UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/wa1
WA1Warrington, England
House prices in WA1, Warrington
Homes in WA1 sold for a median of £233,500 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 629 standard sales.
That is 10% below the £260,000 median for the Warrington council area.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 118 | £380,000 | £313,000 to £435,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 288 | £245,000 | £217,000 to £280,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 173 | £172,500 | £145,000 to £215,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 50 | £120,000 | £101,000 to £135,000 | Too few |
Only 27 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.
Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 46% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 28%.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.2 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.
Compare an asking price
- Check a home for its floor area
- How much to offer, then how to put the offer in writing
- Work out stamp duty
Where prices are higher in WA1
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in WA1 1, around Warrington, with a median of £372,000, and lowest in WA1 2, around Warrington, at £140,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in WA1 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 86 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| WA1 3GP | £492,500 | 6 |
| WA1 3GL | £438,000 | 7 |
| WA1 1GQ | £435,000 | 4 |
| WA1 1GR | £431,000 | 8 |
| WA1 1GW | £427,000 | 4 |
| WA1 3LS | £396,000 | 3 |
| WA1 1EU | £385,000 | 19 |
| WA1 4JP | £382,000 | 6 |
| WA1 4DA | £380,000 | 3 |
| WA1 1BQ | £350,000 | 5 |
| WA1 4DB | £350,000 | 3 |
| WA1 1GN | £328,000 | 5 |
| WA1 4JG | £325,000 | 3 |
| WA1 4QP | £305,000 | 3 |
| WA1 4NN | £297,000 | 4 |
| WA1 4QL | £290,000 | 3 |
| WA1 3JX | £286,000 | 4 |
| WA1 3EX | £280,000 | 6 |
| WA1 3JT | £276,000 | 5 |
| WA1 4QW | £275,000 | 3 |
| WA1 4HD | £265,000 | 3 |
| WA1 3HU | £260,000 | 3 |
| WA1 4AE | £260,000 | 3 |
| WA1 4HP | £260,000 | 3 |
| WA1 3HD | £256,000 | 3 |
| WA1 3BT | £255,000 | 3 |
| WA1 3HQ | £255,000 | 5 |
| WA1 4JQ | £255,000 | 11 |
| WA1 3HL | £251,000 | 4 |
| WA1 2GP | £250,000 | 6 |
| WA1 3EP | £250,000 | 3 |
| WA1 4HB | £250,000 | 3 |
| WA1 2GF | £245,000 | 3 |
| WA1 3HE | £245,000 | 3 |
| WA1 3LT | £245,000 | 5 |
| WA1 3NH | £245,000 | 4 |
| WA1 4EW | £240,000 | 5 |
| WA1 4NU | £240,000 | 4 |
| WA1 3JE | £235,000 | 5 |
| WA1 3SH | £232,000 | 3 |
| WA1 4EX | £227,500 | 4 |
| WA1 3DJ | £225,000 | 3 |
| WA1 3SE | £225,000 | 5 |
| WA1 3TZ | £220,000 | 3 |
| WA1 4LW | £220,000 | 5 |
| WA1 4BH | £217,500 | 6 |
| WA1 1UQ | £216,000 | 4 |
| WA1 4LX | £215,000 | 5 |
| WA1 4DP | £214,000 | 5 |
| WA1 4DL | £212,500 | 3 |
| WA1 2GS | £205,500 | 4 |
| WA1 4BL | £205,500 | 6 |
| WA1 4AP | £205,000 | 3 |
| WA1 3NJ | £203,000 | 3 |
| WA1 3PQ | £200,000 | 3 |
| WA1 4BT | £200,000 | 3 |
| WA1 3SD | £195,000 | 3 |
| WA1 3BX | £187,000 | 6 |
| WA1 3TL | £186,500 | 3 |
| WA1 3DL | £185,000 | 5 |
| WA1 3DQ | £185,000 | 4 |
| WA1 3DB | £182,500 | 6 |
| WA1 2GW | £181,500 | 6 |
| WA1 3QE | £178,000 | 3 |
| WA1 3QG | £175,500 | 4 |
| WA1 2JN | £175,000 | 5 |
| WA1 3TB | £173,500 | 4 |
| WA1 3DE | £158,000 | 5 |
| WA1 3QL | £157,000 | 4 |
| WA1 3QQ | £155,000 | 4 |
| WA1 3PX | £150,000 | 4 |
| WA1 2DA | £145,000 | 5 |
| WA1 3QR | £139,500 | 8 |
| WA1 3QP | £137,500 | 6 |
| WA1 1TA | £135,000 | 8 |
| WA1 2GE | £135,000 | 3 |
| WA1 2JJ | £135,000 | 3 |
| WA1 2JR | £135,000 | 3 |
| WA1 3AH | £135,000 | 5 |
| WA1 3FW | £132,500 | 6 |
| WA1 3PY | £130,000 | 3 |
| WA1 2GG | £128,000 | 5 |
| WA1 2GU | £125,000 | 6 |
| WA1 3QT | £120,000 | 3 |
| WA1 2JD | £105,000 | 11 |
| WA1 2TE | £97,000 | 3 |
Prices over time
The median rose 53%, from £150,000 in 2016 to £230,000 in 2025, close to the 52% rise for a typical district in the North West.
Postcode districts in the Warrington council area
Median sale price of the 6 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. WA1 is the second cheapest.
- WA13 Lymm£380,000
- WA4 Warrington£320,000
- WA5 Warrington£258,000
- WA3 Warrington£255,000
- WA1 Warrington, this district£233,500
- WA2 Warrington£190,000
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of WA1, from the sales in WA1, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Bewsey and Whitecross 71 sales£366,000
- Rixton and Woolston 165 sales£261,500
- Poulton South 183 sales£245,000
- Fairfield and Howley 205 sales£155,000
Leasehold homes
58% of sales in WA1 were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales. Only 8% were flats, so some houses here are leasehold too: ask who owns the freehold, what the ground rent is and whether you could buy the freehold.
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £146,000 for a terraced house on Ellesmere Street to £400,000 for a detached house on Clares Farm Close.
The latest standard sales recorded in WA1. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 1 Bennett AvenueSold for £300,000
- 89 Berkshire DriveSold for £317,500
- 258 Manchester RoadSold for £218,000
- 38 Dam LaneSold for £350,000
- 12 Cedar GroveSold for £211,000
- 8 Clares Farm CloseSold for £400,000
- 21 Monroe CloseSold for £200,000
- 93 Ellesmere StreetSold for £146,000
- 38 Whitfield AvenueSold for £352,500
- 8 Fitzwalter RoadSold for £180,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Weston Park Drive, Warrington£385,00019 sales
- Cliftonville Road, Woolston£211,50016 sales
- Manchester Road, Paddington£284,00012 sales
- Manchester Road, Warrington£208,50012 sales
- Elizabeth Drive, Padgate£255,00011 sales
Living in WA1
Crime
145 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 92 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
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
Across its postcodes, an average of 92% of homes can get it
Higher than 67 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
No postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 73 in 100 postcode districts.
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.
Coal mining
80% of the 776 live postcodes in WA1 are in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area. The free check shows whether a given postcode is (what a mining report covers).
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | |
| B | 28 | |
| C | 325 | |
| D | 253 | |
| E | 29 | |
| F | 3 | |
| G | 1 |
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | ||
| 125 | ||
| 95 | ||
| 102 | ||
| 110 | ||
| 36 | ||
| 92 | ||
| 44 |
About these figures
The figures come from 629 standard sales in WA1, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.
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.