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WA55 postcode area · Warrington

The WA55 postcode district spans 2 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Warrington. Area Scores range from 30 to 96 across them. Every full WA55 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The WA55 district contains both ends of the scale: Kingswood & Whittle Hall at 97 out of 100 (#217 of 6,856 in England) against Central Warrington at 30, a 67-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £215,000 in Central Warrington to £300,000 in Kingswood & Whittle Hall.

Living here

Typical net household income£39,968a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime153per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)38
Owner-occupied63%

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

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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Kingswood & Whittle HallWarrington 21797 £300,000
Central WarringtonWarrington 4,78330 £215,000

People living in WA55 Census 2021

Residents22,471
Median age (est.)38
Density1,854per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above37%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 33%45–64 26%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 26%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 24%
Own outright 26%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 13%Private rent 24%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 10%Other: 11%
One person 33%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 10%Other 11%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors12%
Elementary12%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Skilled trades7%
Process & plant7%
Caring & leisure7%

Ethnic group

White: 88%Asian: 7%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 88%Asian 7%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 35% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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 WA55.

WA5 WA2 WA1 WA4 WA12 WA8 WA9 WA7

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.