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Affluence in WA7 5TF

How WA7 5TF ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Runcorn Halton Road
Council
Halton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,178 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off WA7 5TF is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the WA7 5TF area averages decile 5.0 of 10 — close to the middle of the range for England. Its weakest domain is health and disability (decile 3.0). The index ranks places within England only, so it can't be compared across the UK's nations.

Average decile
5.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By domain, most deprived first
  • Health and disability3.0
  • Employment4.0
  • Living environment4.0
  • Education and skills5.0
  • Crime5.0
  • Older people in low-income households5.0
  • Income6.0
  • Barriers to housing and services8.0
  • Children in low-income families8.0
Income

Household income

ONS's estimate of mean household income before tax, 2022/23. Published for neighbourhoods of around 7,000 people; areas spanning several are weighted by households.

Average a year
£43,241
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Percentile
21
Higher than this share of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

Across England, 55.7% of adults are in work; the WA7 5TF area is broadly in line with that, at 54.8%. 25.9% are retired and 7% are full-time students.

WA7 5TFEngland
Employee, full-time39.3%34.3%
Employee, part-time10.8%11.9%
Self-employed4.7%9.5%
Unemployed2.3%2.9%
Full-time student7%7.9%
Retired25.9%21.5%
Looking after home or family3.2%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled4.3%4.1%
Other2.4%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

Across England, 33.2% of adults work in managerial or professional jobs; the WA7 5TF area is below that, at 26.5%.

WA7 5TFEngland
Higher managerial & professional6.7%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional19.8%19.9%
Intermediate14.6%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed6.4%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical8.7%5.3%
Semi-routine11.1%11.3%
Routine16.2%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.8%8.5%
Full-time students6.6%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

Across England, 33.9% of adults hold a degree or equivalent; the WA7 5TF area is well below that, at 20.1%. 21.7% have no qualifications.

WA7 5TFEngland
Degree level or above20.1%33.9%
A level or equivalent20.3%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above16.4%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C11.5%9.7%
Apprenticeship6.9%5.3%
Other qualifications3.1%2.8%
No qualifications21.7%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood WA7 5TF sits in (Runcorn Halton Road): about 1,178 residents.

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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