WA4 1DA Warrington
Live postcode, introduced July 2007. Ward: Latchford West. Region: North West.
Streets
- Carol Street, Warrington: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near Carol Street, Latchford: 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 (82% of about 840 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)
- Land adj 414 Knutsford Road, WA4 1DR, not permissioned (210 m)
- Wharf Industrial Estate, not permissioned (340 m)
- Land adjacent to Colas, Loushers Lane, south east of Priestley College, Loushers Lane, Latchford, Warrington, WA4, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- Scottish Power, Central Avenue, off Wilderspool Causeway, Warrington, WA4 6QD, not permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Former Wilderspool Stadium, Priory Street, Warrington, WA4 6YP, pending decision (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Causeway Park, Central Avenue, off Wilderspool Causeway, Warrington, WA4 6QS, not permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Land off Knutsford Road / Blackbear Bridge, Land off Knutsford Road/ Blackbrear Bridge, WA4 1NH, not permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- Edwards Cheshire, Navigation Street, Warrington, WA1 2EL, not permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
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: of the 3 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 3 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 7 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 | Warrington Central 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Warrington Bank Quay 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Padgate 118,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 30 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Grove Street Latchford | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Warrington Bus Interchange Stand A | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Sainsbury's Warrington Car Park | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ionity Warrington VH | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 18.8 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Causeway Medical Centre | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Corkers Pharmacy | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Latchford Dental Practice | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Warrington Hospital | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Cheshire Constabulary | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Larchford, Larchford Cashzone | 130 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Howley Park 3,290 m² | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Wilderspool Community Woodland 4.6 ha | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,440 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Victoria Park 32 ha | 190 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 7.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cromwell House, a listed building (Grade II*), 890 m (0.6 miles) north. 33 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cromwell House | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Church of St Elphin | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Roman settlement at Wilderspool | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Bank Quay transporter bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Warrington Dock Entrance | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| The Feeder | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| The Dingle | Valley | 2.7 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Hill Firs | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Bank Quay Reach | Tidal water | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) west |
| Richmond Bank | Wetland | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 5 |
5 of the postcode's 5 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 35% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 60% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 74% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 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 Carol Street.