# WA4 2QW: area report for a postcode in Warrington

WA4 2QW 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 WA4 2QW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington) › [WA4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa4) › [WA4 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa4-2)

## Around this postcode

- **12 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 20% on July. Warrington 022C: 38 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.5409,53.3778,WA42QW
- **Padgate, 3.3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5409,53.3778,WA42QW
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5409,53.3778,WA42QW
- **No property in WA4 2QW 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=-2.5409,53.3778,WA42QW
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Warrington 022C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5409,53.3778,WA42QW
- **£259,224 average price**: For the whole of Warrington, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5409,53.3778,WA42QW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5409,53.3778,WA42QW
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5409,53.3778,WA42QW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WA4 2QW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5409,53.3778,WA42QW
- **Low road and rail noise at WA4 2QW**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5409,53.3778,WA42QW
- **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=-2.5409,53.3778,WA42QW
- **13.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5409,53.3778,WA42QW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bradshaw Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bradshaw-primary-school-e150572) | Primary | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thelwall Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thelwall-infant-school-e148488) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | – |
| [Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grappenhall-st-wilfrids-cofe-primary-school-e111315) | Primary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thelwall Community Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thelwall-community-junior-school-e111000) | Primary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chaigeley School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chaigeley-school-e111498) | Special | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2024 | – |
| [St Augustine's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustines-catholic-primary-school-e111309) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-thomas-boteler-church-of-england-high-school-e144799) | Secondary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 46.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Alderman Bolton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alderman-bolton-primary-school-e145800) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| February 2026 | £335,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2026 | £405,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| March 2026 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| January 2026 | £225,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| August 2025 | £250,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| March 2026 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: HUGHES PHARMACY (210 m); CLICK TRADING (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Grappenhall Express (130 m, Tesco); Co-op Grappenhall (280 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 022C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 3.5** (2025). Warrington 022C has a deprivation score of 3.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,424th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £323,727** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Warrington 022C was £323,727 in 2025. 13,688th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,513** (2021). Warrington 022C had 1,513 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,835th 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Warrington 022C, 99.7% 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.

## WA4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £325,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WA4 was £325,000 in 2025. Joint 924th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 49,337** (2021). WA4 had 49,337 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 223rd 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: 2%** (2022). About 2% of people in WA4 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: 94.6%** (January 2026). In WA4, 94.6% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington)
- Centre: 53.3778, -2.5409

Council: [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Warrington South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/warrington-south): Sarah Hall (Labour (Co-op)), 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=-2.5409,53.3778,WA42QW

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