WA1 postcode area · Warrington

The WA1 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Warrington. Area Scores range from 21 to 91 across them. Every full WA1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The WA1 district contains both ends of the scale: Woolston at 91 out of 100 (#615 of 6,856 in England) against Fairfield & Howley at 21, a 70-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £145,500 in Fairfield & Howley to £265,000 in Woolston — a 1.8× gap within the WA1 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,108a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime119per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)41

Owner-occupied60%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the WA1 district

£228,000median home sold over the past year · +38.2% over 5 years · +2.8% over the year · 311 sales

Detached£367,500

Semi-detached£245,000

Terraced£171,250

Flat£122,500

Warrington£255,000

North West£225,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
WoolstonWarrington	615	91	£265,000
Padgate & PaddingtonWarrington	1,033	85	£245,000
Central WarringtonWarrington	4,783	30	£215,000
OrfordWarrington	5,160	25	£175,000
Fairfield & HowleyWarrington	5,407	21	£145,500

People living in WA1 Census 2021

Residents47,702

Median age (est.)41

Density2,083per km²

No qualifications19%

Degree or above27%

No car or van25%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 30%45–64 26%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 16%Private rent 25%

Households

One person 36%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 11%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 16% · Professional 16% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups

Elementary	16%
Professional	16%
Associate professional	13%
Administrative	10%
Managers & directors	10%
Skilled trades	10%
Caring & leisure	9%
Sales & customer service	9%
Process & plant	9%

Ethnic group

White 93%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 56% · No religion 35% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 14%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WA1.

WA2 WA4 WA55 WA5 WA3 WA12 WA7 WA9

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.