WA2 7DB Warrington
Live postcode, introduced July 2007. Ward: Fairfield and Howley. Region: North West.
Streets
- Rylands Drive, Warrington: 111 addresses
- Greenings Court, Warrington: 2 addresses
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 B (53% of about 1,190 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 1.0 km
- Dalton Bank Council Depot, Manchester Road, Warrington, WA1 2PH, not permissioned (530 m)
- Land at Hopwood Street, off Manchester Road, Warrington, WA1 2PH, not permissioned (530 m)
- Land enclosed by Hopwood Street, School Brow and Crossley Street, Warrington, WA1 2TA, not permissioned (650 m)
- Motor House, Orford Lane, Warrington, WA2 7AZ, not permissioned (660 m)
- Former K&N Works, Lythgoes Lane, Warrington, WA2 7XE, not permissioned (670 m)
- Land at Crossley Street, Warrington, WA1 2PD, not permissioned (690 m)
- 16 Legh Street, Warrington, WA1 1UG, permissioned (700 m)
- General Street Metal Works, General Street, Warrington, WA1 2TE, not permissioned (720 m)
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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 113 addresses are between 12 m and 15 m above sea level (14 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 94%, gigabit 92% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Warrington Central 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Warrington Bank Quay 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Padgate 118,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Battersby Lane Orford | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Warrington Bus Interchange Stand A | 1.0 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Sainsbury's Warrington Car Park | 750 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 810 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 19.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Helsby Street Med/Ctr | 500 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Warrington Pharmacy | 580 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bupa Dental | 330 m |
| Hospital | St Mary's Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Warrington Police Station | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Orford Lane Cashzone | 370 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,550 m² | 80 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Orford Park 15 ha | 500 m |
| Play area | 10 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 180 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.6 ha | 500 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,500 m² | 740 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 21 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Elphin, a listed building (Grade II*), 760 m south. 30 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Elphin | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m south |
| Cromwell House | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m south |
| Church of St Ann | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m west |
| Battle of Winwick (also known as Battle of Red Bank) 1648 | Registered battlefield | 4.8 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Miles's Bite | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km east |
| The Feeder | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km east |
| Twig Wood | Wood | 2.2 km west |
| Bank Quay Reach | Tidal water | 4.0 km south-west |
| The Dingle | Valley | 4.3 km south |
| Richmond Bank | Wetland | 4.6 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 25% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 28% | 17% |
| Private rented | 46% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 76% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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 Rylands Drive.