WA postcode area: Warrington
The WA postcode area is known as the Warrington area. It is every postcode that begins WA followed by a number. It has 18 districts and 18,345 postcodes in use, across 11 councils.
Homes in the WA area sold for a typical £250,000 in the 12 months to August 2026. By district, that runs from £172,000 in WA10 (St Helens) to £510,000 in WA15 (Altrincham).
For the town itself, see Warrington postcodes.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The name is the one the area is commonly known by; it is not part of the ONS data. See all our data sources
Where it is
Latitude 53.3914
Longitude -2.5986
This is the middle of the postcodes in the WA area. An area can be many miles across, and we do not draw its boundary.
Open this area on OpenStreetMapSource: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
What do homes cost in the WA area?
Homes in the WA area sold for a typical £250,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 6,848 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £250,000
- 12 months to August 2026
- £250,000
■ no change on the 12 months before
Standard sales of homes at market value at the area's postcodes. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Each district below has its own, and each postcode page the figure for its sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How do the WA districts compare?
A district is the first half of a postcode. Each row gives its typical home price, how many of its postcodes can get gigabit broadband for every home, and how many have a home at flood risk. Each opens the district.
- WA1 postcode district: WarringtonWarrington 776 postcodes Typical price£237,000 Gigabit, every home561 of 671 At flood risk237 of 776
- WA2 postcode district: WarringtonWarrington, St. Helens 924 postcodes Typical price£195,000 Gigabit, every home811 of 912 At flood risk146 of 924
- WA3 postcode district: GolborneWarrington, Wigan, Salford, St. Helens 1,519 postcodes Typical price£255,498 Gigabit, every home1,316 of 1,489 At flood risk84 of 1,519
- WA4 postcode district: WarringtonWarrington, Halton, Cheshire West and Chester 1,439 postcodes Typical price£315,364 Gigabit, every home1,133 of 1,374 At flood risk282 of 1,439
- WA5 postcode district: WarringtonWarrington, St. Helens 1,320 postcodes Typical price£260,000 Gigabit, every home1,148 of 1,304 At flood risk183 of 1,320
- WA6 postcode district: FrodshamCheshire West and Chester 979 postcodes Typical price£305,000 Gigabit, every home683 of 960 At flood risk23 of 979
- WA7 postcode district: RuncornHalton, Cheshire West and Chester 1,517 postcodes Typical price£183,500 Gigabit, every home1,269 of 1,463 At flood risk49 of 1,517
- WA8 postcode district: WidnesHalton, Knowsley, St. Helens, Warrington 1,589 postcodes Typical price£200,000 Gigabit, every home1,271 of 1,530 At flood risk133 of 1,589
- WA9 postcode district: St HelensSt. Helens, Warrington 1,312 postcodes Typical price£175,000 Gigabit, every home1,188 of 1,295 At flood risk42 of 1,312
- WA10 postcode district: St HelensSt. Helens, Knowsley 1,274 postcodes Typical price£172,000 Gigabit, every home1,100 of 1,198 At flood risk52 of 1,274
- WA11 postcode district: HaydockSt. Helens, West Lancashire 1,031 postcodes Typical price£190,000 Gigabit, every home840 of 1,020 At flood risk23 of 1,031
- WA12 postcode district: Newton-le-WillowsSt. Helens, Wigan, Warrington 645 postcodes Typical price£216,750 Gigabit, every home563 of 633 At flood risk4 of 645
- WA13 postcode district: LymmWarrington, Trafford, Cheshire East 492 postcodes Typical price£375,000 Gigabit, every home413 of 489 At flood risk39 of 492
- WA14 postcode district: AltrinchamTrafford, Cheshire East 1,131 postcodes Typical price£430,500 Gigabit, every home862 of 1,106 At flood risk72 of 1,131
- WA15 postcode district: AltrinchamTrafford, Cheshire East, Manchester 1,185 postcodes Typical price£510,000 Gigabit, every home960 of 1,150 At flood risk83 of 1,185
- WA16 postcode district: KnutsfordCheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester 1,191 postcodes Typical price£476,000 Gigabit, every home615 of 1,160 At flood risk21 of 1,191
- WA55 postcode district: WarringtonWarrington 8 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home0 of 1 At flood riskNone listed
- WA88 postcode district: WidnesHalton 13 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales At flood riskNone listed
Prices: HM Land Registry, files dated 28 September 2026; the bar is set against the dearest district. Gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, counting postcodes. Flood: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026, postcodes in England with a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea. How we use them
One row for every district in the area. "No place listed" means no town or village is large enough to list for it.
Places in the WA area
Towns and villages with postcodes in the WA area, each with the typical price of a home there where at least 5 sold.
Councils in the WA area
How many of the area's postcodes fall under each council.
- Warrington5,476 postcodes
- St. Helens4,288 postcodes
- Halton3,101 postcodes
- Trafford2,266 postcodes
- Cheshire East1,207 postcodes
- Cheshire West and Chester1,171 postcodes
- Wigan749 postcodes
- Knowsley59 postcodes
- Manchester17 postcodes
- Salford9 postcodes
- West Lancashire2 postcodes
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