WA2 7JD Warrington
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bewsey and Whitecross. Region: North West.
Streets
- Allen Street, Warrington: 32 addresses
- Unnamed street near Allen Street, Warrington: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Allen Street, Warrington: 1 address
- Rolleston Street, Warrington: 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 (66% of about 1,840 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 6.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 1, FROGHALL LANE, grade II
- 72-74 Bewsey Street, grade II
- 93, BEWSEY STREET, grade II
- HOLLY LODGE, grade II
- NO 6 (IVY LODGE) AND NO 8 (LABURNUM VILLA), grade II
- ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST ALBAN, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 8 Bewsey Road, Bewsey, Warrington, WA2 7LW, permissioned (120 m)
- 35-37 Bewsey Street, Warrington, WA2 7JA, not permissioned (190 m)
- St Albans Catholic Club, Bewsey Street, Warrington, WA2 7JQ, not permissioned (210 m)
- Land at Winwick Street/Tanners Lane/Dallam Lane, Warrington, WA2 7NG, pending decision (230 m)
- Hope Church, Crosfield Street, Warrington, WA1 1UD, permissioned (300 m)
- Midland Way / Priestley Street Garage, Warrington, WA1 1UE, not permissioned (300 m)
- Garven Place Clinic, Legh Street, Warrington, WA1 1UQ, not permissioned (330 m)
- Warrington Car Wash and Car Sales, Winwick Street/Buckley Street, Warrington, WA2 7PA, not permissioned (340 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 6 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 35 addresses are between 13 m and 14 m above sea level (13 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 | Warrington Central 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 350 m |
| Warrington Bank Quay 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 750 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Warrington West 389,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 23 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Central Station Warrington | 300 m |
| Bus or coach station | Warrington Bus Interchange Stand U | 270 m |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Apcoa | 110 m |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bewsey Street | 130 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 17.9 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Eric Moore Partnership | 140 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Greencross Pharmacy | 0 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 90 m |
| Hospital | Warrington Hospital | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Warrington Police Station | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest N S News, Horsemarket Street Cashzone | 390 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bank Park 6.1 ha | 150 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 650 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | Bewsey Community Park 1.4 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,300 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 9.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Eastern Outbuilding to Town Hall, a listed building (Grade I), 290 m south. 102 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Outbuilding to Town Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 290 m south |
| Town Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 300 m south |
| Western Outbuilding to Town Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 320 m south-west |
| Ye Olde Barley Mow Public House (Excluding the Side Facade) | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m south-east |
| Bank Quay transporter bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Bewsey Old Hall moated site, fishpond and connecting channel | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Twig Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Bog Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Warrington Dock Entrance | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Bank Quay Reach | Tidal water | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Richmond Bank | Wetland | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
| The Dingle | Valley | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.5 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 2 |
| 55 to 59 | 23 | 10 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 23 |
34 of the postcode's 35 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 12 from railways, 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 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 61% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 14% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 26% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 94% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Allen Street.