Browse UK - UK Postcode Area WA

Postcode WA covers (in order of area type): Rainford (Town)Frodsham (Town)Runcorn (Town)Widnes (Town)St Helens (Town)Newton-le-Willows (Town)Haydock (Town)Knutsford (Town)Warrington (Town)Golborne (Town)Altrincham (Town)Hale (Town)Lymm (Town)

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crime score for the WA area 37 out of 100 (higher is better)

house price score for the WA area 48 out of 100 (higher is more expensive)

jobs within 10 miles score for the WA area 65 out of 100 (higher is better)

motorway junctions for the WA area 89 located within a 10 mile radius

train stations for the WA area 204 located within a 10 mile radius

public green area score for the WA area 55 out of 100 (higher is better - areas within three miles)

primary schools score for the WA area 58 out of 100 (higher is better - schools within one mile)

secondary schools score for the WA area 58 out of 100 (higher is better - schools within one mile)

college a-level score for the WA area 42 out of 100 (higher is better - colleges within one mile)

vocational college score for the WA area 52 out of 100 (higher is better - colleges within one mile)

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Top 10 Types of Resident

  1. Suburbanites/Semi-detached suburbia/Semi-detached ageing6.85%
  2. Multicultural metropolitans/Rented family living/Social renting young families6.75%
  3. Suburbanites/Semi-detached suburbia/White suburban communities6.74%
  4. Hard-pressed living/Migration and churn/Young hard-pressed families4.3%
  5. Suburbanites/Suburban achievers/Detached retirement living4.15%
  6. Urbanites/Urban professionals and families/Families in terraces and flats4.03%
  7. Urbanites/Urban professionals and families/White professionals3.85%
  8. Hard-pressed living/Challenged terraced workers/Deprived blue-collar terraces3.78%
  9. Hard-pressed living/Industrious communities/Industrious transitions3.71%
  10. Suburbanites/Suburban achievers/Comfortable suburbia3.52%

Top 10 Recorded Crime Types

  1. Anti-social behaviour (21,263 recorded, uk average is 17,454)29.96%
  2. Violence and sexual offences (15,197 recorded, uk average is 14,006)21.41%
  3. Criminal damage and arson (7,166 recorded, uk average is 5,914)10.1%
  4. Public order (7,092 recorded, uk average is 3,288)9.99%
  5. Shoplifting (4,469 recorded, uk average is 3,751)6.3%
  6. Burglary (4,169 recorded, uk average is 4,242)5.87%
  7. Other theft (4,022 recorded, uk average is 5,103)5.67%
  8. Vehicle crime (3,298 recorded, uk average is 4,421)4.65%
  9. Drugs (1,449 recorded, uk average is 1,295)2.04%
  10. Bicycle theft (984 recorded, uk average is 960)1.39%

Top 10 Most Expensive Areas (Median Pricing)

  1. WA15 (Hale, Altrincham, Trafford, North West)£414,833
  2. WA15 (Warburton Green, Altrincham, Trafford, North West)£414,833
  3. WA15 (Timperley, Altrincham, Trafford, North West)£414,833
  4. WA15 (Hale Barns, Altrincham, Trafford, North West)£414,833
  5. WA15 (Well Green, Altrincham, Trafford, North West)£414,833
  6. WA15 (Davenport Green, Altrincham, Trafford, North West)£414,833
  7. WA16 (Over Knutsford, Knutsford, Cheshire East, North West)£345,408
  8. WA16 (Shaw Heath, Knutsford, Cheshire East, North West)£345,408
  9. WA16 (Knutsford, Knutsford, Cheshire East, North West)£345,408
  10. WA16 (Cross Town, Knutsford, Cheshire East, North West)£345,408

Top 10 Cheapest Areas (Median Pricing)

  1. WA9 (Parr, Clock Face, St Helens, North West)£93,880
  2. WA9 (Ashton's Green, Clock Face, St Helens, North West)£93,880
  3. WA9 (Nutgrove, Clock Face, St Helens, North West)£93,880
  4. WA9 (Marshall's Cross, Clock Face, St Helens, North West)£93,880
  5. WA9 (Derbyshire Hill, Clock Face, St Helens, North West)£93,880
  6. WA9 (Sutton, Clock Face, St Helens, North West)£93,880
  7. WA9 (Clock Face, Clock Face, St Helens, North West)£93,880
  8. WA9 (Sutton Leach, Clock Face, St Helens, North West)£93,880
  9. WA9 (Lea Green, Clock Face, St Helens, North West)£93,880
  10. WA9 (Broad Oak, Clock Face, St Helens, North West)£93,880

