Buying a home in WA14 (Trafford)
WA14 covers the Altrincham, Bowdon, Broadheath, Hale, High Legh, Mobberley and Timperley North wards, in Cheshire East and Trafford.
What the records show in WA14 (Trafford): surface water flood risk is medium or high at 1 of the 8 postcodes we checked; and 3 postcodes we checked are in a conservation area or on a listed building's site, including The Devisdale.
Land Registry recorded 13 sales there in the last 3 years, with a median price of £230,000, and the most common were flats and maisonettes homes.
From official records at 8 postcodes. Conditions change from street to street, so check the home you're buying.
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At a glance
- Rivers and seaOutside mapped flood areas at all 8 postcodes we checked
- Surface waterMedium or high at 1 of the 8 postcodes we checked
- RadonUp to less than 1% of homes above the action level
- GroundRunning sand recorded nearby
- Median sale£230,000 across 13 sales in the last 3 years
Facts from official records at sample postcodes, not a rating of WA14 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.
- High: 1 of 8 postcodes (WA14 2QX)
- Very low: 7 of 8 postcodes
Medium means a 1% to 3.3% chance of flooding each year, and high more than that. It changes over a few metres, so look at the drainage when you view.
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.
- Running sand: moderate near all 8 postcodes we checked
Non-coal mining hazard is low or none at every postcode 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 Trafford was £393,897 in August 2026, up 6.4% on a year earlier, across every home in the council area.
At the postcodes we checked, Land Registry has 13 sales in the last 3 years, with a median of £230,000 and a range of £180,000 to £1,835,000.
| Type | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Flats and maisonettes | 10 | £225,000 |
| Detached | 3 | £1,400,000 |
Crime
Measured around WA14 4AX, near the centre of WA14.
0 crimes were reported within about a mile of the centre in the latest month. Town centres usually have more, because of shops and nightlife.
Schools near the centre
The nearest schools by distance. Distance doesn't decide a place: each council's admissions rules do.
- Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary School
Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided school · 580 m
- Bowdon Preparatory School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Other independent school · 880 m
- Oldfield Brow Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Community school · 1.1 km
- Navigation Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Community school · 1.3 km
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided school · 1.3 km
- Loreto Grammar School
Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy converter · 250 m
- North Cestrian School
Secondary · ages 11–18 · Free schools · 340 m
- Altrincham Grammar School for Girls
Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy converter · 740 m
- Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College
Secondary · ages 11–18 · Voluntary aided school · 1.3 km
Trafford Metropolitan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA14 4AX | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Moderate | None within 500 m |
| WA14 2QX | Outside | High | less than 1% | Moderate | None within 500 m |
| WA14 4YR | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Moderate | None within 500 m |
| WA14 2AJ | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Moderate | None within 500 m |
| WA14 4DT | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Moderate | None within 500 m |
| WA14 4UZ | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Moderate | None within 500 m |
| WA14 4NG | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Moderate | None within 500 m |
| WA14 4BP | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Moderate | 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 WA14 or any home.
Sources
Checked 30 October 2026. We refresh these guides every month.
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
- Environment Agency, Historic Landfill Sites (Environment Agency Conditional Licence). Contains Environment Agency information © Environment Agency and/or database right.
- Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026. BGS/UKHSA Indicative Atlas of Radon
- 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.
- data.police.uk street-level crime (Open Government Licence)
- Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (Open Government Licence)