# WA1 2DT: area report for a postcode in Warrington

WA1 2DT is a postcode in Warrington.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Warrington. Open the map at WA1 2DT for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington) › [WA1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa1) › [WA1 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa1-2)

## Around this postcode

- **23 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 15% on July. Warrington 017A: 108 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.5746,53.3928,WA12DT
- **Warrington Central, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5746,53.3928,WA12DT
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5746,53.3928,WA12DT
- **3 of 3 properties in WA1 2DT at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.5746,53.3928,WA12DT
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Warrington 017A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5746,53.3928,WA12DT
- **£260,040 average price**: For the whole of Warrington, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5746,53.3928,WA12DT
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5746,53.3928,WA12DT
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5746,53.3928,WA12DT
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WA1 2DT**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5746,53.3928,WA12DT
- **Low road and rail noise at WA1 2DT**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5746,53.3928,WA12DT
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.5746,53.3928,WA12DT
- **13.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5746,53.3928,WA12DT

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Elphin's Church of England Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-elphins-church-of-england-primary-academy-e151974) | Primary | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | – |
| [Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakwood-avenue-community-primary-school-e144241) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Benedict's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-benedicts-catholic-primary-school-e111308) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Beamont Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beamont-primary-school-e145799) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cardinal Newman Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cardinal-newman-catholic-high-school-e111456) | Secondary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 45.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Oswald's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-oswalds-catholic-primary-school-e111369) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Augustine's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustines-catholic-primary-school-e111309) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Alderman Bolton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alderman-bolton-primary-school-e145800) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £150,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 310 m |
| November 2024 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 320 m |
| March 2026 | £181,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 350 m |
| September 2025 | £79,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 350 m |
| October 2024 | £233,500 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 360 m |
| June 2024 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 360 m |
| March 2023 | £291,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 360 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HELSBY STREET MED/CTR (270 m); GREENBANK SURGERY (480 m); MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY (480 m)
- Pharmacies: MANCHESTER ROAD PHARMACY (480 m); WELL (480 m)
- Dental practices: PADGATE DENTAL PRACTICE (920 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Warrington (560 m, Sainsburys); Farmfoods Warrington (690 m, Farmfoods); Tesco Warrington Man Rd Express (760 m, Tesco); Lidl Fennel Street Warrington (770 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £260,040** (July 2026). Warrington’s average house price was £260,040 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £40,380** (2025). Full-time workers living in Warrington earned a median of £40,380 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 131st highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.4×** (2025). A home in Warrington costs 6.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 123rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 16.8** (2025). Warrington has a deprivation score of 16.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 121st least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Warrington 017A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 38.8** (2025). Warrington 017A has a deprivation score of 38.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,906th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £156,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Warrington 017A was £156,000 in 2025. Joint 2,833rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,664** (2021). Warrington 017A had 1,664 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,050th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.3%** (January 2026). In Warrington 017A, 99.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## WA1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £230,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WA1 was £230,000 in 2025. Joint 601st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 22,994** (2021). WA1 had 22,994 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,281st most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in WA1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.6%** (January 2026). In WA1, 94.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington)
- Centre: 53.3928, -2.5746

Council: [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Warrington North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/warrington-north): Charlotte Nichols (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.5746,53.3928,WA12DT

## How to cite

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