WA2 0UY Warrington
Live postcode, introduced December 1995. Ward: Poplars and Hulme. Region: North West.
Streets
- Mill Lane, Warrington: 6 addresses
- Unnamed street near Mill Lane, Houghton Green: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Warrington in 2026-27: Band D £2,448 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,632 | £1,904 | £2,176 | £2,448 | £2,992 | £3,535 | £4,079 | £4,895 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (72% of about 740 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)
- Radley Cottage, Radley Lane, Houghton Green, Warrington, WA2 0SZ, not permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- Houghton Hall, Greenwood Crescent, Orford, WA2 0DT, not permissioned (940 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 16 m above sea level.
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 | Padgate 118,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Birchwood 437,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2 miles) | |
| Warrington Central 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 20 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Shetland Close Houghton Green | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Warrington Bus Interchange Stand A | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Car parks | M6 Motorway Carpark | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 20.9 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fearnhead Cross Med.ctr. | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Cotswold Dental Care | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | Padgate House, Community Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Cheshire Constabulary | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Warrington Orford Cashzone | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Peel Hall Park 9.4 ha | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,780 m² | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.2 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,450 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowl barrow west of Highfield Lane, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl barrow west of Highfield Lane | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Battle of Winwick (also known as Battle of Red Bank) 1648 | Registered battlefield | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Radley Plantation | Wood | 560 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Radley Common | Wood | 630 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Houghton Green Pool | Lake or reservoir | 850 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Island Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Coney Grove Woods | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Golborne Dale | Valley | 4.9 km (3 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 7 |
7 of the postcode's 7 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
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 Warrington: see them on the Warrington page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Mill Lane.