WA1 4EQ

Rixton and Woolston · Warrington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Warrington
Local authority
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington North
Postcode district
WA1
Postcode sector
WA1 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA1 4EG 69 m
WA1 4EB 89 m
WA1 4EZ 101 m
WA1 4EA 127 m
WA1 4EH 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA1 4EQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA1
Postcode sector
WA1 4
Latitude
53.397909
Longitude
-2.523622
British National Grid easting
365,280
British National Grid northing
389,135

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Warrington · E06000007
Parish or community
E04000336
Westminster constituency
Warrington North · E14001564
Output area
E00063319
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 014A · E01012551
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 014 · E02002603

Postcode source versions

Explore WA1

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, Hickory Close, Woolston, Warrington, WA1 4EQ 23 February 2024 £335,000
9, Hickory Close, Woolston, Warrington, WA1 4EQ 11 December 2020 £320,000
9, Hickory Close, Woolston, Warrington, WA1 4EQ 29 August 2019 £331,100

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
57
Primary
39
Secondary
8
  1. Woolston CofE Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    885 m
  2. St Peter's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    896 m
  3. Woolston Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
389
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 148
  • Vehicle crime 44
  • Public order 39
  • Criminal damage and arson 33
  • Anti social behaviour 24

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
42

22 female, 20 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
3.2
WA1 4 residents
8,033

Age bands in WA1 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15%

1,233 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

816 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.5%

1,686 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.5%

2,508 residents

Age 65 and over
24%

1,970 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA1 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

18

within 5 km

  • HOLES LANE MEDICAL LTD.

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

    ODS code N81007

    1.4 km

  • FAIRFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y01108

    1.5 km

  • BIRCHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 BENSON ROAD, BIRCHWOOD, WARRINGTON, WA3 7PJ

    ODS code N81114

    2.0 km

  • PADGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 STATION ROAD, PADGATE, WARRINGTON, WA2 0RX

    ODS code N81109

    2.4 km

  • FEARNHEAD CROSS MED.CTR.

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

    ODS code N81048

    2.8 km

  • LATCHFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    5 THELWALL LANE, LATCHFORD, WARRINGTON, WA4 1LJ

    ODS code N81065

    3.2 km

  • GREENBANK SURGERY

    274 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81089

    3.2 km

  • MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    280 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81107

    3.2 km

  • BROOKFIELD SURGERY

    WHITBARROW ROAD, LYMM, WARRINGTON, LYMM, WA13 9DB

    ODS code N81014

    3.3 km

  • THE LAKESIDE SURGERY

    LAKESIDE ROAD, LYMM, WA13 0QE

    ODS code N81108

    3.5 km

  • HELSBY STREET MED/CTR

    2 HELSBY STREET, WARRINGTON, WA1 3AW

    ODS code N81041

    3.5 km

  • 4 SEASONS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81645

    4.4 km

  • PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81083

    4.4 km

  • COCKHEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    7 COCKHEDGE WAY, WARRINGTON, WA1 2QQ

    ODS code N81637

    4.4 km

  • CAUSEWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    166-170 WILDERSPOOL CAUSEWAY, WARRINGTON, WA4 6QA

    ODS code N81028

    4.8 km

  • DALLAM LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    20 DALLAM LANE, WARRINGTON, WA2 7NG

    ODS code N81097

    4.8 km

  • STOCKTON HEATH MED.CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81075

    4.8 km

  • THE ERIC MOORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code N81628

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Gig Lane

    BCT · Martinscroft

    0.1 miles
  • Mawdsley Avenue

    BCT · Martinscroft

    0.1 miles
  • Gig Lane

    BCT · Martinscroft

    0.1 miles
  • Monmouth Close

    BCT · Woolston

    0.2 miles
  • Monmouth Close

    BCT · Woolston

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Warrington 014A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,008 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
6 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £335,000 from 1 recorded sale in WA1 4EQ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Warrington is £259,398 in June 2026, up 6.5% year on year.

Schools

57 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 8 secondary schools. Woolston CofE Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 885 m.

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

Recorded crime

389 published events cover 12 months, averaging 32.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 148 events.

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