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Central Warrington: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Central Warrington neighbourhood of Warrington, England (ONS area Warrington 018). Headline figures assembled 22 October 2026. Postcodes WA1, WA2, WA4, WA5, WA55. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near WA1 1LZ.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Central Warrington is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes. But area signals point away from gentrification against Warrington (4 of 20 signals falling, 3 rising). Houses here typically resell for £225,000 and flats for £127,750 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest station, Warrington Bank Quay, is about a 3-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 3.8 times the borough's rate, but there are about 3.6 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 22 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£225,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +42% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£127,750

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +16% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.18; 3 of 20 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 1 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 1 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£40,800

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

3.8 times the borough's rate

A busy centre, with about 3.6 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (40,000 jobs in 2024 against 11,239 residents at the 2021 census). Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

Slower than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Central Warrington sits in Warrington

  • Typical house price: joint 8th lowest of 25 neighbourhoods in Warrington
  • Typical flat price: 5th highest of the 9 neighbourhoods in Warrington with enough flat sales for one
  • Average household income: 6th lowest of 25 neighbourhoods in Warrington

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 22 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Central Warrington

House prices: Central Warrington against Warrington: This neighbourhood £40k (1995) to £250k (2026); Warrington £48k (1995) to £280k (2026).£71k£249k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£250kWarrington£280k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Warrington, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).
Flat prices: Central Warrington against Warrington: This neighbourhood £48k (2003) to £130k (2026); Warrington £77k (2003) to £130k (2026).£61k£133k2026202220182014201020062003This neighbourhood£130kWarrington£130k
Median resale price of flats each year here and across Warrington, 2003 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 22 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

3 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Warrington, 4 the other way and 13 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Single-person households under 65
  • Anti-social behaviour
  • New-build activity

Falling behind the borough

  • Income deprivation ranking
  • Schools improving
  • Homes selling
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Warrington Bank Quay Railway station, about a 3-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (200 m in a straight line). About 7.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Avanti West Coast to London Euston (about 109 min); Transport for Wales and Northern to Chester (22 to 27 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Warrington St Barnabas CofE Primary School 750 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Mar 2024).
  • Nearest state secondary school Aldridge UTC Warrington 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 2 areas, Requires improvement in 2 (Nov 2024).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Central Warrington

What is the typical house price in Central Warrington?

£225,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +42% against 2017-2019.

How does Central Warrington compare with the rest of Warrington?

Typical house price: joint 8th lowest of 25 neighbourhoods in Warrington. Typical flat price: 5th highest of the 9 neighbourhoods in Warrington with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 6th lowest of 25 neighbourhoods in Warrington.

Is Central Warrington an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Central Warrington gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.18; 3 of 20 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Central Warrington?

Warrington Bank Quay. Railway station, about a 3-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (200 m in a straight line). About 7.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Avanti West Coast to London Euston (about 109 min); Transport for Wales and Northern to Chester (22 to 27 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Central Warrington?

Nearest state primary school. Warrington St Barnabas CofE Primary School. 750 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Mar 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Aldridge UTC Warrington. 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 2 areas, Requires improvement in 2 (Nov 2024).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.