WA15 8LQ Trafford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hale Barns & Timperley South. Region: North West.
Streets
- Clarke Crescent, Hale: 30 addresses
House prices and rents in Trafford
A typical home in Trafford cost £393,897 in August 2026, 6.4% more than a year before. That is 23% more than five years earlier and 58% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £789,690 |
| Semi-detached | £445,604 |
| Terraced | £345,691 |
| Flat or maisonette | £216,397 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £317,404 |
Private renters in Trafford paid £1,373 a month on average in September 2026, 3% more than a year before. That is 44% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £946 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,205 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,488 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £2,113 |
Council tax
What each band costs in Trafford in 2026-27: Band D £2,292 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,528 | £1,782 | £2,037 | £2,292 | £2,801 | £3,310 | £3,820 | £4,583 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (28% of about 820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 289 Hale Road, Halebarns, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the postcode, operating or planned.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this postcode.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the postcode.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the postcode.
Coal mining
No postcode centre here is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 11,291 kWh of it on average in 2024, 28% less than the district's 15,595 kWh, and 2,911 kWh of electricity, 29% less than the district's 4,087 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
These are all the homes on the postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is WA15.
Historic landfill
1 historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the postcode, the nearest 340 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grove Lane Hale, Greater Manchester | Not recorded | Not recorded | 340 m |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 30 addresses are between 38 m and 43 m above sea level (41 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hale (Manchester) 131,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Altrincham 316,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Navigation Road 96,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 25 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Meadow Way Well Green | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Altrincham Interchange | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Day by Day Parking | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shay Lane Medical Centre (Kelman) Good May 2016 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Grove Lane Pharmacy | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mr Nd Mclean | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Wythenshawe Hospital Requires improvement Jul 2023 | 1.9 km (1.1 miles) |
| Care homes | 3 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Halecroft Grange Outstanding Aug 2023 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Cheshire Police - Altrincham Police Station | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Premier, Hale | 320 m |
Nurseries and childcare
The ten nearest nurseries, pre-schools and clubs are all within 1.5 km (0.9 miles); the nearest is 520 m (0.3 miles) from the postcode's centre.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ok Mum Wellgreen WA15 8QA | Out-of-school day care | 22 | Not inspected yet | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Thorley Day Nursery WA15 7AL | Full day care | 22 | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Beanstalks@Cloverlea WA15 7NQ | Out-of-school day care | 35 | Not inspected yet | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Kids Planet Hale WA15 8DG | Full day care | 75 | Feb 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Woodlands Day Nursery and Nursery School WA15 7EY | Full day care | 57 | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hale Synagogue Nursery WA15 8NZ | Full day care | Good (Sep 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Ok Mum St Ambrose WA15 0HE | Out-of-school day care | 85 | Not inspected yet | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Willow Tree Pre School Limited WA15 7HE | Full day care | 40 | Good (Apr 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Kids Collective @ Stamford Park WA15 9JB | Out-of-school day care | 30 | Not inspected yet | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Trafford Tuition at Stamford Park Primary School WA15 9JB | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 121 childminders and 19 home childcarers (nannies) in Trafford. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Stamford Park 6.1 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 150 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,590 m² | 270 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 340 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Royd House, a listed building (Grade I), 760 m (0.5 miles) south-west. 14 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Royd House | Listed building, Grade I | 760 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Halecroft | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Stamford Park, Altrincham | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fairywell Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Broom Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| King George V Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Humphreys Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Baguley Bottoms | Valley | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) north-east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
None of the postcode's 30 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, railways or aircraft.
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported around the postcode in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the postcode. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Trafford: see them on the Trafford page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 38% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 50% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Clarke Crescent.