WA1 postcode area guide — Warrington
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WA1 postcode district in Warrington — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WA1
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
83.5%
Gigabit-capable
82.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the WA1 postcode district (Warrington) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 683 postcodes Ofcom measures in WA1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 82.1%.
Around 0% of premises in WA1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in WA1
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WA1 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| WA1 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| WA1 1AH | 100% | 0% |
| WA1 1AJ | 100% | 0% |
| WA1 1AL | 100% | 0% |
| WA1 1AN | 100% | 93.5% |
| WA1 1AP | 100% | 0% |
| WA1 1AS | 100% | 100% |
| WA1 1AT | 100% | 100% |
| WA1 1AU | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Warrington
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Warrington district (102,456 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
98%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
91.6%
Voice indoors — all networks
98.4%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in WA1
Police recorded 441 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WA1 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 179 | 40.6% |
| Public order | 62 | 14.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 45 | 10.2% |
| Shoplifting | 39 | 8.8% |
| Other theft | 29 | 6.6% |
| Drugs | 24 | 5.4% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 17 | 3.9% |
| Other crime | 12 | 2.7% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in WA1
Based on 282 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WA1 is £230,000, up 4.5% on the previous year (£220,000).
Detached
£345,000
47 sales
Semi-detached
£247,000
109 sales
Terraced
£161,500
83 sales
Flat / maisonette
£117,500
24 sales
Latest recorded sales in WA1
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | £207,000 | Semi-detached | Cliftonville Road | WA1 4BL |
| 20 May 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached | Austral Avenue | WA1 4ND |
| 15 May 2026 | £247,500 | Terraced | Alexandra Street | WA1 3SE |
| 15 May 2026 | £315,000 | Terraced | Eastdale Road | WA1 3EP |
| 15 May 2026 | £315,000 | Other | Eastdale Road | WA1 3EP |
| 15 May 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced | Crosfield Street | WA1 1UD |
| 13 May 2026 | £126,000 | Terraced | Villars Street | WA1 2JL |
| 8 May 2026 | £350,000 | Semi-detached | Rushmore Grove | WA1 3EX |
| 7 May 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Manchester Road | WA1 4AP |
| 6 May 2026 | £145,000 | Terraced | Elmwood Avenue | WA1 3SY |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Warrington demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Warrington district (210,974 residents, 90,538 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18.1% |
| 15–29 | 21.6% |
| 30–44 | 20% |
| 45–64 | 21.2% |
| 65+ | 19% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 68.7% |
| Private rented | 15.3% |
| Social rented | 9.8% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around WA1
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's Leadership Academy Warrington | Secondary | 11–18 | 804 | WA1 4PF |
| Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 667 | WA1 3SZ |
| Bruche Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 243 | WA1 3TT |
| Woolston Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 230 | WA1 4NW |
| Green Lane Community Special School | Not applicable | 4–16 | 229 | WA1 4LS |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 211 | WA1 4PQ |
| Woolston CofE Aided Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 208 | WA1 4QL |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 185 | WA1 3LB |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in WA1
364 rated food businesses operate in WA1. 215 hold the top rating of 5, 61 are rated 4, and 18 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: McCoy's Sports Bar, A J Convenience Stores, A Monks Sports Club, Admiral Casino, Aldi Stores Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WA1
From a sample of 259 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 WA1 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 74% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
25%
Band C
49%
Band D
22%
Band E
4%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Warrington
Landlines around WA1 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.