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WA2 8FY

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 8EZ 5 m
WA2 8EY 29 m
WA2 8HA 63 m
WA2 8EW 78 m
WA2 8EX 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA2 8FY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
1 March 2001
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA2
Postcode sector
WA2 8
Latitude
53.403935
Longitude
-2.575513
British National Grid easting
361,835
British National Grid northing
389,832

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
E00063153
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 011E · E01012524
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 011 · E02002600

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
69
Primary
49
Secondary
9

  1. St Benedict's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    525 m

  2. Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    551 m

  3. Beamont Primary School

    Academy converter

    582 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,571
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,831
  • Public order 372
  • Anti social behaviour 246
  • Criminal damage and arson 238
  • Other theft 170

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

    854 m

  • PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81083

    854 m

  • GREENBANK SURGERY

    274 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81089

    863 m

  • MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    280 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81107

    863 m

  • HELSBY STREET MED/CTR

    2 HELSBY STREET, WARRINGTON, WA1 3AW

    ODS code N81041

    996 m

  • PADGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 STATION ROAD, PADGATE, WARRINGTON, WA2 0RX

    ODS code N81109

    1.3 km

  • FEARNHEAD CROSS MED.CTR.

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

    ODS code N81048

    1.4 km

  • COCKHEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    7 COCKHEDGE WAY, WARRINGTON, WA1 2QQ

    ODS code N81637

    1.7 km

  • DALLAM LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    20 DALLAM LANE, WARRINGTON, WA2 7NG

    ODS code N81097

    1.8 km

  • THE ERIC MOORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code N81628

    1.9 km

  • FAIRFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y01108

    2.0 km

  • HOLES LANE MEDICAL LTD.

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

    ODS code N81007

    2.1 km

  • FOLLY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOLLY LANE, BEWSEY, WARRINGTON, WA5 0LU

    ODS code N81056

    2.2 km

  • SPRINGFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81036

    2.2 km

  • GUARDIAN STREET MED/CTR

    GUARDIAN STREET, WARRINGTON, WA5 1UD

    ODS code N81012

    2.4 km

  • LATCHFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    5 THELWALL LANE, LATCHFORD, WARRINGTON, WA4 1LJ

    ODS code N81065

    2.7 km

  • CAUSEWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    166-170 WILDERSPOOL CAUSEWAY, WARRINGTON, WA4 6QA

    ODS code N81028

    2.8 km

  • BIRCHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 BENSON ROAD, BIRCHWOOD, WARRINGTON, WA3 7PJ

    ODS code N81114

    3.5 km

  • STOCKTON HEATH MED.CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81075

    3.6 km

  • WESTBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81122

    3.8 km

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Nearby transport

  • Lyndale Avenue

    BCT · Orford

    0.1 miles

  • Brian Avenue

    BCT · Orford

    0.1 miles

  • Hallows Avenue

    BCT · Orford

    0.1 miles

  • Brian Avenue

    BCT · Orford

    0.1 miles

  • Hallows Avenue

    BCT · Orford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Warrington 011E, 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

25,885 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
10 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

69 open schools are in scope, including 49 primary and 9 secondary schools. St Benedict's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 525 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,571 published events cover 12 months, averaging 297.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,831 events.

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