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WA15 8HJ

Altrincham · Trafford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Altrincham
Local authority
Trafford
Constituency
Altrincham and Sale West
Postcode district
WA15
Postcode sector
WA15 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA15 8HH 76 m
WA15 8UH 86 m
WA15 8FG 108 m
WA15 8ER 164 m
WA15 8HQ 169 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA15 8HJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA15
Postcode sector
WA15 8
Latitude
53.387671
Longitude
-2.342843
British National Grid easting
377,295
British National Grid northing
387,923

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Trafford · E08000009
Electoral ward
Altrincham · E05015239
Parish or community
E43000163
Westminster constituency
Altrincham and Sale West · E14001065
Output area
E00031380
Lower layer super output area
Trafford 024E · E01006194
Middle layer super output area
Trafford 024 · E02001282

Postcode source versions

Explore WA15

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
72
Primary
43
Secondary
15

  1. Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College

    Voluntary aided school

    126 m

  2. St Vincent's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    260 m

  3. Stamford Park Primary School

    Community school

    632 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WA15 8 residents
9,289

Age bands in WA15 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.8%

2,213 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

908 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.6%

2,390 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.4%

2,471 residents

Age 65 and over
17.8%

1,730 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.

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

22

within 5 km

  • BARRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    33 MARKET STREET, ALTRINCHAM, WA14 1PF

    ODS code P91603

    675 m

  • ST JOHNS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P91604

    675 m

  • ALTRINCHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P91004

    680 m

  • FAMILY SURGERY

    94 NAVIGATION ROAD, ALTRINCHAM, WA14 1LL

    ODS code P91617

    974 m

  • TIMPERLEY HEALTH CENTRE (WESTWOOD)

    169 GROVE LANE, TIMPERLEY, ALTRINCHAM, WA15 6PH

    ODS code P91007

    1.7 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    169 GROVE LANE, TIMPERLEY, ALTRINCHAM, WA15 6PH

    ODS code P91623

    1.7 km

  • WEST TIMPERLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P91016

    1.8 km

  • RIDDINGS FAMILY HEALTH CENTRE

    34 RIDDINGS ROAD, TIMPERLEY, ALTRINCHAM, WA15 6BP

    ODS code P91631

    2.0 km

  • PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    405 STOCKPORT ROAD, TIMPERLEY, ALTRINCHAM, WA15 7XR

    ODS code P91003

    2.2 km

  • SHAY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE (KELMAN)

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

    ODS code P91008

    2.5 km

  • SHAY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE (PATEL)

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

    ODS code P91011

    2.5 km

  • WOODLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    9 MAPLE ROAD, BROOKLANDS, MANCHESTER, M23 9RL

    ODS code P84672

    2.9 km

  • BROOKLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    594 ALTRINCHAM ROAD, WYTHENSHAWE, MANCHESTER, M23 9JH

    ODS code P84061

    3.0 km

  • THE MAPLES MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 SCOUT DRIVE, NEWALL GREEN, MANCHESTER, M23 2SY

    ODS code P84021

    3.7 km

  • FIRSWAY HEALTH CENTRE

    121 FIRS WAY, SALE, M33 4BR

    ODS code P91021

    3.8 km

  • BOWLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    52 BOWLAND ROAD, BAGULEY, MANCHESTER, M23 1JX

    ODS code P84024

    3.9 km

  • THE PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    434 ALTRINCHAM ROAD, WYTHENSHAWE, MANCHESTER, M23 9AB

    ODS code P84045

    3.9 km

  • WASHWAY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    67 WASHWAY ROAD, SALE, M33 7SS

    ODS code P91014

    4.0 km

  • CONWAY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    80A CONWAY ROAD, SALE, M33 2TB

    ODS code P91035

    4.3 km

  • NORTHERN MOOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    216 WYTHENSHAWE ROAD, NORTHERN MOOR, MANCHESTER, M23 0PH

    ODS code P84651

    4.5 km

Showing 20 of 22 matching practices.

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

  • Thomas Street

    BCT · Altrincham

    0.1 miles

  • Blessed Thomas Holford

    BCT · Stamford Park

    0.1 miles

  • St Vincents School

    BCT · Altrincham

    0.1 miles

  • Altrincham Railway Station

    BCT · Altrincham

    0.2 miles

  • Altrincham Rail Station

    RSE · Altrincham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Trafford 024E, 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

24,619 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
9 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
1
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

Schools

72 open schools are in scope, including 43 primary and 15 secondary schools. Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College is the nearest published school at 126 m.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3 events.

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