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WA2 8FR

Orford · Warrington · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Orford
Local authority
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington North
Postcode district
WA2
Postcode sector
WA2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA2 8PX 56 m
WA2 9PA 96 m
WA2 8PU 142 m
WA2 9NZ 149 m
WA2 8PR 166 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA2 8FR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA2
Postcode sector
WA2 8
Latitude
53.408476
Longitude
-2.588045
British National Grid easting
361,006
British National Grid northing
390,344

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Warrington · E06000007
Electoral ward
Orford · E05011038
Parish or community
E43000007
Westminster constituency
Warrington North · E14001564
Output area
E00063148
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 011C · E01012520
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 011 · E02002600

Postcode source versions

Explore WA2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
70
Primary
49
Secondary
10

  1. Beamont Collegiate Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    153 m

  2. Meadowside Community Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    288 m

  3. Warrington and Vale Royal College

    Further education

    320 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
3,827
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,039
  • Public order 388
  • Criminal damage and arson 250
  • Anti social behaviour 223
  • Other theft 197

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WA2 8 residents
5,990

Age bands in WA2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

1,046 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

688 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.1%

1,599 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.7%

1,895 residents

Age 65 and over
17.9%

1,143 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.

GP practices

21

within 5 km straight-line

  • 4 SEASONS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81645

    431 m

  • PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81083

    431 m

  • HELSBY STREET MED/CTR

    2 HELSBY STREET, WARRINGTON, WA1 3AW

    ODS code N81041

    1.7 km

  • FOLLY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOLLY LANE, BEWSEY, WARRINGTON, WA5 0LU

    ODS code N81056

    1.7 km

  • GREENBANK SURGERY

    274 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81089

    1.7 km

  • MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    280 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81107

    1.7 km

  • THE ERIC MOORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code N81628

    1.8 km

  • DALLAM LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    20 DALLAM LANE, WARRINGTON, WA2 7NG

    ODS code N81097

    1.8 km

  • FEARNHEAD CROSS MED.CTR.

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

    ODS code N81048

    1.9 km

  • COCKHEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    7 COCKHEDGE WAY, WARRINGTON, WA1 2QQ

    ODS code N81637

    2.0 km

  • PADGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 STATION ROAD, PADGATE, WARRINGTON, WA2 0RX

    ODS code N81109

    2.1 km

  • GUARDIAN STREET MED/CTR

    GUARDIAN STREET, WARRINGTON, WA5 1UD

    ODS code N81012

    2.2 km

  • SPRINGFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81036

    2.2 km

  • WESTBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81122

    2.9 km

  • FAIRFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y01108

    2.9 km

  • HOLES LANE MEDICAL LTD.

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

    ODS code N81007

    3.0 km

  • CAUSEWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    166-170 WILDERSPOOL CAUSEWAY, WARRINGTON, WA4 6QA

    ODS code N81028

    3.1 km

  • LATCHFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    5 THELWALL LANE, LATCHFORD, WARRINGTON, WA4 1LJ

    ODS code N81065

    3.5 km

  • CHAPELFORD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    SANTA ROSA BOULEVARD, GREAT SANKEY, WARRINGTON, WA5 3AL

    ODS code Y04925

    3.5 km

  • STOCKTON HEATH MED.CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81075

    4.1 km

Showing 20 of 21 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Tetleys Club

    BCT · Longford

    0.0 miles

  • Tetleys Club

    BCT · Longford

    0.0 miles

  • Cossack Avenue

    BCT · Longford

    0.1 miles

  • Cossack Avenue

    BCT · Longford

    0.1 miles

  • Winwick Road Campus

    BCT · Longford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Warrington 011C, 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

3,667 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

70 open schools are in scope, including 49 primary and 10 secondary schools. Beamont Collegiate Academy is the nearest published school at 153 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,827 published events cover 12 months, averaging 318.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,039 events.

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