WA14
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Altrincham, Broadheath and Bowdon, in Trafford.
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 WA14 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In WA14, 90.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How WA14 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of WA14?
WA14 had 31,323 usual residents at the census.
WA14 is the 850th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in WA14, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WA14 has no single figure. Of its 17 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in WA14
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trafford 019A | 2,970 | No figure | 9 | 95.2% |
| Trafford 019B | 1,331 | No figure | 3 | 84.7% |
| Trafford 020A | 2,300 | No figure | 9 | 97.5% |
| Trafford 020C | 1,610 | No figure | 10 | 93.8% |
| Trafford 024A | 2,122 | No figure | 8 | 90.2% |
| Trafford 024B | 1,968 | No figure | 9 | 98.5% |
| Trafford 024C | 2,014 | No figure | 8 | 92.8% |
| Trafford 025A | 1,643 | No figure | 5 | 94.1% |
| Trafford 025B | 2,146 | No figure | 9 | 79.6% |
| Trafford 025C | 1,675 | No figure | 10 | 80.9% |
| Trafford 025D | 2,598 | No figure | 10 | 97.0% |
| Trafford 025E | 1,452 | No figure | 8 | 76.9% |
| Trafford 027A | 1,643 | No figure | 7 | 95.1% |
| Trafford 027B | 1,385 | No figure | 10 | 89.7% |
| Trafford 027C | 1,498 | No figure | 10 | 88.9% |
| Trafford 027D | 1,542 | No figure | 10 | 98.6% |
| Trafford 027E | 1,688 | No figure | 7 | 94.3% |
MPs for WA14
- Mr Connor RandLabourMP for Altrincham and Sale West95% of WA14’s postcodes
- Esther McVeyConservativeMP for Tatton5.0% of WA14’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 WA143
Postcode sectors in WA145
Council1
Towns in WA141
Postcode districts next to WA145
Nearest rail stations4
More in the WA postcode area2
WA14 in brief
WA14 is a postcode district covering Altrincham, Broadheath and Bowdon, in Trafford.
About 31,960 people lived in WA14 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £413,000 in 2025 across 520 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in WA14 was £413,000 in 2025.
WA14 had 31,323 usual residents at the census.
In WA14, 90.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In WA14, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.