Buying a home in WA13 (Warrington)
WA13 covers the Altrincham, Bowdon, Bucklow-St Martins, High Legh, Lymm North and Thelwall and Lymm South wards, in Cheshire East, Trafford and Warrington.
What the records show in WA13 (Warrington): old non-coal mine workings are a moderate or significant hazard near 4 of the 8 postcodes we checked; and 3 postcodes we checked are in a conservation area or on a listed building's site, including Lymm.
Land Registry recorded 17 sales there in the last 3 years, with a median price of £390,000, and the most common were detached homes.
From official records at 8 postcodes. Conditions change from street to street, so check the home you're buying.
Check a home in WA13
Enter a postcode or address for the free area check at that exact postcode.
At a glance
- Rivers and seaOutside mapped flood areas at all 8 postcodes we checked
- Surface waterLow or very low at all 8 postcodes we checked
- RadonUp to less than 1% of homes above the action level
- GroundNo moderate or significant hazards
- Median sale£390,000 across 17 sales in the last 3 years
Facts from official records at sample postcodes, not a rating of WA13 or of any home.
Flooding from rivers and the sea
We checked each postcode centre against the Environment Agency's flood zones.
All 8 postcodes we checked are outside mapped river and sea flood areas. Homes nearer a river or the coast can still be in one.
Surface water flooding
Flooding from heavy rain that can't drain away.
- Low: 1 of 8 postcodes
- Very low: 7 of 8 postcodes
Radon
From the UK Health Security Agency's map of each 1 km square.
At all 8 postcodes we checked, fewer than 1% of homes are estimated to be above the action level.
Ground stability
British Geological Survey ratings for the surrounding area, not a particular plot.
No moderate or significant natural ground hazards near the postcodes we checked.
Non-coal mining hazard is moderate or significant at 4 of the 8 postcodes we checked.
Ask your surveyor to look for cracking and movement, and the seller about subsidence claims.
Old landfill sites
Historic landfill sites within 500 m of each postcode centre.
No historic landfill within 500 m of all 8 postcodes we checked.
Conservation areas and listed buildings
Whether each postcode centre falls in a conservation area, on a listed building's site, or under similar protections.
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Broadband and mobile
Ofcom's predictions for every address at the 8 postcodes we checked.
We couldn't get Ofcom's figures when this guide was built.
House prices
The average price in Warrington was £259,224 in August 2026, up 2.8% on a year earlier, across every home in the council area.
At the postcodes we checked, Land Registry has 17 sales in the last 3 years, with a median of £390,000 and a range of £72,500 to £1,790,000.
| Type | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | 7 | £735,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 3 | £195,000 |
| Semi-detached | 3 | £335,000 |
| Terraced | 3 | £315,000 |
| Other | 1 | £1,790,000 |
Crime
Measured around WA13 0JS, near the centre of WA13.
35 crimes were reported within about a mile of the centre in August 2026. Town centres usually have more, because of shops and nightlife.
- Violence and sexual offences15
- Anti-social behaviour10
- Criminal damage and arson3
- Public order2
- Bicycle theft1
- Burglary1
Schools near the centre
The nearest schools by distance. Distance doesn't decide a place: each council's admissions rules do.
- Ravenbank Primary School
Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy converter · 120 m
- Oughtrington Primary School
Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy converter · 760 m
- Cherry Tree School
Primary · ages 2–11 · Community school · 1.5 km
- Statham Primary School
Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy converter · 1.8 km
- Willow Tree Park
Primary and secondary · ages 4–25 · Other independent special school · 2.3 km
- Lymm High School
Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy converter · 770 m
- Chaigeley School
Secondary · ages 8–16 · Non-maintained special school · 3.4 km
- Broadoak School
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy converter · 4.4 km
Warrington Borough Council: Primary admissions ↗ · Secondary admissions ↗
Postcode by postcode
Each row is one postcode centre we checked. Open a postcode for the full free area check.
| Postcode | Rivers and sea | Surface water | Radon | Ground | Landfill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA13 0JS | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Low | None within 500 m |
| WA13 9QB | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Low | None within 500 m |
| WA13 0QY | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Low | None within 500 m |
| WA13 9DL | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Low | None within 500 m |
| WA13 0AJ | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Low | None within 500 m |
| WA13 0BE | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Low | None within 500 m |
| WA13 9PS | Outside | Low | less than 1% | Low | None within 500 m |
| WA13 0PU | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Low | None within 500 m |
What this guide can't tell you
- It covers 8 postcodes, not every street, and leaves out planning applications: check the postcode you're buying in.
- It isn't a survey, a search or advice, and doesn't rate WA13 or any home.
Sources
Checked 30 October 2026. We refresh these guides every month.
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
- Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026. BGS/UKHSA Indicative Atlas of Radon
- Environment Agency, Historic Landfill Sites (Environment Agency Conditional Licence). Contains Environment Agency information © Environment Agency and/or database right.
- British Geological Survey, GeoSure 5 km and mining hazard 1 km hex grids (Open Government Licence). Contains NERC materials ©NERC 2026.
- Planning Data England (planning.data.gov.uk)
- Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water (Open Government Licence)
- UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry and Registers of Scotland), Open Government Licence. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. Contains Registers of Scotland data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (Open Government Licence)
- data.police.uk street-level crime (Open Government Licence)