Bowdon
Bowdon is covered by postcode district WA14. It is in the Trafford council area, England.
Every postcode in Bowdon, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 16
- Some can get gigabit: 15
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 227
- Ofcom gives no figure: 1
Of the 259 postcodes in Bowdon that ONS places, 16 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 15 have some that can, 227 can all get it and 1 have no Ofcom figure.
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. 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 53.3756, longitude -2.3633. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Ordnance Survey open maps. 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.
What is it like to live in Bowdon?
Homes sold for a typical £890,000 in the 12 months to September 2026. At 227 of the 258 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 259 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 3 primary schools and 2 secondary schools at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Altrincham Medical Practice, 1.3 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Hale, 1.1 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; Ofcom Connected Nations; Environment Agency flood risk; Get Information about Schools; NHS GP practices; NaPTAN. Each figure is from a section of this page, which gives its date.
What do homes cost in Bowdon?
Homes in Bowdon sold for a typical £890,000 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 67 sales, HM Land Registry's figures show. The 12 months before gave £940,000 from 83 sales: not a change larger than chance would explain, given which homes happened to sell.
- Detached £1,160,000 27 sales
- Semi-detached £795,000 15 sales
- Terraced £425,000 11 sales
- Flat or maisonette £498,400 14 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole WA14 district, Bowdon's main postcode district: a typical £431,500.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Bowdon: 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 October 2026.
Are new homes being built in Bowdon?
2 of the 259 postcodes now in use in Bowdon came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to September 2025, 0 of the 83 homes sold in Bowdon were newly built (0%), 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 Bowdon | Across the WA14 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to September 2026 | 0 of 67 (0%) | 2 of 415 (Under 1%) |
| The 12 months to September 2025 | 0 of 83 (0%) | 13 of 538 (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.
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Bowdon?
Ofcom reports on 258 of the 259 postcodes in Bowdon. At 227 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, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.
Is Bowdon at risk of flooding?
None of the 259 postcodes in Bowdon is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.
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 flood risk, published 6 July 2026.
Which schools are in Bowdon?
The open schools at the postcodes in Bowdon. 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. Special schools and alternative provision, which children join by referral, are not listed.
Primary
An orange bar: the school has as many pupils as places, or more (Department for Education's figures).
Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UKSource: Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026. Each school opens its own record there.
How far is the station from Bowdon?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Bowdon is Hale Rail Station, 1.1 km away in a straight line.
- Hale Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
- Altrincham Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle
- Navigation Road Rail Station Railway station 2.6 kmCycle
- Altrincham (Manchester Metrolink) Underground, metro or tram 1.7 kmCycle
- Navigation Road (Manchester Metrolink) Underground, metro or tram 2.6 kmCycle
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: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
Which GP surgeries are in Bowdon?
There is no GP practice at the postcodes in Bowdon. These are the nearest to its middle, in a straight line. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Altrincham Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 0161 928 2424 1.3 kmCycle
- Barrington Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 0161 928 9621 1.5 kmCycle
- St Johns Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 0161 928 5522 1.5 kmCycle
Sources: NHS GP practices, read 17 October 2026; Care Quality Commission, ratings of 1 October 2026.
Is Bowdon 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 Bowdon. 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, from its download of 30 September 2026.
Who runs Bowdon?
- Council
- Trafford
- Parliamentary constituency
- Altrincham and Sale West
- Police force area
- Greater Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Country
- England
- MP
- Mr Connor Rand (Labour)
All 259 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
Moving to Bowdon
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 nearest GP practices
- 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
Bowdon postcodes
259 postcodes in use in Bowdon, by district:
That district is in the WA postcode area.
Check a Bowdon 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 Bowdon
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Bowdon's £890,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Bowdon
- What is the postcode for Bowdon?
- Postcode district WA14, with 259 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- Which council is Bowdon in?
- Trafford. Source: ONS.
- Who is the MP for Bowdon?
- Mr Connor Rand (Labour), for Altrincham and Sale West. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
- How much are houses in Bowdon?
- A typical £890,000 in the 12 months to September 2026, from 67 sales. Source: HM Land Registry.
- What schools are in Bowdon?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include Bollin Primary School, Bowdon CofE Primary School and Altrincham Preparatory School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Altrincham Grammar School for Girls and Altrincham Grammar School for Boys. Source: Department for Education.
- Does Bowdon have a railway station?
- Yes: Hale station, 1.1 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- What broadband can you get in Bowdon?
- Ofcom reports on 258 of the 259 postcodes in Bowdon. At 227 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
- Is Bowdon at risk of flooding?
- None of the 259 postcodes in Bowdon is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. River and sea risk for the land, not surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Bowdon?
- 2 of the 259 postcodes now in use in Bowdon came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to September 2025, 0 of the 83 homes sold in Bowdon were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the WA14 district, 2%. Source: ONS and HM Land Registry.
Where the facts on this page come from
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory
- Ofcom Connected Nations
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
- Environment Agency flood risk
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools
- Department for Transport: NaPTAN
- NHS England: NHS GP practices
- Care Quality Commission
- data.police.uk: police.uk
- UK Parliament
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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