 6WA7 6AG: also in WA7 6WA7 6AH: also in WA7 6WA7 6AJ: also in WA7 6WA7 6AL: also in WA7 6WA7 6AN: also in WA7 6WA7 6AP: also in WA7 6WA7 6AQ: also in WA7 6WA7 6AR: also in WA7 6WA7 6AS: also in WA7 6WA7 6AT: also in WA7 6WA7 6AU: also in WA7 6WA7 6AW: also in WA7 6WA7 6AX: also in WA7 6WA7 6AY: also in WA7 6WA7 6AZ: also in WA7 6WA7 6BA: also in WA7 6WA7 6BB: also in WA7 6WA7 6BD: also in WA7 6WA7 6BE: also in WA7 6WA7 6BG: also in WA7 6WA7 6BH: also in WA7 6WA7 6BJ: also in WA7 6WA7 6BN: also in WA7 6WA7 6BQ: also in WA7 6WA7 6BX: also in WA7 6WA7 6BY: also in WA7 6WA7 6BZ: also in WA7 6WA7 6DA: also in WA7 6WA7 6DB: also in WA7 6WA7 6DD: also in WA7 6WA7 6DE: also in WA7 6WA7 6DF: also in WA7 6WA7 6DG: also in WA7 6WA7 6DH: also in WA7 6WA7 6DJ: also in WA7 6WA7 6DL: also in WA7 6WA7 6DN: also in WA7 6WA7 6DP: also in WA7 6WA7 6DQ: also in WA7 6WA7 6DR: also in WA7 6WA7 6DS: also in WA7 6WA7 6DT: also in WA7 6WA7 6DU: also in WA7 6WA7 6DX: also in WA7 6WA7 6DY: also in WA7 6WA7 6DZ: also in WA7 6WA7 6EA: also in WA7 6WA7 6EB: also in WA7 6WA7 6ED: also in WA7 6WA7 6EE: also in WA7 6WA7 6EF: also in WA7 6WA7 6EG: also in WA7 6WA7 6EH: also in WA7 6WA7 6EL: also in WA7 6WA7 6EN: also in WA7 6WA7 6EP: also in WA7 6WA7 6EQ: also in WA7 6WA7 6ER: also in WA7 6WA7 6ES: also in WA7 6WA7 6ET: also in WA7 6WA7 6EU: also in WA7 6WA7 6EW: also in WA7 6WA7 6EX: also in WA7 6WA7 6EY: also in WA7 6WA7 6FE: also in WA7 6WA7 6GJ: also in WA7 6WA7 6HA: also in WA7 6WA7 6HB: also in WA7 6WA7 6HD: also in WA7 6WA7 6HE: also in WA7 6WA7 6HF: also in WA7 6WA7 6HG: also in WA7 6WA7 6HH: also in WA7 6WA7 6HJ: also in WA7 6WA7 6HL: also in WA7 6WA7 6HN: also in WA7 6WA7 6HQ: also in WA7 6WA7 6HS: also in WA7 6WA7 6HT: also in WA7 6WA7 6HU: also in WA7 6WA7 6HW: also in WA7 6WA7 6HX: also in WA7 6WA7 6HY: also in WA7 6WA7 6HZ: also in WA7 6WA7 6JA: also in WA7 6WA7 6JB: also in WA7 6WA7 6JD: also in WA7 6WA7 6JE: also in WA7 6WA7 6JF: also in WA7 6WA7 6JG: also in WA7 6WA7 6JH: also in WA7 6WA7 6JJ: also in WA7 6WA7 6JL: also in WA7 6WA7 6JP: also in WA7 6WA7 6JQ: also in WA7 6WA7 6JR: also in WA7 6WA7 6JS: also in WA7 6WA7 6JT: also in WA7 6WA7 6JU: also in WA7 6WA7 6JW: also in WA7 6WA7 6JX: also in WA7 6WA7 6JY: also in WA7 6WA7 6JZ: also in WA7 6WA7 6LR: also in WA7 6WA7 6LS: also in WA7 6WA7 6LT: also in WA7 6WA7 6LU: also in WA7 6WA7 6LX: also in WA7 6WA7 6PE: also in WA7 6WA7 6PF: also in WA7 6WA7 6PP: also in WA7 6WA7 6PS: also in WA7 6WA7 6PT: also in WA7 6WA7 6PU: also in WA7 6WA7 6RA: also in WA7 6WA7 6RB: also in WA7 6WA7 6RD: also in WA7 6WA7 6RE: also in WA7 6WA7 6RH: also in WA7 6WA7 6RJ: also in WA7 6WA7 6RY: also in WA7 6WA7 6SA: also in WA7 6WA7 6SG: also in WA7 6WA7 6SH: also in WA7 6WA7 6SJ: also in WA7 6WA7 6SL: also in WA7 6WA7 6SN: also in WA7 6WA7 6SP: also in WA7 6WA7 6SQ: also in WA7 6WA7 6TA: also in WA7 6WA7 6TB: also in WA7 6 2 GP practices, 2.2 km2 places, 2.6–4.7 kmNorton North WA7 6DW Map of WA7 6DW and what is near it Map of WA7 6DW: its centre point, with the 230 other postcodes in the WA7 6 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 7 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 2 places, 2.6–4.7 kmNorton North WA7 6DW
  • WA7 6DW
  • Other postcodes in WA7 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • 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 53.3198, longitude -2.6649)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WA7 6DW?

