WA14 postcode area · Trafford

The WA14 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cheshire East, Trafford. Area Scores range from 31 to 98 across them. Every full WA14 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the WA14 district: West Timperley scores 98 out of 100 (#128 of 6,856 nationally) while Broadheath & Firsway sits at 31 — neighbours on the map, 67 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 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 £308,000 in Broadheath & Firsway to £645,000 in Hale — a 2.1× gap within the WA14 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Cheshire East and Trafford — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£44,483a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime50per 1,000 residents, 12m · excludes areas without published data
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied72%

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 WA14 district

£408,000median home sold over the past year · +18.3% over 5 years · +2.0% over the year · 473 sales
Detached£910,000
Semi-detached£455,000
Terraced£392,000
Flat£250,000
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
West TimperleyTrafford 12898 £436,500
HaleTrafford 12898 £645,000
BowdonTrafford 54092 £593,600
Altrincham West, Dunham & WarburtonTrafford 66390 £425,750
Altrincham EastTrafford 75989 £386,000
Mobberley, Plumley & High LeghCheshire East 2,34966 £599,950
Broadheath & FirswayTrafford 4,70731 £308,000

People living in WA14 Census 2021

Residents66,118
Median age (est.)42
Density335per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above50%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 9%25–44 25%45–64 28%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 11%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 9%Other: 15%
One person 27%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 9%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 31% · Managers & directors 21% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional31%
Managers & directors21%
Associate professional14%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades6%
Caring & leisure6%
Sales & customer service5%
Elementary5%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 83%Asian: 10%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 83%Asian 10%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 32% · Muslim 5%

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.

Towns & places in WA14

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WA14 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WA14.

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.