WA2 8BL postcode in Warrington, England

WA2 8BL is a postcode in Warrington, in the Orford 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 £271,000 Homes sold in WA2 8, last 12 months. ▲ 19.1% on the year before Nearest station Warrington Central 1.2 km in a straight line

Where WA2 8BL is, and what is near it

Map of WA2 8BL and what is near it Map of WA2 8BL: its centre point, with the 215 other postcodes in the WA2 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 12 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WA2 8AA: also in WA2 8WA2 8AB: also in WA2 8WA2 8AD: also in WA2 8WA2 8AE: also in WA2 8WA2 8AF: also in WA2 8WA2 8AG: also in WA2 8WA2 8AH: also in WA2 8WA2 8AJ: also in WA2 8WA2 8AL: also in WA2 8WA2 8AN: also in WA2 8WA2 8AP: also in WA2 8WA2 8AQ: also in WA2 8WA2 8AR: also in WA2 8WA2 8AS: also in WA2 8WA2 8AT: also in WA2 8WA2 8AU: also in WA2 8WA2 8AW: also in WA2 8WA2 8AX: also in WA2 8WA2 8AY: also in WA2 8WA2 8AZ: also in WA2 8WA2 8BA: also in WA2 8WA2 8BB: also in WA2 8WA2 8BD: also in WA2 8WA2 8BE: also in WA2 8WA2 8BG: also in WA2 8WA2 8BH: also in WA2 8WA2 8BJ: also in WA2 8WA2 8BN: also in WA2 8WA2 8BQ: also in WA2 8WA2 8BS: also in WA2 8WA2 8BT: also in WA2 8WA2 8BU: also in WA2 8WA2 8BW: also in WA2 8WA2 8DB: also in WA2 8WA2 8DH: also in WA2 8WA2 8DL: also in WA2 8WA2 8DN: also in WA2 8WA2 8DS: also in WA2 8WA2 8DT: also in WA2 8WA2 8DU: also in WA2 8WA2 8DX: also in WA2 8WA2 8DY: also in WA2 8WA2 8DZ: also in WA2 8WA2 8EA: also in WA2 8WA2 8EB: also in WA2 8WA2 8ED: also in WA2 8WA2 8EE: also in WA2 8WA2 8EF: also in WA2 8WA2 8EG: also in WA2 8WA2 8EH: also in WA2 8WA2 8EJ: also in WA2 8WA2 8EL: also in WA2 8WA2 8EN: also in WA2 8WA2 8EP: also in WA2 8WA2 8EQ: also in WA2 8WA2 8ER: also in WA2 8WA2 8ES: also in WA2 8WA2 8ET: also in WA2 8WA2 8EU: also in WA2 8WA2 8EW: also in WA2 8WA2 8EX: also in WA2 8WA2 8EY: also in WA2 8WA2 8EZ: also in WA2 8WA2 8HA: also in WA2 8WA2 8HE: also in WA2 8WA2 8HH: also in WA2 8WA2 8HJ: also in WA2 8WA2 8HL: also in WA2 8WA2 8HN: also in WA2 8WA2 8HP: also in WA2 8WA2 8HQ: also in WA2 8WA2 8HR: also in WA2 8WA2 8HS: also in WA2 8WA2 8HT: also in WA2 8WA2 8HU: also in WA2 8WA2 8HW: also in WA2 8WA2 8HY: also in WA2 8WA2 8HZ: also in WA2 8WA2 8JA: also in WA2 8WA2 8JE: also in WA2 8WA2 8JF: also in WA2 8WA2 8JG: also in WA2 8WA2 8JJ: also in WA2 8WA2 8JP: also in WA2 8WA2 8JT: also in WA2 8WA2 8LU: also in WA2 8WA2 8LY: also in WA2 8WA2 8NT: also in WA2 8WA2 8NU: also in WA2 8WA2 8NX: also in WA2 8WA2 8PA: also in WA2 8WA2 8PB: also in WA2 8WA2 8PD: also in WA2 8WA2 8PE: also in WA2 8WA2 8PF: also in WA2 8WA2 8PG: also in WA2 8WA2 8PH: also in WA2 8WA2 8PJ: also in WA2 8WA2 8PL: also in WA2 8WA2 8PN: also in WA2 8WA2 8PQ: also in WA2 8WA2 8PR: also in WA2 8WA2 8PS: also in WA2 8WA2 8PT: also in WA2 8WA2 8PU: also in WA2 8WA2 8PX: also in WA2 8WA2 8PY: also in WA2 8WA2 8QA: also in WA2 8WA2 8QB: also in WA2 8WA2 8QE: also in WA2 8WA2 8QF: also in WA2 8WA2 8TW: also in WA2 8WA2 8TX: also in WA2 8 Warrington WA2 8BL Map of WA2 8BL and what is near it Map of WA2 8BL: its centre point, with the 215 other postcodes in the WA2 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 12 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Warrington WA2 8BL
  • WA2 8BL
  • Other postcodes in WA2 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 12 bus stops
  • 2 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 53.4024, longitude -2.5923)

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 8BL?

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 8BL?

Every home and business at WA2 8BL 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 8BL?

BinDayBuddy has not read Warrington Borough Council's days for WA2 8BL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for WA2 8BL 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 8BL 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 8BL.

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 8BL: 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 8BL 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 8BL?

Homes in WA2 8 sold for a typical £271,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 60 sales, up 19.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£271,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£227,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 19.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £485,000 14 sales
  • Semi-detached £270,000 23 sales
  • Terraced £193,000 23 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 8BL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WA2 8BL 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 8BL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 710 homes in the neighbourhood around WA2 8BL. Over half of them (79%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (62%). 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 8BL

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 £2,176 (band C); band A, the most common, is £1,632.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 560 (79%)£1,632
Band Babout 140 (20%)£1,904
Band Cabout 10 (1%)£2,176
Band Dfewer than 5£2,448
Band Ewithheld£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. 14% Before 1900
  2. 18% 1900 to 1918
  3. 62% 1919 to 1939
  4. 6% 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1965 to 1982, 1983 to 1999, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 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 8BL is in (ONS area E01012525), 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 8BL?

The nearest open schools to WA2 8BL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WA2 8BL, 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 8BL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WA2 8BL is Warrington Central Rail Station, 1.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Warrington Central Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmWalk
  • Warrington Bank Quay Rail Station Railway station 1.9 kmCycle

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

12 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Ireland Street, 140 m away.

More stations near WA2 8BL, 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 8BL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WA2 8BL, 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 8BL?

2 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WA2 8BL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 250 mWalk
  • Pod Point Charging point · 4 chargers 650 mWalk
  • ChargePoint Charging point · 6 chargers 1.6 kmCycle

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 8BL?

The nearest to the centre of WA2 8BL, 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 8BL?

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 8BL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WA2 8BL, 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 8BL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WA2 8BL, 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 8BL?

The nearest vets to the centre of WA2 8BL 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 8BL in a conservation area?

The centre of WA2 8BL 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 8BL?

Police.uk records 452 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WA2 8BL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences195 reports
Public order67 reports
Anti-social behaviour43 reports
Other theft34 reports
Shoplifting30 reports
Criminal damage and arson25 reports

Also: drugs 15, burglary 13, other crime 9, bicycle theft 6, robbery 6, vehicle crime 4, possession of weapons 3, 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 8BL

Ward
Orford
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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

WA2 8HL60 mWA2 8BN60 mWA2 8BQ80 mWA2 8BJ80 mWA2 8AS90 mWA2 8BW100 m
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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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