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WA15 postcode area · Trafford

The WA15 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cheshire East, Manchester, Trafford. Area Scores range from 8 to 99 across them. Every full WA15 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the WA15 district: Timperley North scores 100 out of 100 (#19 of 6,856 nationally) while Woodhouse Park & Airport sits at 8 — neighbours on the map, 92 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 7 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £235,600 in Woodhouse Park & Airport to £700,000 in Hale Barns — a 3.0× gap within the WA15 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Cheshire East, Manchester and Trafford — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£42,708a 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 WA15 district

£495,000median home sold over the past year · +16.5% over 5 years · +4.2% over the year · 628 sales
Detached£830,500
Semi-detached£475,000
Terraced£428,000
Flat£194,000
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
Timperley NorthTrafford 19100 £460,000
Timperley SouthTrafford 6099 £475,000
West TimperleyTrafford 12898 £436,500
HaleTrafford 12898 £645,000
Hale BarnsTrafford 32795 £700,000
BowdonTrafford 54092 £593,600
Altrincham EastTrafford 75989 £386,000
Mobberley, Plumley & High LeghCheshire East 2,34966 £599,950
Timperley EastTrafford 4,10440 £370,000
Baguley West & BrooklandsManchester 5,16725 £262,000
Woodhouse Park & AirportManchester 6,2988 £235,600

People living in WA15 Census 2021

Residents96,906
Median age (est.)42
Density495per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above45%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 27%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 14%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 10%Other: 16%
One person 27%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 29% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional29%
Managers & directors19%
Associate professional14%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure7%
Skilled trades7%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 32% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 13%

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 WA15

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WA15 district.

Altrincham Baguley Hale Timperley

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WA15.

WA14 M23 M22 M33 M90 WA13 M31 M41

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.