# WA4 6LJ: area report for a postcode in Warrington

WA4 6LJ 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 6LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington) › [WA4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa4) › [WA4 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa4-6)

## Around this postcode

- **34 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 70% on July. Warrington 023C: 81 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.5807,53.3678,WA46LJ
- **Warrington Bank Quay, 2.5 km**: About 31 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5807,53.3678,WA46LJ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5807,53.3678,WA46LJ
- **No property in WA4 6LJ 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=-2.5807,53.3678,WA46LJ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Warrington 023C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5807,53.3678,WA46LJ
- **£260,040 average price**: For the whole of Warrington, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5807,53.3678,WA46LJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5807,53.3678,WA46LJ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5807,53.3678,WA46LJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WA4 6LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5807,53.3678,WA46LJ
- **Low road and rail noise at WA4 6LJ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5807,53.3678,WA46LJ
- **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=-2.5807,53.3678,WA46LJ
- **12.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5807,53.3678,WA46LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Stockton Heath Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stockton-heath-primary-school-e110996) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Monica's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-monicas-catholic-primary-school-e111322) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Thomas' CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-cofe-primary-school-e151688) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [Bridgewater High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bridgewater-high-school-e141598) | Secondary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | Attainment 8 of 55.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-cobbs-infant-and-nursery-school-e111001) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Broomfields Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broomfields-junior-school-e147637) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Willow Green CIO](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willow-green-cio-e149187) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Priestley College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/priestley-college-e144782) | Sixth form and further education | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £295,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| November 2025 | £272,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| October 2024 | £249,950 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| June 2025 | £411,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| March 2023 | £410,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2026 | £88,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| October 2025 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: STOCKTON HEATH MED.CENTRE (470 m)
- Pharmacies: THOMAS BROWN PHARMACY (470 m); BOOTS (470 m); STOCKTON HEATH PHARMACY (470 m)
- Dental practices: WALTON ROAD DENTAL (180 m); JONES DENTAL CARE (260 m); STOCKTON HEATH DENTAL PRACTICE (330 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Stockton Heath Local (240 m, Sainsburys); Aldi Walton Warrington (290 m, Aldi); M&S Stockton Heath SF (400 m, Marks and Spencer); Morrisons Wilderspool Warrington (720 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £260,040** (July 2026). Warrington’s average house price was £260,040 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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 123rd most 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: 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 023C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.2** (2025). Warrington 023C has a deprivation score of 10.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,964th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £298,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Warrington 023C was £298,500 in 2025. Joint 15,711th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,518** (2021). Warrington 023C had 1,518 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,566th 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: 94.7%** (January 2026). In Warrington 023C, 94.7% 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: 53.3678, -2.5807

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), 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=-2.5807,53.3678,WA46LJ

## How to cite

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