WA7 4SU Halton
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Beechwood & Heath. Region: North West.
Streets
- Clifton Road, Runcorn: 6 addresses
- The Heath, Heath: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Halton in 2026-27: Band D £2,367 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,578 | £1,841 | £2,104 | £2,367 | £2,893 | £3,418 | £3,944 | £4,733 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (35% of about 810 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- The Heath Offices, Heath Road South, Runcorn: up to 62 homes, not permissioned (170 m)
- The Heath Offices, Heath Road South, Runcorn: up to 62 homes, not permissioned (170 m)
- The Heath Business & Technical Park, Heath Road South Runcorn: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- The Heath Business & Technical Park, Heath Road South Runcorn: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- Land at The Heath Business Park, Heath Road South, Runcorn: up to 53 homes, not permissioned (440 m)
- Land at The Heath Business Park, Heath Road South, Runcorn: up to 53 homes, not permissioned (440 m)
- Grangeway Court, Runcorn: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- Grangeway Court, Runcorn: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 71 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Runcorn 732,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km |
| Frodsham 269,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Runcorn East 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest Golf Course Runcorn Heath | 80 m |
| Car parks | 40 Wellington Street Parking | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 7.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Tower House Practice | 1.7 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cresta Drive (Dental Surgery) | 820 m |
| Hospital | Halton Hospital Captain Sir Tom Moore Building | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Runcorn Police Station | 2.4 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Balfour St Cashzone | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Runcorn Heath 12 ha | 210 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Runcorn Hill 22 ha | 590 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 400 m² | 490 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Heath Park Playing Fields 11 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 560 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 34 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St John the Evangelist, a listed building (Grade II*), 920 m south-west. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St John the Evangelist | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 450 m north-west |
| Beacon Hill | Hill | 1.0 km north-west |
| Beaconsfield Wood | Wood | 1.2 km north-west |
| Church Bank | Wetland | 2.2 km north |
| Runcorn Gap | Tidal water | 2.3 km north |
| Mare Clough | Valley | 4.6 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
None of the postcode's 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, railways or aircraft.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 2% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Clifton Road.