WA4 postcode area guide — Cheshire West and Chester
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WA4 postcode district in Cheshire West and Chester — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WA4
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
91.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
76.1%
Gigabit-capable
76.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.4%
Broadband availability in the WA4 postcode district (Cheshire West and Chester) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,372 postcodes Ofcom measures in WA4, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 91.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 76.1%.
Around 0.4% of premises in WA4 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 WA4
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WA4 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| WA4 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| WA4 1AD | 100% | 38.5% |
| WA4 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| WA4 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| WA4 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| WA4 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| WA4 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| WA4 1AP | 100% | 100% |
| WA4 1AS | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Cheshire West and Chester
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Cheshire West And Chester district (176,235 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
85%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.6%
5G outdoors — all networks
10.2%
Voice indoors — all networks
88.6%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in WA4
Police recorded 61 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WA4 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 16 | 26.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 | 18.0% |
| Other theft | 8 | 13.1% |
| Public order | 7 | 11.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 6 | 9.8% |
| Burglary | 5 | 8.2% |
| Shoplifting | 3 | 4.9% |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 1.6% |
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 WA4
Based on 660 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WA4 is £307,000, up 1.5% on the previous year (£302,500).
Detached
£535,000
156 sales
Semi-detached
£316,000
238 sales
Terraced
£220,000
134 sales
Flat / maisonette
£162,000
109 sales
Latest recorded sales in WA4
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £88,000 | Flat | London Road | WA4 6LQ |
| 19 May 2026 | £222,500 | Semi-detached | Reynolds Street | WA4 1PR |
| 15 May 2026 | £280,000 | Semi-detached | Alderley Road | WA4 2JB |
| 14 May 2026 | £198,000 | Semi-detached | Hawthorne Grove | WA4 1EA |
| 11 May 2026 | £186,500 | Terraced | New Road | WA4 1BY |
| 11 May 2026 | £235,000 | Terraced | Powder Mill Road | WA4 1GB |
| 5 May 2026 | £126,000 | Semi-detached | Cumberland Street | WA4 1HB |
| 1 May 2026 | £400,000 | Semi-detached | Worsley Road | WA4 6EJ |
| 1 May 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced | Cumberland Street | WA4 1EY |
| 1 May 2026 | £195,000 | Semi-detached | Newman Street | WA4 1TR |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Cheshire West and Chester demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Cheshire West and Chester district (357,150 residents, 155,154 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.3% |
| 15–29 | 21.9% |
| 30–44 | 18.5% |
| 45–64 | 21.1% |
| 65+ | 21.2% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 68.3% |
| Private rented | 15.8% |
| Social rented | 8.6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around WA4
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,683 | WA4 3AE |
| Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 879 | WA4 1JL |
| Cardinal Newman Catholic High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 808 | WA4 1RX |
| Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 404 | WA4 3EP |
| Stockton Heath Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 402 | WA4 6HX |
| Grappenhall Heys Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 396 | WA4 3EA |
| Broomfields Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 323 | WA4 3AH |
| Alderman Bolton Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 277 | WA4 1PW |
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 WA4
296 rated food businesses operate in WA4. 230 hold the top rating of 5, 26 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A La Turka, A Ward & Son, ABC Pre-School Ltd, Acai Heaven, Alderman Bolton Community Primary School.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WA4
From a sample of 206 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 WA4 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 62% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
33%
Band C
29%
Band D
28%
Band E
8%
Band F
1%
Band G
1%
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 West and Chester
Landlines around WA4 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.