Runcorn East
| Station Name | Runcorn East |
| Station Code | RUE |
| Station Owner | TfW Rail |
| Developable Area | 13.92ha |
| Development Capacity | 557 homes (at 40dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Halton |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 660 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 1,295 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 196% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Network Rail Region | North West |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Merseyside |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 32,350 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 165,130 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 1,550 |
Development Potential
England's busiest station (apart from those serving airports) had 4,170,558 passenger movements in the period 2019-2020. The station with the least was 68. Runcorn East station had 165,130 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 454 people per day.
For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 40 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.
Runcorn East is located within the North West railway region. The potential area for development around the station (excluding existing buildings, national parks, flood zones, public green space, protected habitats, areas of outstanding natural beauty, world heritage sites and surface water) is approximately 13.92ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 40 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 557 homes.
The station sits within Halton planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 196%, having delivered 1,295 homes from a target of 660. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all Halton's stations is 1,925 homes. That's 292% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Halton's stations is 557 homes without building on protected land. That's 84% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
