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WA1 2BY

Fairfield and Howley · Warrington · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Fairfield and Howley
Local authority
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington North
Postcode district
WA1
Postcode sector
WA1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA1 2BW 29 m
WA1 2BN 44 m
WA1 2GL 61 m
WA1 2BQ 71 m
WA1 2BP 72 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA1 2BY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
1 June 2016
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA1
Postcode sector
WA1 2
Latitude
53.388072
Longitude
-2.587883
British National Grid easting
360,998
British National Grid northing
388,074

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Warrington · E06000007
Electoral ward
Fairfield and Howley · E05011030
Parish or community
E43000007
Westminster constituency
Warrington North · E14001564
Output area
E00173160
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 017B · E01012480
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 017 · E02002606

Postcode source versions

Explore WA1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
69
Primary
50
Secondary
9

  1. Latchford St James CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    433 m

  2. Aldridge Utc Warrington

    University technical college

    712 m

  3. St Elphin's Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    905 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,839
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,058
  • Public order 621
  • Drugs 368
  • Shoplifting 332
  • Anti social behaviour 327

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WA1 2 residents
3,500

Age bands in WA1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.1%

549 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.9%

406 residents

Age 25 to 44
37%

1,265 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.8%

779 residents

Age 65 and over
12.2%

417 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

21

within 5 km straight-line

  • COCKHEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    7 COCKHEDGE WAY, WARRINGTON, WA1 2QQ

    ODS code N81637

    339 m

  • SPRINGFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE BATHS HLTH & W/B CTR, LEGH STREET, WARRINGTON, WA1 1UG

    ODS code N81036

    655 m

  • DALLAM LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    20 DALLAM LANE, WARRINGTON, WA2 7NG

    ODS code N81097

    733 m

  • CAUSEWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    166-170 WILDERSPOOL CAUSEWAY, WARRINGTON, WA4 6QA

    ODS code N81028

    850 m

  • THE ERIC MOORE PARTNERSHIP

    MEDI CENTRE, 1 TANNERS LANE, WARRINGTON, WA2 7NJ

    ODS code N81628

    857 m

  • HELSBY STREET MED/CTR

    2 HELSBY STREET, WARRINGTON, WA1 3AW

    ODS code N81041

    1.1 km

  • GUARDIAN STREET MED/CTR

    GUARDIAN STREET, WARRINGTON, WA5 1UD

    ODS code N81012

    1.3 km

  • GREENBANK SURGERY

    274 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81089

    1.5 km

  • MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    280 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81107

    1.5 km

  • FOLLY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOLLY LANE, BEWSEY, WARRINGTON, WA5 0LU

    ODS code N81056

    1.7 km

  • STOCKTON HEATH MED.CENTRE

    THE FORGE, LONDON ROAD, STOCKTON HEATH, WARRINGTON, WA4 6HJ

    ODS code N81075

    1.8 km

  • 4 SEASONS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ORFORD JUBILEE PARK H/C, JUBILEE WAY, ORFORD, WARRINGTON, WA2 8HE

    ODS code N81645

    1.8 km

  • PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    ORFORD JUBILEE PARK H/C, JUBILEE WAY, ORFORD, WARRINGTON, WA2 8HE

    ODS code N81083

    1.8 km

  • LATCHFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    5 THELWALL LANE, LATCHFORD, WARRINGTON, WA4 1LJ

    ODS code N81065

    1.9 km

  • PADGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 STATION ROAD, PADGATE, WARRINGTON, WA2 0RX

    ODS code N81109

    2.9 km

  • HOLES LANE MEDICAL LTD.

    THE SURGERY, 28 HOLES LANE, WOOLSTON, WARRINGTON, WA1 4NE

    ODS code N81007

    3.1 km

  • FAIRFIELD SURGERY

    WOOLSTON CLINIC, HOLES LANE, WOOLSTON, WARRINGTON, WA1 4LS

    ODS code Y01108

    3.2 km

  • FEARNHEAD CROSS MED.CTR.

    25 FEARNHEAD CROSS, INSALL ROAD, PADGATE, FEARNHEAD, WARRINGTON, WA2 0HD

    ODS code N81048

    3.2 km

  • CHAPELFORD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    SANTA ROSA BOULEVARD, GREAT SANKEY, WARRINGTON, WA5 3AL

    ODS code Y04925

    3.4 km

  • WESTBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    301-302 WESTBROOK CENTRE, WESTBROOK, WARRINGTON, WA5 8UF

    ODS code N81122

    3.7 km

Showing 20 of 21 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Academy Way

    BCT · Warrington

    0.1 miles

  • Academy Way Alighting Only

    BCT · Warrington

    0.2 miles

  • Orchard Street

    BCT · Howley

    0.2 miles

  • Academy Way

    TXR · Warrington

    0.2 miles

  • Orchard Street

    BCT · Howley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Warrington 017B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,106 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

69 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 9 secondary schools. Latchford St James CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 433 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

4,839 published events cover 12 months, averaging 403.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,058 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.