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WA15 8XJ

Woodhouse Park · Manchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Altrincham
Ward
Woodhouse Park
Local authority
Manchester
Constituency
Wythenshawe and Sale East
Postcode district
WA15
Postcode sector
WA15 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA15 0PS 40 m
M90 5AG 149 m
M90 5AF 215 m
M90 5AD 226 m
M90 5YF 258 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA15 8XJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA15
Postcode sector
WA15 8
Latitude
53.358978
Longitude
-2.288851
British National Grid easting
380,873
British National Grid northing
384,715

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Manchester · E08000003
Electoral ward
Woodhouse Park · E05011381
Parish or community
E04000004
Westminster constituency
Wythenshawe and Sale East · E14001602
Output area
E00180784
Lower layer super output area
Manchester 053D · E01005316
Middle layer super output area
Manchester 053 · E02001097

Postcode source versions

Explore WA15

Property

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Romper, Wilmslow Road, Ringway, Altrincham, WA15 8XJ 3 July 2021 £5,018,005
The Romper, Wilmslow Road, Ringway, Altrincham, WA15 8XJ 26 May 2019 £1,965,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
33
Secondary
9

  1. Elmridge Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

  2. Ringway Primary School

    Community school

    2.2 km

  3. St Ambrose Prep School

    Other independent school

    2.2 km

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

  • Burglary 1
  • Public order 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

3 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.5
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA15 8 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+
50%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • SHAY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE (KELMAN)

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

    ODS code P91008

    2.3 km

  • SHAY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE (PATEL)

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

    ODS code P91011

    2.3 km

  • TREGENNA GROUP PRACTICE

    399 PORTWAY, WOODHOUSE PK, WYTHENSHAWE, MANCHESTER, M22 0EP

    ODS code P84048

    2.5 km

  • CORNISHWAY GROUP PRACTICE

    FORUM HEALTH, SIMONSWAY, WYTHENSHAWE, MANCHESTER, M22 5RX

    ODS code P84043

    2.8 km

  • PEEL HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    FORUM HEALTH SIMONSWAY, WYTHENSHAWE, MANCHESTER, M22 5RX

    ODS code P84020

    2.8 km

  • THE MAPLES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P84021

    2.9 km

  • BENCHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BENCHILL ONE STOP MEDICAL CENTRE, 171 BROWNLEY ROAD, MANCHESTER, M22 9UH

    ODS code P84029

    3.8 km

  • RK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    171 BROWNLEY ROAD, WYTHENSHAWE, MANCHESTER, M22 9UH

    ODS code P84014

    3.8 km

  • BOWLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    52 BOWLAND ROAD, BAGULEY, MANCHESTER, M23 1JX

    ODS code P84024

    3.8 km

  • FINNEY LANE SURGERY

    FINNEY LANE, HEALD GREEN, CHEADLE, SK8 3JD

    ODS code P88042

    4.1 km

  • HEALD GREEN HEALTH CENTRE 2

    HEALD GREEN HEALTH CENTRE, FINNEY LANE, HEALD GREEN, CHEADLE, SK8 3JD

    ODS code P88023

    4.1 km

  • THE PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    434 ALTRINCHAM ROAD, WYTHENSHAWE, MANCHESTER, M23 9AB

    ODS code P84045

    4.7 km

  • PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    405 STOCKPORT ROAD, TIMPERLEY, ALTRINCHAM, WA15 7XR

    ODS code P91003

    4.8 km

  • BROOKLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    594 ALTRINCHAM ROAD, WYTHENSHAWE, MANCHESTER, M23 9JH

    ODS code P84061

    4.8 km

  • TIMPERLEY HEALTH CENTRE (WESTWOOD)

    169 GROVE LANE, TIMPERLEY, ALTRINCHAM, WA15 6PH

    ODS code P91007

    4.8 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    169 GROVE LANE, TIMPERLEY, ALTRINCHAM, WA15 6PH

    ODS code P91623

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Sunbank Lane

    BCT · Manchester Airport

    0.1 miles

  • Sunbank Lane

    BCT · Manchester Airport

    0.2 miles

  • World Freight Terminal

    BCT · Manchester Airport

    0.2 miles

  • Global Logistics

    BCT · Manchester Airport

    0.2 miles

  • Global Logistics

    BCT · Manchester Airport

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Manchester 053D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,663 of 33,755

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

Schools

53 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 9 secondary schools. Elmridge Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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 Burglary with 1 events.

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