WA14 5SH

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA14 5RP 114 m
WA14 5SJ 139 m
WA14 5SL 210 m
WA14 5SQ 210 m
WA13 9EP 238 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA14 5SH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA14
Postcode sector
WA14 5
Latitude
53.392853
Longitude
-2.412477
British National Grid easting
372,667
British National Grid northing
388,524

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Trafford · E08000009
Electoral ward
Bowdon · E05015241
Parish or community
E04000010
Westminster constituency
Altrincham and Sale West · E14001065
Output area
E00030846
Lower layer super output area
Trafford 025E · E01006087
Middle layer super output area
Trafford 025 · E02001283

Postcode source versions

Explore WA14

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Station House, Station Road, Dunham Massey, Altrincham, WA14 5SH 14 February 2025 £665,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
20
Secondary
7
  1. Little Bollington CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km
  2. Oldfield Brow Primary School

    Community school

    2.4 km
  3. Broadoak School

    Academy converter

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

1 female, 0 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
WA14 5 residents
9,493

Age bands in WA14 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.7%

2,063 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

910 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.8%

2,799 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.9%

2,264 residents

Age 65 and over
11.7%

1,064 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA14 5 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
100%

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • PARTINGTON CENTRAL SURGERY

    PARTINGTON HEALTH CENTRE, CENTRAL ROAD, PARTINGTON, MANCHESTER, M31 4FL

    ODS code P91019

    2.9 km

  • PARTINGTON FAMILY PRACTICE

    PARTINGTON HEALTH CENTRE, CENTRAL ROAD, PARTINGTON, MANCHESTER, M31 4FL

    ODS code P91026

    2.9 km

  • BARRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    33 MARKET STREET, ALTRINCHAM, WA14 1PF

    ODS code P91603

    4.0 km

  • ST JOHNS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P91604

    4.0 km

  • WEST TIMPERLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P91016

    4.1 km

  • ALTRINCHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P91004

    4.2 km

  • FAMILY SURGERY

    94 NAVIGATION ROAD, ALTRINCHAM, WA14 1LL

    ODS code P91617

    4.4 km

  • BROOKFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code N81014

    4.7 km

  • FIRSWAY HEALTH CENTRE

    121 FIRS WAY, SALE, M33 4BR

    ODS code P91021

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Station Road

    BCT · Dunham Woodhouses

    0.1 miles
  • Station Road

    BCT · Dunham Woodhouses

    0.1 miles
  • Gorsey Lane

    BCT · Carr Green

    0.3 miles
  • Gorsey Lane

    BCT · Carr Green

    0.3 miles
  • Vine Inn

    BCT · Dunham Woodhouses

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Trafford 025E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,983 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
3 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 £665,000 from 1 recorded sale in WA14 5SH. 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

36 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 7 secondary schools. Little Bollington CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 2 events.

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