WA2 7BL postcode in Warrington, England

WA2 7BL is a postcode in Warrington, in the Fairfield and Howley ward. It is in the Warrington North parliamentary constituency and the Cheshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Warrington: 96% Typical price £135,100 Homes sold in WA2 7, last 12 months. ▲ 3.9% on the year before Nearest station Warrington Central 500 m in a straight line

Where WA2 7BL is, and what is near it

Map of WA2 7BL and what is near it Map of WA2 7BL: its centre point, with the 197 other postcodes in the WA2 7 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 8 bus stops and 3 EV charging points (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. WA2 7AB: also in WA2 7WA2 7AF: also in WA2 7WA2 7AH: also in WA2 7WA2 7AJ: also in WA2 7WA2 7AL: also in WA2 7WA2 7AP: also in WA2 7WA2 7AQ: also in WA2 7WA2 7AR: also in WA2 7WA2 7AS: also in WA2 7WA2 7AT: also in WA2 7WA2 7AU: also in WA2 7WA2 7AW: also in WA2 7WA2 7AX: also in WA2 7WA2 7AY: also in WA2 7WA2 7AZ: also in WA2 7WA2 7BA: also in WA2 7WA2 7BB: also in WA2 7WA2 7BE: also in WA2 7WA2 7BF: also in WA2 7WA2 7BG: also in WA2 7WA2 7BH: also in WA2 7WA2 7BJ: also in WA2 7WA2 7BP: also in WA2 7WA2 7BQ: also in WA2 7WA2 7BS: also in WA2 7WA2 7BT: also in WA2 7WA2 7BU: also in WA2 7WA2 7BW: also in WA2 7WA2 7BX: also in WA2 7WA2 7BY: also in WA2 7WA2 7BZ: also in WA2 7WA2 7DB: also in WA2 7WA2 7DD: also in WA2 7WA2 7DH: also in WA2 7WA2 7DN: also in WA2 7WA2 7DP: also in WA2 7WA2 7DQ: also in WA2 7WA2 7DS: also in WA2 7WA2 7DT: also in WA2 7WA2 7DU: also in WA2 7WA2 7DW: also in WA2 7WA2 7DX: also in WA2 7WA2 7DY: also in WA2 7WA2 7DZ: also in WA2 7WA2 7EF: also in WA2 7WA2 7EG: also in WA2 7WA2 7EH: also in WA2 7WA2 7EJ: also in WA2 7WA2 7EL: also in WA2 7WA2 7EN: also in WA2 7WA2 7EP: also in WA2 7WA2 7EQ: also in WA2 7WA2 7ER: also in WA2 7WA2 7ES: also in WA2 7WA2 7EU: also in WA2 7WA2 7EW: also in WA2 7WA2 7EX: also in WA2 7WA2 7EY: also in WA2 7WA2 7EZ: also in WA2 7WA2 7FU: also in WA2 7WA2 7FW: also in WA2 7WA2 7FX: also in WA2 7WA2 7FY: also in WA2 7WA2 7GG: also in WA2 7WA2 7GH: also in WA2 7WA2 7GL: also in WA2 7WA2 7HA: also in WA2 7WA2 7HB: also in WA2 7WA2 7HD: also in WA2 7WA2 7HE: also in WA2 7WA2 7HF: also in WA2 7WA2 7HG: also in WA2 7WA2 7HL: also in WA2 7WA2 7HP: also in WA2 7WA2 7HQ: also in WA2 7WA2 7HW: also in WA2 7WA2 7HZ: also in WA2 7WA2 7JB: also in WA2 7WA2 7JD: also in WA2 7WA2 7JE: also in WA2 7WA2 7JJ: also in WA2 7WA2 7JL: also in WA2 7WA2 7JN: also in WA2 7WA2 7JQ: also in WA2 7WA2 7JW: also in WA2 7WA2 7LN: also in WA2 7WA2 7LP: also in WA2 7WA2 7LR: also in WA2 7WA2 7LT: also in WA2 7WA2 7NA: also in WA2 7WA2 7NE: also in WA2 7WA2 7NG: also in WA2 7WA2 7NJ: also in WA2 7WA2 7NL: also in WA2 7WA2 7NN: also in WA2 7WA2 7NP: also in WA2 7WA2 7NS: also in WA2 7WA2 7NT: also in WA2 7WA2 7NW: also in WA2 7WA2 7NY: also in WA2 7WA2 7PA: also in WA2 7WA2 7PE: also in WA2 7WA2 7PG: also in WA2 7WA2 7PH: also in WA2 7WA2 7PJ: also in WA2 7WA2 7PL: also in WA2 7WA2 7PP: also in WA2 7WA2 7PS: also in WA2 7WA2 7PT: also in WA2 7WA2 7PU: also in WA2 7WA2 7PW: also in WA2 7WA2 7PX: also in WA2 7WA2 7QA: also in WA2 7WA2 7QB: also in WA2 7WA2 7QD: also in WA2 7WA2 7QE: also in WA2 7WA2 7QF: also in WA2 7WA2 7QH: also in WA2 7WA2 7QJ: also in WA2 7WA2 7QL: also in WA2 7WA2 7QN: also in WA2 7WA2 7QP: also in WA2 7WA2 7QS: also in WA2 7WA2 7QZ: also in WA2 7WA2 7RA: also in WA2 7WA2 7RB: also in WA2 7WA2 7RD: also in WA2 7WA2 7RF: also in WA2 7WA2 7RS: also in WA2 7WA2 7SA: also in WA2 7WA2 7SB: also in WA2 7WA2 7SD: also in WA2 7WA2 7SE: also in WA2 7WA2 7SF: also in WA2 7WA2 7SP: also in WA2 7WA2 7SR: also in WA2 7WA2 7TB: also in WA2 7WA2 7TD: also in WA2 7WA2 7TE: also in WA2 7WA2 7TF: also in WA2 7WA2 7TG: also in WA2 7WA2 7TJ: also in WA2 7WA2 7TL: also in WA2 7WA2 7TS: also in WA2 7WA2 7TT: also in WA2 7WA2 7TU: also in WA2 7WA2 7TY: also in WA2 7WA2 7UB: also in WA2 7WA2 7UW: also in WA2 7WA2 7XA: also in WA2 7WA2 7XE: also in WA2 7 A charging point 750 mWarrington WA2 7BL Map of WA2 7BL and what is near it Map of WA2 7BL: its centre point, with the 197 other postcodes in the WA2 7 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 8 bus stops and 3 EV charging points (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Warrington WA2 7BL
  • WA2 7BL
  • Other postcodes in WA2 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • 3 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.3954, longitude -2.5888)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WA2 7BL?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at WA2 7BL?

