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WA postcode area

Explore the Warrington postcode area with maps, quick facts, towns, delivery offices, neighbouring areas and postcode district coverage.

The WA area code stands for w and a in <strong>W</strong><strong>A</strong>rrington.

Map of the WA postcode area

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Overview

This page brings together mapped and statistical information for the WA postcode area, also known as the Warrington postal area.

The WA postcode area covers Warrington and nearby parts of North West England.

The postcode area borders the following neighbouring postcode areas: CW - Crewe, WN - Wigan, SK - Stockport, CH - Chester, L - Liverpool and M - Manchester. It also borders The Mersey.

The postcode area falls within the following counties: Cheshire (59.76%), Merseyside (22.59%), Greater Manchester (17.64%), Lancashire (0.02%).

Detailed map of the WA Postcode Area
Detailed map showing districts and posttowns in the WA Warrington Postcode Area

Quick facts

WA area statistics
Width east to west23.16 mi
Height north to south21.28 mi
Area278.61 mi²
Maximum width28.36 mi
Perimeter142.08 mi
Postcode districts18
Postcode sectors95
Post towns9
Postcodes18,149
Population616,180

The WA postcode area has a population of 616,180 and covers 720,400 hectares. Roughly 0.95% of the population of Great Britain lives here.

Post towns and postcode districts

Where is the WA postcode area?

Location map for the WA postcode area
Location map of the postcode area.
Word cloud for the WA postcode area
Word cloud of place names within the area.

How built up is the postcode area?

This compares building footprint coverage against the total land area across each postcode district. The least urban district is WA16 and the most urban is WA1.

Postcode district Total area (m²) Footprint area (m²) Built percentage
WA16 140,966,929 2,111,200 1.50%
WA6 76,265,824 1,219,616 1.60%
WA13 28,831,614 743,787 2.58%
WA4 81,751,240 3,011,932 3.68%
WA3 74,376,517 2,925,357 3.93%
WA11 48,545,968 2,213,776 4.56%
WA14 35,819,859 1,676,965 4.68%
WA12 14,216,977 1,019,394 7.17%
WA8 43,426,460 3,331,971 7.67%
WA7 41,180,203 3,490,254 8.48%
WA5 36,271,455 3,385,867 9.33%
WA9 27,482,195 2,576,763 9.38%
WA15 23,288,285 2,195,554 9.43%
WA2 18,393,220 1,872,157 10.18%
WA10 17,603,982 1,919,693 10.90%
WA1 11,957,337 1,616,472 13.52%
Total 720,378,065 35,310,758 4.90%
Map of the WA postcode area
Boundary map showing WA in relation to neighbouring areas.
Map of post towns in the WA postal area
Post towns within the WA postal area.

Area measurements

Hectares720,400
Square miles2,781.48
Square feet77,543,135,600.00
Square kilometres7,204.00

Postal delivery offices

  • Altrincham Delivery Office
  • Birchwood Delivery Office
  • Frodsham Delivery Office
  • Knutsford Delivery Office
  • Lymm Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Newton Le Willows Delivery Office
  • Runcorn Delivery Office
  • St Helens Delivery Office
  • Warrington Delivery Office
  • Widnes Delivery Office

Tourist attractions within the area

We found 7 visitor attractions within the Warrington postcode area.

The Old Smithy & Heritage Centre
Museums & Art Galleries
Museum and / or Art Gallery
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Catalyst Science Discovery Centre
Museums & Art Galleries
Science / Technology Centre
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Delamere Forest
Country Parks
Country Park
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Dunham Massey Hall
Historic Properties
Historic House / House and Garden / Palace
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Tatton Park
Historic Properties
Historic House / House and Garden / Palace
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Knutsford Heritage Centre
Visitor Centres
Heritage / Visitor Centre
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Runway Visitor Park
Visitor Centres
Heritage / Visitor Centre
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Nearby postcode areas

CW WN SK CH L M

Neighbouring context

The postcode area borders the following neighbouring postcode areas: CW - Crewe, WN - Wigan, SK - Stockport, CH - Chester, L - Liverpool and M - Manchester. It also borders The Mersey.

Towns and villages within the area

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