Altrincham
Altrincham is covered by postcode districts WA13, WA14 and WA15. It is in the Trafford council area, England.
Every postcode in Altrincham, by flood risk
- A home or business at high risk: 27
- At medium risk at worst: 11
- At low risk at worst: 36
- At very low risk only: 65
- Not on the at-risk list: 1,231
- Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together
Of the 1,370 postcodes in Altrincham that ONS places, 27 have a home or business at high risk, 11 are at medium risk at worst, 36 are at low risk at worst, 65 are at very low risk only and 1,231 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.3944, longitude -2.3420. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The postcodes at high risk
27 postcodes here have a home or business at high risk. These are the 12 with the most homes and businesses at that risk.
Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.
Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together
- 10 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. WA14 1LZ, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
- 8 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. WA15 7QT, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
- 5 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. WA15 7NT, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
What is it like to live in Altrincham?
Homes sold for a typical £425,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 6.3% on the 12 months before. At 1,139 of the 1,315 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 356 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 139 of its 1,370 postcodes. It has 7 primary schools, 3 secondary schools and 1 all-through school at its postcodes, or more. At least 5 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Navigation Road, 150 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Altrincham?
Homes in Altrincham sold for a typical £425,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 606 sales, up 6.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £400,000
- 12 months to August 2026
- £425,000
▲ up 6.3% on the 12 months before
Across the whole WA14 district, Altrincham's main postcode district: a typical £430,500.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Altrincham: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode 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
Are new homes being built in Altrincham?
41 of the 1,370 postcodes now in use in Altrincham came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 13 of the 898 homes sold in Altrincham were newly built (1%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the WA14 district, 2%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Altrincham | Across the WA14 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 606 (0%) | 0 of 397 (0%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 13 of 898 (1%) | 13 of 535 (2%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Altrincham?
Ofcom reports on 1,315 of the 1,370 postcodes in Altrincham. At 1,139 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Altrincham at risk of flooding?
139 of the 1,370 postcodes in Altrincham have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 356 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are in Altrincham?
The open schools at the postcodes in Altrincham (the first 8 primaries by distance from its middle). A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
- Navigation Primary School400 m 444 pupils, 420 places
- Trafford Alternative Education Provision450 m
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School450 m 632 pupils, 639 places
- Forest School600 m 212 pupils, 218 places
- Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary School800 m 211 pupils, 210 places
- Willows Primary School800 m 375 pupils, 400 places
- St Hugh's Catholic Primary School1.1 km 584 pupils, 540 places
- Pictor Academy1.3 km 122 pupils, 120 places
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
How far is the station from Altrincham?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Altrincham is Navigation Road Rail Station, 150 m away in a straight line.
- Navigation Road Rail Station Railway station 150 mWalk
- Altrincham Rail Station Railway station 800 mWalk
- Hale Rail Station Railway station 1.8 kmCycle
- Navigation Road (Manchester Metrolink) Underground, metro or tram 200 mWalk
- Altrincham (Manchester Metrolink) Underground, metro or tram 850 mWalk
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Altrincham?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Altrincham, the first 5 by distance from its middle. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Family Surgery350 m
- Barrington Medical Centre1.1 km
- St Johns Medical Centre1.1 km
- West Timperley Medical Centre1.2 km
- Timperley Health Centre (Westwood)1.3 km
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Altrincham safe? Crime recorded around it
Greater Manchester's police force has published no crime figures to Police.uk for any month from September 2024 to August 2026, so we have none to show for Altrincham. A count from Police.uk here would take in only the few crimes that neighbouring forces record nearby, so we show none rather than a figure that looks like a quiet area.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Altrincham?
- Council
- Trafford
- Parliamentary constituency
- Altrincham and Sale West
- Police force area
- Greater Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Country
- England
- MP
- Mr Connor Rand (Labour)
All 1,370 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Altrincham
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Trafford about council tax Council tax, on trafford.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Altrincham
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Altrincham postcodes
1,370 postcodes in use in Altrincham, by district:
Those districts are all in the WA postcode area.
Check a Altrincham postcode
Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
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Places near Altrincham
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Altrincham's £425,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Altrincham
- What is it like to live in Altrincham?
- Homes sold for a typical £425,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 6.3% on the 12 months before. At 1,139 of the 1,315 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 356 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 139 of its 1,370 postcodes. It has 7 primary schools, 3 secondary schools and 1 all-through school at its postcodes, or more. At least 5 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Navigation Road, 150 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Altrincham?
- Altrincham is covered by postcode districts WA13, WA14 and WA15, across 1,370 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Altrincham in?
- Altrincham is in the Trafford council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Altrincham?
- Altrincham is in the Altrincham and Sale West parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Mr Connor Rand (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Altrincham?
- Homes in Altrincham sold for a typical £425,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 606 sales, up 6.3% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Altrincham?
- In Altrincham, primary schools at its postcodes include Navigation Primary School, Trafford Alternative Education Provision and St Vincent's Catholic Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Trafford Alternative Education Provision, Wellington School and Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Altrincham have a railway station?
- Yes: Navigation Road is 150 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Altrincham, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Altrincham?
- Ofcom reports on 1,315 of the 1,370 postcodes in Altrincham. At 1,139 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Altrincham at risk of flooding?
- 139 of the 1,370 postcodes in Altrincham have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 356 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Altrincham?
- 41 of the 1,370 postcodes now in use in Altrincham came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 13 of the 898 homes sold in Altrincham were newly built (1%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the WA14 district, 2%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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