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UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/wa

House prices in the WA postcode area, Warrington

Homes in the WA postcode area sold for a median of £250,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 16,250 standard sales.

That is 11% above the £225,000 median for the North West, where most of the area lies.

Median sale price£250,00016,250 standard sales
Middle half of prices£170,000 to £380,000
Change since 2016+50%Median, 2016 to 2025, before inflation

Districts ranked by median price

The dearest district was WA16 (Knutsford), at £495,000, and the cheapest was WA10 (St Helens), at £174,000. The dearest median is 2.8 times the cheapest.

The next dearest were WA15 (Altrincham) and WA14 (Altrincham), and the next cheapest WA9 (St Helens) and WA7 (Runcorn).

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Each dot is a postcode district in the WA area, placed at the centre of its postcodes and shaded by the median price of its standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026. The ranked list below gives the same figures.

Post towns in the WA area, by number of sales: Warrington (WA1, WA2, WA3, WA4, WA5), St Helens (WA9, WA10, WA11), Altrincham (WA14, WA15), Widnes (WA8), Runcorn (WA7), Knutsford (WA16), Newton-le-Willows (WA12), Frodsham (WA6), Lymm (WA13).

Districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026
  1. WA16Knutsford, 811 sales£495,000£4,866+15%
  2. WA15Altrincham, 1,198 sales£490,000£5,130+4%
  3. WA14Altrincham, 932 sales£415,000£4,382+3%
  4. WA13Lymm, 396 sales£380,000Too few−8%
  5. WA4Warrington, 1,612 sales£320,000£3,3930%
  6. WA6Frodsham, 537 sales£310,000Too few−4%
  7. WA5Warrington, 1,598 sales£258,000£2,873−2%
  8. WA3Warrington, 1,342 sales£255,000£3,059+5%
  9. WA1Warrington, 629 sales£233,500£3,058+3%
  10. WA12Newton-le-Willows, 625 sales£215,000Too few+5%
  11. WA8Widnes, 1,439 sales£200,000£2,500+5%
  12. WA2Warrington, 780 sales£190,000£2,554+7%
  13. WA11St Helens, 867 sales£185,000£2,619+3%
  14. WA7Runcorn, 1,258 sales£182,000£2,535+7%
  15. WA9St Helens, 1,275 sales£180,000£2,282+5%
  16. WA10St Helens, 951 sales£174,000£2,000+4%

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 WA16 (Knutsford), up 15%, and fell most in WA13 (Lymm), down 8%.

Streets with the most standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026:

Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Park Road, Hale (WA15, £1,192,500), Chapel Lane, Hale Barns (WA15, detached houses, £1,182,500) and Hale Road, Hale (WA15, £767,500).

The cheapest were Heyes Avenue, Haydock (WA11, flats, £45,000), Oulton Court, Grappenhall (WA4, flats, £80,000) and Dingleway, Appleton (WA4, flats, £93,500).

Neighbouring postcode areas include M (Manchester), L (Liverpool), WN (Wigan), CH (Chester) and CW (Crewe).

Council areas in the WA postcode area

Within WA, the median ran from £187,000 in St. Helens to £490,000 in Cheshire East, counting council areas with at least 100 sales in the area (how postcode areas and council areas overlap).

Standard sales in the WA area by council area, placed by postcode, September 2024 to August 2026
Council areaSales in WAMedian in WAWhole council area
Warrington5,438£260,000£260,000
St. Helens3,727£187,000£193,000
Halton2,781£195,000£195,000
Trafford2,121£455,000£375,000
Cheshire East782£490,000£300,000
Wigan744£239,000£200,000
Cheshire West and Chester610£325,000£265,000
Knowsley37£290,000£197,000
1 other council area10Too fewNot shown

Prices by property type

Standard sales in the WA area, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached4,112£407,000£320,000 to £592,000£3,765/m²from 161 sales
Semi-detached6,306£245,000£193,000 to £330,000£2,907/m²from 247 sales
Terraced4,371£170,000£130,000 to £250,000£2,200/m²from 137 sales
Flats and maisonettes1,461£145,000£105,000 to £215,000£3,149/m²from 42 sales

Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold in the WA area, at 39% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 27%.

Measured by floor area, homes in the WA area sold for a median of £3,079 per m², 11% above the £2,763 across the North West as a whole.

Leasehold is common here: 36% of sales were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales, so check the years left on the lease and the charges early.

Prices over time

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 50%, from £167,000 in 2016 to £250,000 in 2025, more than the 35% rise across England and Wales.

About these figures

The WA figures come from 16,250 standard sales in 16 postcode districts across 9 council areas (how sales are placed). The busiest district was WA4 (Warrington), with 1,612 sales.

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

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