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Affluence in WA7 5YQ

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

Neighbourhood
Grange, Halton Brook & Hallwood Park
Council
Halton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,519 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off WA7 5YQ is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the WA7 5YQ area scores 1.0 out of 10, placing it among the most deprived fifth of England. Its lowest-scoring category is income (1.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
1.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Income1.0
  • Employment1.0
  • Education and skills1.0
  • Health and disability1.0
  • Crime1.0
  • Children in low-income families1.0
  • Older people in low-income households2.0
  • Living environment6.0
  • Barriers to housing and services8.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£34,735
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
2%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

43.9% of adults in the WA7 5YQ area are in work, below the England average of 55.7%. 21.1% are retired and 6.1% are full-time students.

WA7 5YQEngland
Employee, full-time30.8%34.3%
Employee, part-time9.4%11.9%
Self-employed3.7%9.5%
Unemployed4.1%2.9%
Full-time student6.1%7.9%
Retired21.1%21.5%
Looking after home or family6.9%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled11.6%4.1%
Other6.3%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

15.3% of adults in the WA7 5YQ area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the England average of 33.2%.

WA7 5YQEngland
Higher managerial & professional4.1%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional11.2%19.9%
Intermediate9.4%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed5.7%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical8.1%5.3%
Semi-routine17.2%11.3%
Routine24.2%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed14.2%8.5%
Full-time students5.9%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

11.5% of adults in the WA7 5YQ area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the England average of 33.9%. 26.6% have no qualifications.

WA7 5YQEngland
Degree level or above11.5%33.9%
A level or equivalent16.3%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above19.9%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C16.2%9.7%
Apprenticeship5.9%5.3%
Other qualifications3.5%2.8%
No qualifications26.6%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WA7 5YQ (Grange, Halton Brook & Hallwood Park) (about 1,519 residents).

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

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