WA4 1LY postcode in Warrington, England

WA4 1LY is a postcode in Warrington, in the Latchford East ward. It is in the Warrington South 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 £180,000 Homes sold in WA4 1, last 12 months. ▲ 12.5% on the year before Nearest station Warrington Central 2.6 km in a straight line

Where WA4 1LY is, and what is near it

Map of WA4 1LY and what is near it Map of WA4 1LY: its centre point, with the 249 other postcodes in the WA4 1 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 12 bus stops (6 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. WA4 1DD: also in WA4 1WA4 1DE: also in WA4 1WA4 1DL: also in WA4 1WA4 1JN: also in WA4 1WA4 1JR: also in WA4 1WA4 1JT: also in WA4 1WA4 1JW: also in WA4 1WA4 1JY: also in WA4 1WA4 1LA: also in WA4 1WA4 1LB: also in WA4 1WA4 1LF: also in WA4 1WA4 1LH: also in WA4 1WA4 1LJ: also in WA4 1WA4 1LL: also in WA4 1WA4 1LN: also in WA4 1WA4 1LQ: also in WA4 1WA4 1LS: also in WA4 1WA4 1LT: also in WA4 1WA4 1LU: also in WA4 1WA4 1LW: also in WA4 1WA4 1LX: also in WA4 1WA4 1LZ: also in WA4 1WA4 1NA: also in WA4 1WA4 1NB: also in WA4 1WA4 1ND: also in WA4 1WA4 1NE: also in WA4 1WA4 1NF: also in WA4 1WA4 1NG: also in WA4 1WA4 1NW: also in WA4 1WA4 1PQ: also in WA4 1WA4 1PW: also in WA4 1WA4 1RE: also in WA4 1WA4 1TH: also in WA4 1WA4 1TP: also in WA4 1WA4 1TR: also in WA4 1WA4 1TU: also in WA4 1WA4 1TX: also in WA4 1 3 places, 300 m–2.9 kmBus stop 350 mBus stop 400 mBus stop 400 mSchool 400 mSchool 450 mGP 1.8 kmLatchford East WA4 1LY Map of WA4 1LY and what is near it Map of WA4 1LY: its centre point, with the 249 other postcodes in the WA4 1 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 12 bus stops (6 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. 3 places, 300 m–2.9 kmBus stop 350 mGP 1.8 kmLatchford East WA4 1LY
  • WA4 1LY
  • Other postcodes in WA4 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 12 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.3802, longitude -2.5594)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WA4 1LY?

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 WA4 1LY?

Every home and business at WA4 1LY 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.

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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 WA4 1LY?

BinDayBuddy has not read Warrington Borough Council's days for WA4 1LY today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for WA4 1LY 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 WA4 1LY 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 WA4 1LY.

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 WA4 1LY: 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 WA4 1LY is in one of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for it at 12:56 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 12:56 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near WA4 1LY?

Homes in WA4 1 sold for a typical £180,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 144 sales, up 12.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£180,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£160,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 12.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £302,500 8 sales
  • Semi-detached £199,000 52 sales
  • Terraced £180,000 65 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £120,000 19 sales

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

Across the whole WA4 district: a typical £315,364 from 702 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 WA4 1LY

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in WA4 1LY from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 29 May 2026. The middle sale was £148,000, from £130,000 to £150,000. Across WA4 1, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £180,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 WA4 1LY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 750 homes in the neighbourhood around WA4 1LY. Over half of them (52%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (35%). 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 WA4 1LY

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 £2,448 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,632.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 390 (52%)£1,632
Band Babout 310 (41%)£1,904
Band Cabout 40 (5%)£2,176
Band Dabout 10 (1%)£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. 5% Before 1900
  2. 9% 1900 to 1918
  3. 35% 1919 to 1939
  4. 7% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 15% 2000 to 2009
  8. 16% 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 2020 or later

1983 to 1999: 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 WA4 1LY is in (ONS area E01035392), rounded by the VOA.

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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 WA4 1LY?

The nearest open schools to WA4 1LY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WA4 1LY, 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 WA4 1LY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WA4 1LY is Warrington Central Rail Station, 2.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Warrington Central Rail Station Railway station 2.6 kmCycle
  • Padgate Rail Station Railway station 2.9 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 Powell Street, 74 m away.

More stations near WA4 1LY, 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 WA4 1LY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WA4 1LY, 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 WA4 1LY?

0 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WA4 1LY, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Be.EV Charging point · 6 chargers · Type 2, CHAdeMO 1.9 kmCycle
  • ChargePoint Charging point · 6 chargers 1.9 kmCycle
  • Rolec Charging point · 4 chargers 2.1 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 WA4 1LY?

The nearest to the centre of WA4 1LY, 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 WA4 1LY?

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 WA4 1LY?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WA4 1LY, 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 WA4 1LY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WA4 1LY, 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 WA4 1LY?

The nearest vets to the centre of WA4 1LY 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 WA4 1LY in a conservation area?

The centre of WA4 1LY 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 WA4 1LY?

Police.uk records 112 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WA4 1LY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences48 reports
Anti-social behaviour18 reports
Criminal damage and arson11 reports
Other theft6 reports
Public order5 reports
Vehicle crime5 reports

Also: drugs 5, possession of weapons 5, other crime 3, burglary 2, shoplifting 2, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 1.

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 WA4 1LY

Ward
Latchford East
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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