Warrington: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£445,962

Semi-detached

£269,832

Terraced

£208,101

Flat or maisonette

£136,157

First-time buyers

£216,562

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  184,713 in 1991 → 215,391 in 2024 (+16.6%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £147,582 in 2005 → £260,040 in 2026 (+76.2%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £410 in 2008 → £666 in 2025 (+62.4%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  75.8% in 2004 → 80.2% in 2023 (+5.8%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.0% in 2001 → 2.6% in 2025 (+30.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £10,181 in 1997 → £25,255 in 2024 (+148.1%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Warrington; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access100.0% (January 2026) · 4th highest of 361
• Job density · Economy & work1.24 jobs per resident (2024) · 11th highest of 350
• Persistent school absence · Education & skills14.4% (2024/25) · 7th lowest of 132
• Smokers · Health & wellbeing8.2% (2020 to 2024) · 37th lowest of 373

Where it ranks worst

• Preventable heart deaths · Health & wellbeing35.8 per 100,000 (2022 to 2024) · 234th lowest of 292
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment5.8 t per person (2024) · 248th lowest of 361
• Three-year business survival · Economy & work54.2% (2021) · 238th highest of 374
• New homes · Housing6.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 175th highest of 296

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)79.5 years · England 80.0 · 82nd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)83.2 years · England 83.8 · 88th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)62.1 years · England 60.9 · 54th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)63.3 years · England 61.3 · 35th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)331.2 per 100k · England 321.0 · 78th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)5.6% · England 10.4 · 2nd lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)61.4% · England 64.6 · 46th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)71.0% · England 68.3 · 32nd highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)49.2 score · England 46.0 · 34th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)3.7% · England 5.8 · 42nd lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)15.1% · England 19.8 · 42nd lowest of 153