WA2 7RT

Fairfield and Howley · Warrington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Warrington
Local authority
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington North
Postcode district
WA2
Postcode sector
WA2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA2 7RS 55 m
WA2 7RX 68 m
WA2 7RY 70 m
WA2 7RU 72 m
WA2 7RR 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA2 7RT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA2
Postcode sector
WA2 7
Latitude
53.400845
Longitude
-2.578840
British National Grid easting
361,611
British National Grid northing
389,490

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Warrington · E06000007
Parish or community
E43000007
Westminster constituency
Warrington North · E14001564
Output area
E00062967
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 011B · E01012482
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 011 · E02002600

Postcode source versions

Explore WA2

29 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Ridgway Street, Orford, Warrington, WA2 7RT 14 September 2023 £147,500
6, Ridgway Street, Orford, Warrington, WA2 7RT 26 July 2023 £117,000
6, Ridgway Street, Orford, Warrington, WA2 7RT 8 June 2021 £75,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
69
Primary
48
Secondary
10
  1. St Benedict's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    168 m
  2. Beamont Primary School

    Academy converter

    214 m
  3. Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    396 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,113
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,963
  • Public order 460
  • Anti social behaviour 287
  • Criminal damage and arson 262
  • Other theft 213

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
30

20 female, 10 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
1.9
WA2 7 residents
7,913

Age bands in WA2 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.3%

1,410 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

826 residents

Age 25 to 44
37.3%

3,045 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.7%

1,850 residents

Age 65 and over
12.6%

1,024 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA2 7 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
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

21

within 5 km

  • HELSBY STREET MED/CTR

    2 HELSBY STREET, WARRINGTON, WA1 3AW

    ODS code N81041

    672 m

  • GREENBANK SURGERY

    274 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81089

    691 m

  • MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    280 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81107

    691 m

  • 4 SEASONS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81645

    756 m

  • PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81083

    756 m

  • COCKHEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    7 COCKHEDGE WAY, WARRINGTON, WA1 2QQ

    ODS code N81637

    1.3 km

  • DALLAM LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    20 DALLAM LANE, WARRINGTON, WA2 7NG

    ODS code N81097

    1.4 km

  • THE ERIC MOORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code N81628

    1.5 km

  • PADGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 STATION ROAD, PADGATE, WARRINGTON, WA2 0RX

    ODS code N81109

    1.6 km

  • FEARNHEAD CROSS MED.CTR.

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

    ODS code N81048

    1.7 km

  • SPRINGFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE BATHS HLTH & W/B CTR, LEGH STREET, WARRINGTON, WA1 1UG

    ODS code N81036

    1.8 km

  • FOLLY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOLLY LANE, BEWSEY, WARRINGTON, WA5 0LU

    ODS code N81056

    1.9 km

  • GUARDIAN STREET MED/CTR

    GUARDIAN STREET, WARRINGTON, WA5 1UD

    ODS code N81012

    2.1 km

  • FAIRFIELD SURGERY

    WOOLSTON CLINIC, HOLES LANE, WOOLSTON, WARRINGTON, WA1 4LS

    ODS code Y01108

    2.2 km

  • HOLES LANE MEDICAL LTD.

    THE SURGERY, 28 HOLES LANE, WOOLSTON, WARRINGTON, WA1 4NE

    ODS code N81007

    2.2 km

  • CAUSEWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    166-170 WILDERSPOOL CAUSEWAY, WARRINGTON, WA4 6QA

    ODS code N81028

    2.4 km

  • LATCHFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    5 THELWALL LANE, LATCHFORD, WARRINGTON, WA4 1LJ

    ODS code N81065

    2.5 km

  • STOCKTON HEATH MED.CENTRE

    THE FORGE, LONDON ROAD, STOCKTON HEATH, WARRINGTON, WA4 6HJ

    ODS code N81075

    3.2 km

  • WESTBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    301-302 WESTBROOK CENTRE, WESTBROOK, WARRINGTON, WA5 8UF

    ODS code N81122

    3.7 km

  • BIRCHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 BENSON ROAD, BIRCHWOOD, WARRINGTON, WA3 7PJ

    ODS code N81114

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 21 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Norris Street

    BCT · Orford

    0.1 miles
  • Ryfields Village

    BCT · Orford

    0.1 miles
  • Withers Avenue

    BCT · Orford

    0.1 miles
  • O'Leary Street

    BCT · Orford

    0.1 miles
  • Norris Street

    BCT · Orford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Warrington 011B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,792 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
5 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
3
Low risk addresses
13
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 £132,250 from 2 recorded sales in WA2 7RT. 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

69 open schools are in scope, including 48 primary and 10 secondary schools. St Benedict's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 168 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,113 published events cover 12 months, averaging 342.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,963 events.

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