Stapleford Chase Runcorn, Halton
25 addresses across 3 postcodes (WA7), about 80 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 16109140.
- Sales: 9 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £224,375 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 23 homes have an energy certificate (A: 9, B: 14).
- Flood: 13 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Halton costs £2,367 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 96% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Runcorn East, about 1.7 km (1 mile) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 270 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 8 to 10 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Murdishaw, about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away.
- People: About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 97% of households owned their home and 51% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 8 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £224,375 | £123,750 | £325,000 |
| 2024 | 6 | £285,000 | £207,000 | £380,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 2025 | 13 WA7 1XZ | Detached | £325,000 | |
| 13 Feb 2025 | 18 WA7 1XZ | Semi-detached | £123,750 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Dec 2024 | 13 WA7 1XZ | Detached | £337,000 | New build. |
| 13 Dec 2024 | 9 WA7 1XZ | Detached | £280,000 | New build. |
| 12 Dec 2024 | 11 WA7 1XZ | Detached | £380,000 | New build. |
| 28 Nov 2024 | 5 WA7 1XZ | Semi-detached | £207,000 | New build. |
| 28 Nov 2024 | 7 WA7 1XZ | Semi-detached | £207,000 | New build. |
| 22 Nov 2024 | 1 WA7 1XZ | Detached | £290,000 | New build. |
| 31 May 2024 | 4 WA7 1XZ | Other | £1,012,428 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
23 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 84 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (12); House, detached (11). Built: 2024 (19); 2023 (4).
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 street: most are in band E (35% of about 1,470 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Land adjacent to Sandymoor Community Centre: up to 48 homes, permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 10 at medium risk and 9 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 113 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 12 medium, 9 low and 63 very low.
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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| WA7 1XZ | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| WA7 1EB | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 10 / 9 | unlikely |
| WA7 1WD | zone 2 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 25 addresses are between 8 m and 10 m above sea level (9 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA7 1EB | 100% | 96% | 96% | 0% |
| WA7 1WD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WA7 1XZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Runcorn East 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Runcorn 732,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Sankey For Penketh 1,200 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pitts Heath Norton | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Warrington Bus Interchange Stand T | 6.8 km (4.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Premier Inn Runcorn Car Park | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest evyve Charging Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 13.1 km (8.1 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Murdishaw | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wise Pharmacy | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Dental Academy Limited | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | Halton Hospital | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Police station | Cheshire Constabulary Custody Suite | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Runcorn, Windmill Hill Cashzone | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7.4 ha | 270 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 8.6 ha | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 590 m² | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4,260 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 420 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 22 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Augustinian Abbey known as Norton Priory, a scheduled monument, 1.7 km (1 mile) west. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Augustinian Abbey known as Norton Priory | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bog Wood | Wood | 490 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Sandymoor Pool | Lake or reservoir | 820 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Keckwick Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Round Chevaral | Wetland | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Murdishaw Valley | Valley | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Wigg Island | Island | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 25 | 24 |
1 of the street's 25 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Halton: see them on the Halton page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandymoor Ormiston Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 330 m | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Windmill Hill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Daresbury Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Berteline's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Moore Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Gorsewood Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1816 Bistro WA7 1YJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 5 Very good | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Sandymoor Ormiston Academy WA7 1QU | School/college/university | 350 m | 5 Very good | 11 Nov 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 8 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Duxford Close (7); On or near Lutterworth Avenue (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 97% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 2% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 89% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- WA7 1XZ: 23 addresses
- WA7 1EB: 1 address of 83 in the postcode
- WA7 1WD: 1 address of 39 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Ramsey Court · Duxford Close · Girton Close · Huntingdon Chase · Kimbolton Court · Buckden Court · Sawston Cross · Wharford Lane · Grantchester Close · Lilbourne Court · Lutterworth Avenue · Orwell Road
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.