Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 9.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for WA2 0FA
Warrington and Wigan
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
WA2 0FA
Coordinates
53.4141, -2.5746
Grid reference
SJ619909
Easting
361,905
Northing
390,966
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VCC7G+M5
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Warrington
Travel to Work
Warrington and Wigan
ITL Region
Warrington
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
899
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 899 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near WA2 0FA
England & WalesCrime trends · near WA2 0FA
Counts are for Poplars and Hulme electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
82
YoY +78%
906846
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
7
YoY —
17114
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
22110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
951
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
14
YoY —
17103
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.80.3%
Other White13.6%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.3%
+ other · 4.8%
Religion
Christian48.9%
No religion40.4%
Not answered5.9%
Muslim3.1%
Other religion1.2%
+ other · 0.5%
Age groups
35–4920.0%
50–6417.3%
25–3414.2%
10–1510.2%
5–910.1%
+ 5 other age groups · 28.2%
Households
Lone parent family: With dependent children19.1%
Other15.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.6%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent9.6%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children9.3%
+ 8 other households · 35.3%
Administrative Information
Warrington
Local Authority
Council AreaWarrington North E14001564
Constituency
E14001564Cheshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Poplars and Hulme
Constituency code
E14001564
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Warrington, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Warrington
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandCheshire and Merseyside
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Warrington
Sub ICB Location
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 02E
Cancer Alliance
Cheshire and Merseyside
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Warrington 008C E01012533
E01012533MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Warrington 008 E02002597
E02002597LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Warrington 008C E01012533
E01012533MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Warrington 008 E02002597
E02002597Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:50 AM
Sunrise
6:17 PM
Sunset
12 hours 27 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:50 AM
Sunset (today)
6:17 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 27 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1993
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~33 years
Active Duration
1993 -> PresentJanuary 1993 — Introduced
Postcode WA2 0FA introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 899
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01012533 and MSOA E02002597 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WA2 0FA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1993
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~33 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WA2 0FA
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 55%
RWM expected
70%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 60%
RWM expected
45%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 59%
RWM expected
54%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 55%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
70%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 51%
Attainment 8
39.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 64%
RWM expected
26%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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