WA7 2GL maps, stats, and open data

WA7 2GL is located in the Halton Castle electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Halton and the English Parliamentary constituency of Halton. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 01F and the police force is Cheshire. This postcode has been in use since August 2010.

WA7 2GL maps

WA7 2GL map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WA7 2GL map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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WA7 2GL geodata

Easting	354051
Northing	382784
Latitude	53.339950
Longitude	-2.691558

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WA7 2GL?

Country	England
Postcode District	WA7
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA7 2GL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA7 2GL as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	40m	131ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Halton Castle
Constituency	Halton

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA7 2GL

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Hedge Hey	437m
January 2024	Other theft	On or near Hedge Hey	437m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Hedge Hey	437m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA7 2GL

Castlefields Ctr. (Busway (Castlefields))	Halton Village	150m
Castlefields Ctr. (Busway (Castlefields))	Halton Village	166m
Castlefields Avenue North	Castlefields	266m
The Barge (Castlefields Avenue East)	Castlefields	266m
Castlefields Avenue North (Hail And Ride) (Castlefields Avenue North)	Castlefields	276m

Nearest railway stations to WA7 2GL

Runcorn East Station	2.2km
Runcorn Station	3.2km
Widnes Station	5.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA7 2GL

Broadband access in WA7 2GL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in WA7 2GL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	43.4Mbps
Average download speed	45.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	74.28Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	12.3Mbps
Average upload speed	13.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA7 2GL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA7 2GL

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Source: Ofcom
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WA7 2GL gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WA7 2GL by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	65,554
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,642
Median (kWh/meter)	2,943

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	34,325
Meter count	17
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,019
Median (kWh/meter)	1,539

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA7 2GL, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WA7 2GL.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

97.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA7 2GL:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WA7 2GL (meters)

Acorn Day Nursery - Main Kitchen

Kingshead Close

49m

Acorn Day Nursery - Snack Kitchen

Kingshead Close

49m

Astmoor Primary School

Kingshead Close

49m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WA7 2GL

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Plantation Close	17:00	11:00	479m
Astmoor Ind Estate	18:15	12:00	523m
Halton Brow	17:30	11:30	737m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA7 2GL

Facility	Distance
Bridgewater Park Primary School Plantation Close, Castlefields, Runcorn Grass Pitches	543m
The Brow Community Primary School The Clough, Halton, Runcorn Grass Pitches	738m
Haddocks Wood Playing Fields Warrington Road, Runcorn Grass Pitches	938m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA7 2GL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Astmoor Primary School Kingshead Close, Castlefields, Runcorn, WA7 2JE	Primary	50m
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Conwy Court, Castlefields, Runcorn, WA7 2JJ	Primary	104m
The Bridge School Chadwick Road, Astmoor, Runcorn, WA7 1PW	Not applicable	546m

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WA7 2GL ITL and WA7 2GL LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for WA7 2GL:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLD	North West (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLD7	Merseyside
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLD71	East Merseyside
LAU 1 Code	Name
E06000006	Halton

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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WA7 2GL census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for WA7 2GL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062470
LSOA	E01012382	Halton 010B
MSOA	E02002583	Halton 010

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA7 2GL

WA7 2JG	Kingshead Close	71m
WA7 2JF	Kingshead Close	85m
WA7 2JQ	Kingshead Close	136m
WA7 2NX	Canalside Cottage	157m
WA7 2JH	Keepers Walk	159m
WA7 2SD	Conwy Court	181m
WA7 1NW		193m
WA7 2HT	Castlefields Avenue North	198m
WA7 2SN	Waterbridge Mews	229m
WA7 2LG	Shepherds Row	242m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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