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WA4 postcode area · Warrington

The WA4 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cheshire West and Chester, Halton, Warrington. Area Scores range from 21 to 99 across them. Every full WA4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The WA4 district contains both ends of the scale: Appleton at 100 out of 100 (#25 of 6,856 in England) against Fairfield & Howley at 21, a 78-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 8 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 £565,000 in Appleton — a 3.9× gap within the WA4 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Cheshire West and Chester, Halton and Warrington — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£39,751a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime75per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)44
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 WA4 district

£322,210median home sold over the past year · +17.2% over 5 years · +1.0% over the year · 826 sales
Detached£556,000
Semi-detached£320,000
Terraced£239,000
Flat£132,000
Warrington£255,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
AppletonWarrington 25100 £565,000
GrappenhallWarrington 13598 £347,100
Appleton Thorn, Stretton & WaltonWarrington 31395 £440,500
LymmWarrington 49293 £355,000
Sandymoor, Daresbury & Preston BrookHalton 57492 £335,000
Penketh & CuerdleyWarrington 67090 £265,000
Stockton Heath & HillcliffeWarrington 73289 £317,500
Comberbach, Acton Bridge & WhitleyCheshire West and Chester 1,71975 £430,000
Central WarringtonWarrington 4,78330 £215,000
LatchfordWarrington 5,04326 £170,000
Fairfield & HowleyWarrington 5,40721 £145,500

People living in WA4 Census 2021

Residents98,436
Median age (est.)44
Density559per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above38%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 29%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 11%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 9%Other: 15%
One person 31%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 9%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional14%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 57% · No religion 34% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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 WA4

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WA4 district.

Appleton

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WA4.

WA1 WA55 WA2 WA5 WA7 WA3 WA8 WA12

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.