Every home and business at WA2 7BL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Warrington: 96%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Warrington: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Warrington.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at WA2 7BL?

BinDayBuddy has not read Warrington Borough Council's days for WA2 7BL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for WA2 7BL on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is WA2 7BL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include WA2 7BL.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Warrington

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WA2 7BL: 1,504 properties in Warrington are at high risk (1.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Warrington

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of WA2 7BL is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near WA2 7BL?

Homes in WA2 7 sold for a typical £135,100 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 74 sales, up 3.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£135,100 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£130,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £132,500 7 sales
  • Terraced £147,500 44 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £111,000 22 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole WA2 district: a typical £195,000 from 337 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in WA2 7BL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WA2 7BL from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near WA2 7BL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 940 homes in the neighbourhood around WA2 7BL. Over half of them (96%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (43%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around WA2 7BL

Band D in Warrington for 2026‑27: £2,448. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,632 (band A) to £1,904 (band B); band A, the most common, is £1,632.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 900 (96%)£1,632
Band Babout 40 (4%)£1,904
Band Cfewer than 5£2,176
Band Dfewer than 5£2,448
Band Efewer than 5£2,992
Band Ffewer than 5£3,535
Band Gfewer than 5£4,079
Band Hfewer than 5£4,895

When the homes were built

  1. 33% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 43% 1965 to 1982
  6. 21% 1983 to 1999
  7. Withheld 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Warrington before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of WA2 7BL is in (ONS area E01012483), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near WA2 7BL?

The nearest open schools to WA2 7BL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WA2 7BL, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to WA2 7BL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WA2 7BL is Warrington Central Rail Station, 500 metres away in a straight line.

  • Warrington Central Rail Station Railway station 500 mWalk
  • Warrington Bank Quay Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest St Peter's Way, 158 m away.

More stations near WA2 7BL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near WA2 7BL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WA2 7BL, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near WA2 7BL?

3 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WA2 7BL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · 4 chargers 550 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 750 mWalk
  • Warrington Borough Council Charging point · 60 chargers 900 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near WA2 7BL?

The nearest to the centre of WA2 7BL, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to WA2 7BL?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near WA2 7BL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WA2 7BL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near WA2 7BL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WA2 7BL, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near WA2 7BL?

The nearest vets to the centre of WA2 7BL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is WA2 7BL in a conservation area?

The centre of WA2 7BL is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near WA2 7BL?

Police.uk records 511 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WA2 7BL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences207 reports
Public order83 reports
Anti-social behaviour51 reports
Other theft36 reports
Shoplifting32 reports
Drugs27 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 26, burglary 12, other crime 9, vehicle crime 8, bicycle theft 6, robbery 6, possession of weapons 6, theft from the person 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for WA2 7BL

Ward
Fairfield and Howley
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Warrington
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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