Postcode WA7 2RU (Halton)

Map showing WA7 2RU and nearby postcodes

The postcode WA7 2RU is located in Halton It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WA7 2RU is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WA7 2RU is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 5.7 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of WA7 2RU as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Detached retirement living.

The closest road name to WA7 2RU is Wisenholme Close which is centered 18 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Martindale and is 133 m away. The closest railway station is Frodsham Rail Station, 2.47 km away.

The closest primary school to WA7 2RU (for ages 11 and under) is Beechwood Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on December 18, 2019.

The nearest takeaway food is available from Hot Stuff and is 641 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on November 7, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 126.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 10.7 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for WA7 2RU is covered by the Cheshire police force association and Halton and St Helens is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to WA7 2RU and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to WA7 2RU, and the approximate distance away.

Wisenholme Close 18 m
Ambleside Close 75 m
Dunmail Grove 103 m
Honister Grove 144 m
Martindale Grove 165 m
Heather Close 200 m
Embleton Court 206 m
Seathwaite Close 207 m
Wythburn Grove 212 m
Copeland Grove 233 m
Paddock Rise 239 m
Pippits Row 241 m
Bramble Way 251 m
Whinfell Grove 264 m
Mosedale Grove 277 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode WA7 2RU

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from WA7 2RU - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Beechwood Primary School Good
(December 18, 2019)
291 m
Hillview Primary School Good
(June 26, 2018)
307 m
Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery Requires improvement
(October 4, 2018)
799 m
The Cavendish High Academy Outstanding
(March 7, 2017)
1.12 km
Woodside Primary School Requires improvement
(July 18, 2018)
1.13 km
St Chads Catholic and Church of England Academy 1.28 km
Hope Corner School Good
(January 31, 2018)
1.29 km
Our Lady Mother of the Saviour Catholic Primary School Good
(January 19, 2022)
1.36 km
Palace Fields Primary Academy Good
(April 3, 2019)
1.6 km
Frodsham Weaver Vale Primary School Special Measures
(July 16, 2021)
1.63 km
Halton Lodge Primary School Requires improvement
(September 30, 2021)
1.65 km
Brookvale Primary School Outstanding
(January 25, 2013)
1.69 km
The Heath School Good
(September 13, 2017)
1.82 km
The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School Good
(February 28, 2017)
1.92 km
Castle View Primary School Good
(May 10, 2017)
1.95 km
Weston Primary School Good
(October 13, 2021)
2.08 km
Frodsham Manor House Primary School Good
(November 27, 2018)
2.09 km
Pewithall School Outstanding
(November 1, 2013)
2.16 km
Halton School Good
(March 8, 2018)
2.16 km
The Brow Community Primary School Good
(July 9, 2021)
2.28 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WA7 2RU - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
BALLYMAGEE PRIMARY SCHOOL School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 2, 2019
537 m
EARLY DAYS PLAYGROUP, BALLYMAGEE PS Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Exempt
September 19, 2017
537 m
EUROSPAR Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
August 2, 2017
641 m
GORDONS CHEMIST Retailers - other Exempt
November 3, 2009
641 m
Hot Stuff Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
November 7, 2018
641 m
LITTLE BEARS DAY NURSERY Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 21, 2021
641 m
M M LARMOUR BUTCHER Retailers - other 4
Good
March 11, 2021
641 m
Patton's Bakery Ashbury Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 24, 2018
641 m
SWAN Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
August 17, 2017
641 m
WINEMARK Retailers - other Exempt
October 17, 2016
641 m
BALLYCROCHAN PRESBY CHURCH PLAYGROUP Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 3, 2016
782 m
CABBAGE PATCH 2 Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 16, 2018
834 m
CRANLEY LODGE RESIDENTIAL HOME Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 24, 2022
952 m
KILMAINE PRIMARY SCHOOL KITCHEN School/college/university 5
Very Good
June 19, 2017
1.04 km
The Fox's Den Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Awaiting Inspection
1.04 km
BRAMBLEWOOD CARE HOME Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 9, 2021
1.21 km
FOUR STAR PIZZA Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 28, 2017
1.21 km
GRANSHA SUBWAY Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
October 7, 2015
1.21 km
LITTLE STARS DAY NURSERY Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 23, 2020
1.21 km
New Gaze Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
May 12, 2021
1.21 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WA7 2RU - Data from Apr 2022

Martindale Bus Stop/Station 133 m
Martindale Bus Stop/Station 146 m
Beechwood Bus Stop/Station 353 m
Hillview School Bus Stop/Station 372 m
Hillview School Bus Stop/Station 377 m
HALTON LEA Taxi Rank 1.63 km
HALTON LEA Taxi Rank 1.63 km
High Street Taxi Rank 2.44 km
Frodsham Rail Station Rail 2.47 km
Frodsham Rail Station Rail 2.48 km
Helsby Rail Station Rail 6.21 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 10.3 km
Terminal Two Access Air 28.96 km
Terminal Two Access Air 28.99 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WA7 2RU - Data from Dec 2021

Beech Wood Woodland Or Forest 843 m
Sutton Dock Inland Water 864 m
Clough Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.11 km
Lowe's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.63 km
The Gorse Woodland Or Forest 1.75 km
Beckett's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.29 km
Pickerings Rough Woodland Or Forest 2.42 km
Mare Clough Valley 2.42 km
Kidney Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.46 km
Marshlands Tree Garden Woodland Or Forest 2.47 km
Frodsham Cut Inland Water 2.48 km
St Bertelines Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.6 km
The Lake Inland Water 2.6 km
Chapel Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.72 km
Dell Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.74 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for WA7 2RU - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 126.5 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 10.7 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 3 0.5
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 19.4 0.8
30-300 Mbps 0% 124.1 12
300+ Mbps 100% 505.7 38

Gas Consumption

28 meters consuming 365,632 kWh - mean 13,058 kWh : median 12,562 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

28 meters consuming 93,459 kWh - mean 3,338 kWh : median 3,431 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WA7 2RU - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 53.31489000
Longitude -2.70526200
OS Easting 353111
OS Northing 0380005
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
21642
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Cheshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Weaver Vale
Electoral Ward Beechwood & Heath
Local Authority District Halton
Region / Government Office Region North West
European Electoral Region North West
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Liverpool City Region
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Greater Merseyside

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E06000006
Travel To Work Area Warrington and Wigan

NHS

NHS England Region North West
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Halton and St Helens
Cancer Alliance Cheshire and Merseyside
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
North West
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Cheshire and Merseyside
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Halton CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Suburbanites
Group: Suburban achievers
Subgroup: Detached retirement living
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Runcorn BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Runcorn BUASD
Workplace Zone E33006974
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Halton 016
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Halton 016B
Output Area / Small Area 6A3