WA2 8RZ

Burtonwood and Winwick · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA5 4BH 293 m
WA12 8SD 581 m
WA12 8SB 600 m
WA12 8SA 663 m
WA2 8RY 682 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA2 8RZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA2
Postcode sector
WA2 8
Latitude
53.434136
Longitude
-2.622266
British National Grid easting
358,756
British National Grid northing
393,218

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Warrington · E06000007
Parish or community
E04013420
Westminster constituency
Warrington North · E14001564
Output area
E00062890
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 003B · E01012468
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 003 · E02002592

Postcode source versions

Explore WA2

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Cuckoos Nest, Alder Root Lane, Winwick, Warrington, WA2 8RZ 2 May 2024 £652,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
38
Secondary
6
  1. Wargrave House School

    Non-maintained special school

    1.2 km
  2. Wargrave CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.4 km
  3. Winwick CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
527
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 305
  • Criminal damage and arson 48
  • Public order 47
  • Drugs 22
  • Anti social behaviour 22

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

1 female, 0 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
0.5
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

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA2 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+
0%
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

13

within 5 km

  • PATTERDALE LODGE MED CTRE

    PATTERDALE LODGE MEDICAL CENTRE, LEGH STREET, NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS, WA12 9NA

    ODS code N83002

    2.5 km

  • NEWTON PRACTICE

    1 BELVEDERE ROAD, NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS, WA12 0JJ

    ODS code N83045

    2.8 km

  • WESTBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81122

    2.9 km

  • VISTA ROAD SURGERY

    VISTA LOCALITY CENTRE, VISTA ROAD, NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS, WA12 9ED

    ODS code N83005

    3.1 km

  • 4 SEASONS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81645

    4.0 km

  • PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81083

    4.0 km

  • FOLLY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOLLY LANE, BEWSEY, WARRINGTON, WA5 0LU

    ODS code N81056

    4.1 km

  • CHAPELFORD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y04925

    4.3 km

  • MODALITY ST HELENS

    WOODSIDE HEALTHCARE CENTRE, WOODSIDE ROAD, HAYDOCK, ST. HELENS, WA11 0NA

    ODS code N83020

    4.4 km

  • GUARDIAN STREET MED/CTR

    GUARDIAN STREET, WARRINGTON, WA5 1UD

    ODS code N81012

    4.8 km

  • THE ERIC MOORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code N81628

    4.8 km

  • FEARNHEAD CROSS MED.CTR.

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

    ODS code N81048

    4.9 km

  • DALLAM LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    20 DALLAM LANE, WARRINGTON, WA2 7NG

    ODS code N81097

    4.9 km

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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Fiddle in Bag

    BCT · Burtonwood

    0.2 miles
  • Fiddle in Bag

    BCT · Burtonwood

    0.3 miles
  • Alder Root Lane

    BCT · Winwick

    0.3 miles
  • Alder Root Lane

    BCT · Winwick

    0.3 miles
  • Watery Lane

    BCT · Winwick

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Warrington 003B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,842 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £652,500 from 1 recorded sale in WA2 8RZ. 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

49 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 6 secondary schools. Wargrave House School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

527 published events cover 12 months, averaging 43.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 305 events.

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