WA14 2SJ

Bowdon · Trafford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Altrincham
Ward
Bowdon
Local authority
Trafford
Postcode district
WA14
Postcode sector
WA14 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA14 2TN 63 m
WA14 2TB 68 m
WA14 2TL 81 m
WA14 2SL 98 m
WA14 2TJ 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA14 2SJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA14
Postcode sector
WA14 2
Latitude
53.378877
Longitude
-2.365170
British National Grid easting
375,805
British National Grid northing
386,952

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Trafford · E08000009
Electoral ward
Bowdon · E05015241
Parish or community
E43000163
Westminster constituency
Altrincham and Sale West · E14001065
Output area
E00030829
Lower layer super output area
Trafford 027C · E01006082
Middle layer super output area
Trafford 027 · E02001285

Postcode source versions

Explore WA14

32 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Highbank, 2, 9, Green Walk, Bowdon, Altrincham, WA14 2SJ 12 December 2025 £625,000
Highbank, 2, 11, Green Walk, Bowdon, Altrincham, WA14 2SJ 31 January 2025 £750,000
Highbank, 2, 10, Green Walk, Bowdon, Altrincham, WA14 2SJ 13 November 2024 £625,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
24
Secondary
9
  1. Altrincham Grammar School for Girls

    Academy converter

    408 m
  2. Bollin Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    679 m
  3. Bowdon Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    831 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Drugs 3
  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Public order 2
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
33

13 female, 20 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
1.7
WA14 2 residents
5,376

Age bands in WA14 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.7%

768 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

532 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.9%

1,145 residents

Age 45 to 64
28%

1,467 residents

Age 65 and over
25.3%

1,327 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA14 2 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+
78.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
63.2%
Gigabit-capable
5.3%
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

14

within 5 km

  • ALTRINCHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LLOYD HOUSE, 7 LLOYD STREET, ALTRINCHAM, WA14 2DD

    ODS code P91004

    1.1 km

  • BARRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    33 MARKET STREET, ALTRINCHAM, WA14 1PF

    ODS code P91603

    1.2 km

  • ST JOHNS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ALTRINCHAM HEALTH & WELLBEING CTR, 31-33 MARKET STREET, ALTRINCHAM, WA14 1PF

    ODS code P91604

    1.2 km

  • FAMILY SURGERY

    94 NAVIGATION ROAD, ALTRINCHAM, WA14 1LL

    ODS code P91617

    2.3 km

  • WEST TIMPERLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    21 DAWSON ROAD, BROADHEATH, WEST TIMPERLEY, ALTRINCHAM, WA14 5PF

    ODS code P91016

    2.8 km

  • SHAY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE (KELMAN)

    SHAY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE, SHAY LANE, HALE BARNS, ALTRINCHAM, WA15 8NZ

    ODS code P91008

    3.4 km

  • SHAY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE (PATEL)

    13 SHAY LANE, HALE BARNS, ALTRINCHAM, WA15 8NZ

    ODS code P91011

    3.4 km

  • TIMPERLEY HEALTH CENTRE (WESTWOOD)

    169 GROVE LANE, TIMPERLEY, ALTRINCHAM, WA15 6PH

    ODS code P91007

    3.4 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    169 GROVE LANE, TIMPERLEY, ALTRINCHAM, WA15 6PH

    ODS code P91623

    3.4 km

  • RIDDINGS FAMILY HEALTH CENTRE

    34 RIDDINGS ROAD, TIMPERLEY, ALTRINCHAM, WA15 6BP

    ODS code P91631

    3.6 km

  • PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    405 STOCKPORT ROAD, TIMPERLEY, ALTRINCHAM, WA15 7XR

    ODS code P91003

    4.0 km

  • WOODLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    9 MAPLE ROAD, BROOKLANDS, MANCHESTER, M23 9RL

    ODS code P84672

    4.7 km

  • FIRSWAY HEALTH CENTRE

    121 FIRS WAY, SALE, M33 4BR

    ODS code P91021

    4.8 km

  • BROOKLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    594 ALTRINCHAM ROAD, WYTHENSHAWE, MANCHESTER, M23 9JH

    ODS code P84061

    4.8 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

  • Bowdon Church

    BCT · Bowdon

    0.1 miles
  • Bowdon Church

    BCT · Bowdon

    0.1 miles
  • The Springs

    BCT · Bowdon

    0.1 miles
  • The Springs

    BCT · Bowdon

    0.1 miles
  • Bow Green Road

    BCT · Bowdon

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Trafford 027C, 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

31,737 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
10 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.

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
0
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 £642,500 from 6 recorded sales in WA14 2SJ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Trafford is £396,811 in June 2026, up 9.7% year on year.

Schools

43 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 9 secondary schools. Altrincham Grammar School for Girls is the nearest published school at 408 m.

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

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Drugs with 3 events.

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