# WA2 0QW: area report for a postcode in Warrington

WA2 0QW 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 WA2 0QW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington) › [WA2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa2) › [WA2 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa2-0)

## Around this postcode

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 33% on July. Warrington 012C: 32 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.5542,53.4070,WA20QW
- **Padgate, 220 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5542,53.4070,WA20QW
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5542,53.4070,WA20QW
- **No property in WA2 0QW 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=-2.5542,53.4070,WA20QW
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Warrington 012C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5542,53.4070,WA20QW
- **£259,224 average price**: For the whole of Warrington, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5542,53.4070,WA20QW
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5542,53.4070,WA20QW
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5542,53.4070,WA20QW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WA2 0QW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5542,53.4070,WA20QW
- **Low road and rail noise at WA2 0QW**: Road 52 dB, rail 45 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5542,53.4070,WA20QW
- **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=-2.5542,53.4070,WA20QW
- **13.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5542,53.4070,WA20QW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Christ Church CofE Primary School Padgate](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-cofe-primary-school-padgate-e111363) | Primary | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Padgate Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/padgate-academy-e146765) | Secondary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | Attainment 8 of 41.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Kassia Academy and Support Services](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kassia-academy-and-support-services-e144240) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | – |
| [Woolston Brook School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woolston-brook-school-e111501) | Special | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Green Lane Community Special School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/green-lane-community-special-school-e111495) | Special | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |
| [Bruche Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bruche-academy-e143058) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 97% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fox Wood Special School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fox-wood-special-school-e111496) | Special | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [St Oswald's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-oswalds-catholic-primary-school-e111369) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £216,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| August 2026 | £265,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2024 | £267,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| September 2023 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| October 2023 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2026 | £290,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| February 2026 | £325,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| July 2025 | £126,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Padgate (220 m, 3 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: PADGATE MEDICAL CENTRE (140 m); FEARNHEAD CROSS MED.CTR. (560 m); FAIRFIELD SURGERY (880 m); HOLES LANE MEDICAL LTD. (1 km)
- Pharmacies: PADGATE PHARMACY (140 m); WELL (560 m)
- Dental practices: G J HOUGHTON DENTAL SURGERY (450 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Fearnhead Cross (560 m, The Co-operative Group); Spar - Blackbrook (790 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £259,224** (August 2026). Warrington’s average house price was £259,224 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 122nd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 012C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.0** (2025). Warrington 012C has a deprivation score of 9.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,487th 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 Warrington 012C 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: 1,782** (2021). Warrington 012C had 1,782 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,467th 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: 98.3%** (January 2026). In Warrington 012C, 98.3% 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.

## WA2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £187,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WA2 was £187,500 in 2025. Joint 296th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 41,762** (2021). WA2 had 41,762 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 395th 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 WA2 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: 96.1%** (January 2026). In WA2, 96.1% 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: [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington)
- Centre: 53.4070, -2.5542

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), August 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=-2.5542,53.4070,WA20QW

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