Top 10 Safest Areas (All Crimes Committed)

  1. WA13 / Heatley Flash (Lymm, Warrington, North West)
  2. WA16 / Tatton Mere Covert (Knutsford, Cheshire East, North West)
  3. WA6 / Garden Wood (Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester, North West)
  4. WA12 / Golborne Park Wood (Newton-le-Willows, St Helens, North West)
  5. WA15 / Brickhill Wood (Altrincham, Trafford, North West)
  6. WA14 / Walk Mill Covert (Altrincham, Trafford, North West)
  7. WA3 / Gorse Covert (Croft, Warrington, North West)
  8. WA11 / Rainford (Crank, St Helens, North West)
  9. WA4 / Damhead Covert (Appleton, Warrington, North West)
  10. WA1 / Warrington Bank Quay (Birchwood, Warrington, North West)

Top 10 Unsafe Areas (All Crimes Committed)

  1. WA9 / Waterdale Reservoir (Clock Face, St Helens, North West)
  2. WA7 / Beechwood Primary School (Runcorn, Halton, North West)
  3. WA8 / Chestnut Lodge Special School (Runcorn, Halton, North West)
  4. WA10 / The Gorse (Eccleston, St Helens, North West)
  5. WA2 / William Beamont Community High School (Birchwood, Warrington, North West)
  6. WA5 / Big Wood (Great Sankey, Warrington, North West)
  7. WA1 / Warrington Bank Quay (Birchwood, Warrington, North West)
  8. WA4 / Moss Wood (Appleton, Warrington, North West)
  9. WA11 / Grace's Wood (Crank, St Helens, North West)
  10. WA3 / Golborne Community Primary School (Croft, Warrington, North West)

Top Schools/Colleges By UK Performance Score

Primary Schools
  1. Evelyn Street Community Primary SchoolEvelyn Street, Warrington, WA5 1BD100 out of 100
  2. Stretton St Matthew's CofE Primary SchoolStretton Road, Stretton, Warrington, WA4 4NT100 out of 100
  3. Twiss Green Community Primary SchoolTwiss Green Lane, Culcheth, Warrington, WA3 4DQ100 out of 100
Secondary Schools
  1. Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High SchoolGrammar School Road, Latchford, Warrington, WA4 1JL99 out of 100
  2. Penketh High SchoolHeath Road, Penketh, Warrington, WA5 2BY98 out of 100
  3. Altrincham Grammar School for GirlsCavendish Road, Bowdon, Altrincham, WA14 2NL98 out of 100
A-Level Colleges
  1. Carmel CollegePrescot Road, St Helens, WA10 3AG99 out of 100
  2. Priestley CollegeLoushers Lane, Warrington, WA4 6RD98 out of 100
  3. Riverside College HaltonKingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QQ95 out of 100
Vocational Colleges
  1. Carmel CollegePrescot Road, St Helens, WA10 3AG99 out of 100
  2. Priestley CollegeLoushers Lane, Warrington, WA4 6RD98 out of 100
  3. Riverside College HaltonKingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QQ97 out of 100

Lowest Schools/Colleges By UK Performance Score

Primary Schools
  1. Palace Fields Primary AcademyBadger Close, Palacefields, Runcorn, WA7 2QW0 out of 100
  2. Woodside Primary SchoolWhitchurch Way, Halton Lodge Estate, Runcorn, WA7 5YP1 out of 100
  3. St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolMonastery Lane, Sutton, St Helens, WA9 3SP1 out of 100
Secondary Schools
  1. St John's Wood AcademyLongridge, Knutsford, WA16 8PA0 out of 100
  2. Chaigeley SchoolLymm Road, Thelwall, Warrington, WA4 2TE1 out of 100
  3. Ashley High SchoolCawfield Avenue, Widnes, WA8 7HG3 out of 100
A-Level Colleges
  1. Hope AcademyAshton Road, Newton-le-Willows, WA12 0AQ2 out of 100
  2. Culcheth High SchoolWarrington Road, Culcheth, Warrington, WA3 5HH4 out of 100
  3. North Cestrian SchoolDunham Road, Altrincham, WA14 4AJ6 out of 100
Vocational Colleges
  1. The Heath SchoolClifton Road, Runcorn, WA7 4SY4 out of 100
  2. North Cestrian SchoolDunham Road, Altrincham, WA14 4AJ5 out of 100
  3. Knutsford Academy The StudioBexton Road, Knutsford, WA16 0EA6 out of 100
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