WA13 postcode area · Trafford

The WA13 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cheshire East, Trafford, Warrington. Area Scores range from 7 to 92 across them. Every full WA13 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The WA13 district contains both ends of the scale: Lymm at 93 out of 100 (#492 of 6,856 in England) against Partington at 8, an 85-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £247,000 in Partington to £599,950 in Mobberley, Plumley & High Legh — a 2.4× gap within the WA13 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Cheshire East, Trafford and Warrington — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£42,247a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime42per 1,000 residents, 12m · excludes areas without published data
Median age (est.)43
Owner-occupied71%

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 WA13 district

£360,000median home sold over the past year · +9.1% over 5 years · -8.9% over the year · 204 sales
Detached£595,000
Semi-detached£355,000
Terraced£322,500
Flat£169,750
Trafford£370,000
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 →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
LymmWarrington 49293 £355,000
Altrincham West, Dunham & WarburtonTrafford 66390 £425,750
Altrincham EastTrafford 75989 £386,000
Mobberley, Plumley & High LeghCheshire East 2,34966 £599,950
PartingtonTrafford 6,3128 £247,000

People living in WA13 Census 2021

Residents53,024
Median age (est.)43
Density246per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above45%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 9%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 12%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 10%Other: 15%
One person 28%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 10%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 28% · Managers & directors 20% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional28%
Managers & directors20%
Associate professional14%
Administrative8%
Skilled trades7%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 6%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 89%Asian 6%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 35% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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.

Towns & places in WA13

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WA13 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WA13.

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.