WA7 postcode area guide — Cheshire West and Chester

Where is WA7?

Broadband & internet speeds in WA7

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the WA7 postcode district (Cheshire West and Chester) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,491 postcodes Ofcom measures in WA7, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 81.7%.

Around 0% of premises in WA7 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in WA7

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Mobile signal around Cheshire West and Chester

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Cheshire West And Chester district (176,235 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in WA7

Police recorded 238 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WA7 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in WA7

Based on 559 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WA7 is £170,000, up 9.7% on the previous year (£155,000).

Latest recorded sales in WA7

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Cheshire West and Chester demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Cheshire West and Chester district (357,150 residents, 155,154 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around WA7

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in WA7

352 rated food businesses operate in WA7. 226 hold the top rating of 5, 47 are rated 4, and 11 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 1816 Bistro, AAK Staff Canteen, Acorn Day Nursery - Main Kitchen, Aldi, Aldi.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in WA7

From a sample of 171 Energy Performance Certificates across 8 WA7 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 53% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Cheshire West and Chester

Landlines around WA7 typically use:

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What's it like living in WA7?

Postcodes in WA7

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.