WA15
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Altrincham, Timperley and Hale, 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 WA15 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In WA15, 93.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How WA15 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of WA15?
WA15 had 43,260 usual residents at the census.
WA15 is the 347th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in WA15, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WA15 has no single figure. Of its 25 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 16 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in WA15
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trafford 021B | 1,687 | No figure | 10 | 96.7% |
| Trafford 021C | 1,795 | No figure | 10 | 100.0% |
| Trafford 021D | 1,700 | No figure | 10 | 100.0% |
| Trafford 022A | 1,620 | No figure | 9 | 96.9% |
| Trafford 022B | 1,869 | No figure | 5 | 91.0% |
| Trafford 022C | 1,750 | No figure | 2 | 94.1% |
| Trafford 022D | 1,551 | No figure | 6 | 99.7% |
| Trafford 022E | 1,612 | No figure | 5 | 100.0% |
| Trafford 023A | 1,527 | No figure | 10 | 93.9% |
| Trafford 023B | 1,708 | No figure | 10 | 100.0% |
| Trafford 023C | 1,517 | No figure | 9 | 99.3% |
| Trafford 023D | 1,342 | No figure | 10 | 99.8% |
| Trafford 023E | 1,643 | No figure | 10 | 96.8% |
| Trafford 024D | 1,570 | No figure | 10 | 95.7% |
| Trafford 024E | 2,431 | No figure | 8 | 96.3% |
| Trafford 026A | 1,279 | No figure | 10 | 96.9% |
| Trafford 026B | 1,742 | No figure | 10 | 96.3% |
| Trafford 026C | 1,630 | No figure | 9 | 100.0% |
| Trafford 026D | 1,805 | No figure | 10 | 79.7% |
| Trafford 026E | 1,697 | No figure | 10 | 99.5% |
| Trafford 028A | 1,493 | No figure | 10 | 83.8% |
| Trafford 028B | 1,767 | No figure | 10 | 75.7% |
| Trafford 028C | 1,703 | No figure | 10 | 77.5% |
| Trafford 028D | 1,421 | No figure | 10 | 69.7% |
| Trafford 028E | 1,893 | No figure | 7 | 91.3% |
MPs for WA15
- Mr Connor RandLabourMP for Altrincham and Sale West97% of WA15’s postcodes
- Esther McVeyConservativeMP for Tatton1.6% of WA15’s postcodes
- Mike KaneLabourMP for Wythenshawe and Sale East1.4% of WA15’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 WA155
Postcode sectors in WA156
Council1
Towns in WA152
Postcode districts next to WA155
Nearest rail stations4
More in the WA postcode area2
WA15 in brief
WA15 is a postcode district covering Altrincham, Timperley and Hale, in Trafford.
About 43,481 people lived in WA15 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £494,950 in 2025 across 691 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in WA15 was £494,950 in 2025.
WA15 had 43,260 usual residents at the census.
In WA15, 93.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In WA15, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.