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WA2

UK postcode district

Part of Warrington

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,242
Current units
924
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
8

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
North West
Local authority codes
2
Terminated postcode units
318

Postcode sectors in WA2

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

4 sectors
17,335 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
62, Hallfields Road, Warrington, WA2 8DN 17 July 2026 £220,000
58, Ryfields Village, Orford, Warrington, WA2 7GB 17 July 2026 £71,000
7, Ashbrook Crescent, Warrington, WA2 8DZ 13 July 2026 £227,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
18
Primary
12
Secondary
3

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
3,726
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,983
  • Public order 403
  • Criminal damage and arson 257
  • Anti social behaviour 239
  • Other theft 180

Census 2021

Population and age profile

WA2 usual residents
41,009
Age-profile population
41,087

Age bands in WA2

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
18.2%
7,491 residents
Age 15 to 24
11.2%
4,587 residents
Age 25 to 44
28.2%
11,583 residents
Age 45 to 64
25.8%
10,611 residents
Age 65 and over
16.6%
6,815 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

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 912 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

In this district, 892 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 811 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 1 postcode unit had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

6

in this district

  • 4 SEASONS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81645

  • DALLAM LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    20 DALLAM LANE, WARRINGTON, WA2 7NG

    ODS code N81097

  • FEARNHEAD CROSS MED.CTR.

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

    ODS code N81048

  • PADGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 STATION ROAD, PADGATE, WARRINGTON, WA2 0RX

    ODS code N81109

  • PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81083

  • THE ERIC MOORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code N81628

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £170,500 from 2,585 recorded sales in WA2. 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

18 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

3,726 published events cover 12 months, averaging 311 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,983 events.

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