WA1
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Warrington, Howley and Bruche, in Warrington.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an WA1 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In WA1, 94.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How WA1 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is WA1 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WA1 at a rate of 149.4 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 305 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WA1.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,468), other crime (825) and anti-social behaviour (288).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WA1 was 140.1 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in WA1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WA1 has no single figure. Of its 14 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in WA1
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrington 011A | 1,541 | 105.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.9% |
| Warrington 012A | 2,210 | 61.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.3% |
| Warrington 012B | 1,638 | 23.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.6% |
| Warrington 012C | 1,782 | 32.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.3% |
| Warrington 012D | 1,757 | 36.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.1% |
| Warrington 012E | 1,646 | 52.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.4% |
| Warrington 014A | 1,533 | 61.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 90.3% |
| Warrington 014B | 1,400 | 47.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.4% |
| Warrington 014C | 1,248 | 17.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.0% |
| Warrington 014D | 1,323 | 83.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.6% |
| Warrington 014E | 1,434 | 46.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.4% |
| Warrington 017A | 1,664 | 107.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.3% |
| Warrington 017B | 2,270 | 154.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 84.6% |
| Warrington 018F | 1,596 | 982.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 78.1% |
MPs for WA1
- Charlotte NicholsLabourMP for Warrington North63% of WA1’s postcodes
- Sarah HallLabour (Co-op)MP for Warrington South38% of WA1’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in WA13
Postcode sectors in WA15
Council1
Towns in WA11
Postcode districts next to WA15
Nearest rail stations4
More in the WA postcode area2
WA1 in brief
WA1 is a postcode district covering Warrington, Howley and Bruche, in Warrington.
About 23,863 people lived in WA1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £230,000 in 2025 across 353 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 149.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in WA1 was £230,000 in 2025.
WA1 had 22,994 usual residents at the census.
In WA1, 94.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In WA1, 3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.