WA13 postcode area guide — Cheshire East
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WA13 postcode district in Cheshire East — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WA13
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
92.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
90.9%
Gigabit-capable
90.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the WA13 postcode district (Cheshire East) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 487 postcodes Ofcom measures in WA13, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 90.6%.
Around 0.3% of premises in WA13 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 WA13
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WA13 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| WA13 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| WA13 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| WA13 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| WA13 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| WA13 0AJ | 100% | 92.9% |
| WA13 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| WA13 0AP | 100% | 100% |
| WA13 0AQ | 100% | 27.3% |
| WA13 0AR | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Cheshire East
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Cheshire East district (202,097 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
90.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.6%
5G outdoors — all networks
53.4%
Voice indoors — all networks
94%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in WA13
Police recorded 36 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WA13 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 10 | 27.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 | 16.7% |
| Public order | 6 | 16.7% |
| Burglary | 3 | 8.3% |
| Other theft | 3 | 8.3% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 | 5.6% |
| Drugs | 2 | 5.6% |
| Shoplifting | 2 | 5.6% |
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 WA13
Based on 157 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WA13 is £385,000, up 2.7% on the previous year (£375,000).
Detached
£590,000
47 sales
Semi-detached
£370,000
56 sales
Terraced
£335,000
27 sales
Flat / maisonette
£172,000
23 sales
Latest recorded sales in WA13
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | £400,000 | Terraced | Springbank Gardens | WA13 9GR |
| 18 May 2026 | £367,000 | Detached | Old Cherry Lane | WA13 0TA |
| 15 May 2026 | £735,000 | Detached | Higher Lane | WA13 0BE |
| 13 May 2026 | £230,000 | Flat | Springbank Gardens | WA13 9GR |
| 5 May 2026 | £155,000 | Flat | Ash Road | WA13 0EY |
| 1 May 2026 | £340,000 | Terraced | David Road | WA13 0EW |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £455,000 | Detached | Heatley Close | WA13 9EG |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £173,000 | Flat | Chaise Meadow | WA13 9UP |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £313,000 | Semi-detached | Albany Road | WA13 9LU |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £2,130,000 | Detached | Pepper Street | WA13 0JB |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Cheshire East demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Cheshire East district (398,772 residents, 174,854 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.4% |
| 15–29 | 19.8% |
| 30–44 | 18.8% |
| 45–64 | 21.7% |
| 65+ | 22.4% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 71.9% |
| Private rented | 15.6% |
| Social rented | 8.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around WA13
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lymm High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,937 | WA13 0RB |
| Oughtrington Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 391 | WA13 9EH |
| Ravenbank Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 336 | WA13 0JT |
| Cherry Tree School | Primary | 2–11 | 210 | WA13 0NX |
| Statham Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 203 | WA13 9BE |
| Willow Tree Park | Not applicable | 4–25 | 77 | WA13 0GH |
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 WA13
95 rated food businesses operate in WA13. 72 hold the top rating of 5, 8 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Angelo Esposito Van 2, Back To The Garden Childcare, Bird & Bay (Crepes), Bright Futures School, Brookfield Residential Home.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WA13
From a sample of 96 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 WA13 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 47% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
47%
Band D
39%
Band E
13%
Band G
2%
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 Cheshire East
Landlines around WA13 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.