# WA14

Postcode district covering Altrincham, Broadheath and Bowdon, in Trafford.

WA14 is a postcode district covering Altrincham, Broadheath and Bowdon, in Trafford. Median sale price £413,000 in 2025. About 31,960 people.

Postcode district. Code WA14. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [WA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa)

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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa14#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa14#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa14#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa14#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=WA14) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in WA14 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=WA14) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 520 homes were sold in WA14 in 2025.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=WA14) (Census 2021, England and Wales): WA14 had 31,323 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=WA14) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Trafford, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is WA14.

## How WA14 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | WA14 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £413,000 | 3rd most expensive | 16 postcode districts, WA · 2025 |
| Population | 31,323 | 7th least populated | 17 postcode districts, WA · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 17 postcode districts, WA · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 90.1% | 3rd lowest | 17 postcode districts, WA · Jan 2026 |

## 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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in WA14

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Trafford 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006091) | 2,970 | – | 9 | 95.2% |
| [Trafford 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006092) | 1,331 | – | 3 | 84.7% |
| [Trafford 020A](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006090) | 2,300 | – | 9 | 97.5% |
| [Trafford 020C](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006096) | 1,610 | – | 10 | 93.8% |
| [Trafford 024A](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006078) | 2,122 | – | 8 | 90.2% |
| [Trafford 024B](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006080) | 1,968 | – | 9 | 98.5% |
| [Trafford 024C](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006089) | 2,014 | – | 8 | 92.8% |
| [Trafford 025A](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006074) | 1,643 | – | 5 | 94.1% |
| [Trafford 025B](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006075) | 2,146 | – | 9 | 79.6% |
| [Trafford 025C](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006076) | 1,675 | – | 10 | 80.9% |
| [Trafford 025D](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006079) | 2,598 | – | 10 | 97.0% |
| [Trafford 025E](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006087) | 1,452 | – | 8 | 76.9% |
| [Trafford 027A](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006077) | 1,643 | – | 7 | 95.1% |
| [Trafford 027B](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006081) | 1,385 | – | 10 | 89.7% |
| [Trafford 027C](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006082) | 1,498 | – | 10 | 88.9% |
| [Trafford 027D](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006085) | 1,542 | – | 10 | 98.6% |
| [Trafford 027E](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006086) | 1,688 | – | 7 | 94.3% |

## Your MP

- [Altrincham and Sale West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/altrincham-and-sale-west): Mr Connor Rand (Labour), MP since July 2024. 95% of the people here.
- [Tatton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tatton): Esther McVey (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 5.0% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in WA14

[Altrincham East](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/altrincham-east), [Altrincham West, Dunham & Warburton](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/altrincham-west-dunham-and-warburton), [Bowdon](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/bowdon)

## Postcode sectors in WA14

[WA14 1 (163 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa14-1), [WA14 2 (236 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa14-2), [WA14 3 (207 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa14-3), [WA14 4 (249 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa14-4), [WA14 5 (276 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa14-5)

## Council

[Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford)

## Towns in WA14

[Altrincham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/altrincham)

## Postcode districts next to WA14

[M31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m31), [M33](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m33), [WA13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa13), [WA15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa15), [WA16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa16)

## Nearest rail stations

[Altrincham (2.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.3476,53.3873), [Altrincham (2.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.3469,53.3877), [Hale (Manchester) (2.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.3474,53.3787), [Navigation Road (2.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.3434,53.3954)

## More in the WA postcode area

[All WA postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## 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.
About 0% of people in WA14 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In WA14, 90.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: WA14
- Postcode area: [WA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa)
- Constituency: [Altrincham and Sale West †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/altrincham-and-sale-west)
- Council: [Trafford †](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford)
- Area: 26.75 km²
- People, mid-2024: 31,960*
- Neighbourhoods: 17
- Output areas: 99

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[WA15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa15), [WA13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa13), [WA16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa16), [M33](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m33), [M31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m31)

## Latest updates for WA14

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/WA14

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa14, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa14#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa14