# WA14 1QU: area report for a postcode in Trafford

WA14 1QU is a postcode in Trafford.

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 Trafford. Open the map at WA14 1QU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford) › [WA14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa14) › [WA14 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa14-1)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019 (only August 2022), so there are no map points in Greater Manchester. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.3512,53.3876,WA141QU
- **Altrincham, 240 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.3512,53.3876,WA141QU
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.3512,53.3876,WA141QU
- **No property in WA14 1QU listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.3512,53.3876,WA141QU
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Trafford 025B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.3512,53.3876,WA141QU
- **£400,688 average price**: For the whole of Trafford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.3512,53.3876,WA141QU
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.3512,53.3876,WA141QU
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.3512,53.3876,WA141QU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WA14 1QU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.3512,53.3876,WA141QU
- **Low road and rail noise at WA14 1QU**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.3512,53.3876,WA141QU
- **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=-2.3512,53.3876,WA141QU
- **14.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.3512,53.3876,WA141QU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [North Cestrian School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-cestrian-school-e143104) | Secondary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | Attainment 8 of 52.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/altrincham-cofe-aided-primary-school-e106341) | Primary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Loreto Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/loreto-grammar-school-e138464) | Secondary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), September 2022 | Attainment 8 of 75.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Vincent's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-vincents-catholic-primary-school-e136087) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blessed-thomas-holford-catholic-college-e106376) | Secondary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 47.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bowdon Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bowdon-preparatory-school-e106377) | Independent | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Altrincham Grammar School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/altrincham-grammar-school-for-girls-e137289) | Secondary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), October 2022 | Attainment 8 of 77.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Stamford Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stamford-park-primary-school-e106285) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £320,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| June 2026 | £235,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £99,950 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| January 2026 | £317,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| November 2023 | £160,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| August 2024 | £865,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| April 2024 | £250,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| May 2024 | £330,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Altrincham (240 m, 3 minutes on foot); Altrincham (290 m, 4 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BARRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE (130 m); ST JOHNS MEDICAL CENTRE (130 m); ALTRINCHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE (350 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (70 m); COHENS CHEMIST (120 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (460 m); BROADHEATH PHARMACY (820 m)
- Dental practices: LOTUS ORTHODONTICS (90 m); GREENWOOD DENTAL PRACTICE (120 m); ALTRINCHAM HEALTH & WELLBEING CENTRE (130 m); REGENT DENTAL CENTRE (190 m); GOOSE GREEN DENTAL (300 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Altrincham (90 m, Marks and Spencer); Asda Altrincham Express Petrol (130 m, Asda); Co-op Altrincham - George Street - Micro Store (190 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Altrincham Extra (340 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Altrincham (420 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £400,688** (July 2026). Trafford’s average house price was £400,688 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 9.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £42,973** (2025). Full-time workers living in Trafford earned a median of £42,973 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 88th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.3×** (2025). A home in Trafford costs 9.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 73rd least 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: 15.0** (2025). Trafford has a deprivation score of 15.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 96th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Trafford 025B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.8** (2025). Trafford 025B has a deprivation score of 6.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,854th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £255,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Trafford 025B was £255,000 in 2025. Joint 11,965th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,146** (2021). Trafford 025B had 2,146 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,398th 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: 79.6%** (January 2026). In Trafford 025B, 79.6% 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.

## WA14 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £413,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WA14 was £413,000 in 2025. 553rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 31,323** (2021). WA14 had 31,323 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 850th 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 WA14 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: 90.1%** (January 2026). In WA14, 90.1% 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: [Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford)
- Centre: 53.3876, -2.3512

Council: [Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Altrincham and Sale West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/altrincham-and-sale-west): Mr Connor Rand (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=-2.3512,53.3876,WA141QU

## How to cite

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