UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/warrington
Council areaNorth West, England
House prices in Warrington
Homes in Warrington sold for a median of £260,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 5,438 standard sales.
That makes it the sixth most expensive of the 35 council areas in the North West with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £225,000.
Postcode districts in Warrington
The dearest district was WA13 (Lymm), at £380,000, and the cheapest was WA2 (Orford), at £190,000. The dearest median is 2.0 times the cheapest.
Map loading
- WA13Lymm, 396 salesMedian price £380,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 −8%
- WA4Warrington, 1,612 salesMedian price £320,000Price per square metre £3,393Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 0%
- WA5Warrington, 1,598 salesMedian price £258,000Price per square metre £2,873Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −2%
- WA3Warrington, 1,342 salesMedian price £255,000Price per square metre £3,059Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +5%
- WA1Warrington, 629 salesMedian price £233,500Price per square metre £3,058Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
- WA2Warrington, 780 salesMedian price £190,000Price per square metre £2,554Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +7%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in WA2 (Orford), up 7%, and fell most in WA13 (Lymm), down 8%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Lower Hays, Daresbury (WA4)42 sales
- Newton Road, Lowton (WA3)30 sales
- Dingleway, Appleton (WA4)27 sales
- Hurricane Way, Great Sankey (WA5)27 sales
- Devais Road, Daresbury (WA4)26 sales
- Bainbridge Avenue, Lowton (WA3)24 sales
- Rothwell Gardens, Golborne (WA3)24 sales
- Weston Park Drive, Warrington (WA1)19 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Higher Lane, Lymm (WA13, £745,000), Pintail Close, Hatton (WA4, £608,500) and London Road, Appleton (WA4, £600,000).
The cheapest were Oulton Court, Grappenhall (WA4, flats, £80,000), Dingleway, Appleton (WA4, flats, £93,500) and Greenings Court, Warrington (WA2, flats, £100,000).
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 1,380 | £427,500 | £340,000 to £570,000 | £4,032/m²from 57 sales |
| Semi-detached | 2,231 | £260,000 | £212,000 to £320,000 | £3,160/m²from 87 sales |
| Terraced | 1,314 | £191,000 | £154,000 to £253,000 | £2,571/m²from 43 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 513 | £130,000 | £105,000 to £165,000 | Too few |
Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold in Warrington, at 41% of sales, ahead of detached houses at 25%.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £3,211 per m², 16% above the £2,763 across the North West as a whole.
Prices over time
The median rose 52%, from £170,000 in 2016 to £258,000 in 2025, the same as the 52% rise across the North West as a whole.
Sales picked up in 2025: 3,074 standard sales in Warrington, 15% more than the 2,675 in 2024.
Leasehold homes
43% of sales in Warrington were leasehold, against 33% across the North West as a whole. Flats made up only 9% of sales, so many houses here are leasehold too: ask who owns the freehold and what the ground rent is.
Living in Warrington
Crime
69 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Near the middle of all council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
97% of homes can get it
Higher than 87 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
9% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 74 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,448 a year in Warrington for 2026 to 2027
Near the middle of all council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the North West
Median sale price of the 35 council areas in the North West with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Warrington and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Trafford£375,000
- Stockport£310,000
- Cheshire East£300,000
- Ribble Valley£277,000
- Cheshire West and Chester£265,000
- Warrington, this council area£260,000
- Manchester£252,500
- Bury£250,000
- West Lancashire£248,000
- Fylde£245,000
- Westmorland and Furness£240,000
- Salford£235,000
- Sefton£230,000
- Chorley£225,000
- Wirral£222,500
About these figures
Warrington's figures come from 5,438 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 6 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Warrington, so their sales add up to 6,357 instead (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.