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 6DW?

Every home and business at WA7 6DW can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WA7 6DW 100% Halton 96%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WA7 6DW 100% Halton Over 99%
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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 6DW?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for WA7 6DW.

Check the bin days for WA7 6DW on BinDayBuddy

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 6DW 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 6DW.

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 6DW: 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 6DW 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 6DW?

Homes in WA7 6 sold for a typical £177,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 93 sales, up 1.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£177,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£175,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £258,750 36 sales
  • Semi-detached £176,250 26 sales
  • Terraced £136,000 31 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 6DW

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WA7 6DW 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

What council tax band are homes near WA7 6DW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 710 homes in the neighbourhood around WA7 6DW. Over half of them (77%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (94%). 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 6DW

Band D in Halton for 2026‑27: £2,367. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,578 (band A) to £2,893 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,578.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 550 (77%)£1,578
Band Babout 60 (8%)£1,841
Band Cabout 80 (11%)£2,104
Band Dabout 10 (1%)£2,367
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£2,893
Band Ffewer than 5£3,418
Band Gfewer than 5£3,944
Band Hfewer than 5£4,733

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 94% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 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 6DW is in (ONS area E01012433), 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 6DW?

The nearest open schools to WA7 6DW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WA7 6DW, 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 6DW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WA7 6DW is Runcorn East Rail Station, 850 metres away in a straight line.

  • Runcorn East Rail Station Railway station 850 mWalk
  • Frodsham Rail Station Railway station 4.7 kmCycle

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

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Murdishaw Avenue, 210 m away.

More stations near WA7 6DW, 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 6DW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WA7 6DW, 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 6DW?

1 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WA7 6DW, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • BP Pulse Charging point · 2 chargers 850 mWalk
  • Totally Charged Charging point · 2 chargers 2.7 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 6DW?

The nearest to the centre of WA7 6DW, 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 6DW?

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 6DW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WA7 6DW, 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 6DW?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WA7 6DW, 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 6DW?

The nearest vets to the centre of WA7 6DW 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 6DW in a conservation area?

planning.data.gov.uk is not answering just now, so this page has not asked it what the centre of WA7 6DW is inside. It will ask once the service answers again. The council's planning team can answer for one address.

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 6DW?

Police.uk records 70 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WA7 6DW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences35 reports
Public order10 reports
Anti-social behaviour7 reports
Criminal damage and arson5 reports
Drugs5 reports
Other theft2 reports

Also: possession of weapons 2, other crime 2, burglary 1, 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 6DW

Ward
Norton South & Preston Brook
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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

WA7 6DQ50 mWA7 6DP80 mWA7 6DN110 mWA7 6DR130 mWA7 6DJ140 mWA7 6DG170 m
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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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