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Altrincham is a charming town in Trafford, England, offering a mix of old and new attractions. Its historic high street, lined with shops and eateries, sits alongside modern developments and easy transport links.
Live geography from the official record. A district or place name is a group of postcodes, not one address.
The pin uses Postcodes.io coordinates, not an exact entrance or title boundary.
Tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors
Found in the same 2.8 km sample around the centre of WA14, from 224 live postcodes. Proximity, not a boundary.
Point sources need one coordinate, so these are anchored on WA14 1PH — the live postcode nearest the centre of the area. They describe that point, not every street. Crime is counted across the whole West Timperley policing neighbourhood, which is the Police.uk boundary containing WA14 1PH — a named area can span several of them, so this is the one covering the centre of Altrincham, not all of it. Each keeps its source, its geography and its limits. Counts are counts: an incident total is not a safety measure, and an empty planning result is not a completed search.
Police.uk · West Timperley neighbourhood
One month of records for the West Timperley policing neighbourhood — the boundary police.uk itself shows, so this figure should match theirs. Not a year. Locations are anonymised to a nearby street, not an address. Counts are not adjusted for population, visitors or reporting differences and must not be treated as a neighbourhood quality score.
West Timperley on the force site ↗Planning Data · England
Old Market Place10 · from 12 September 1985
Screened at the postcode point, not a title boundary. Coverage varies by dataset and local planning authority; absence is not a clear result.
About Planning Data ↗Application-level planning data comes from the Planning London Datahub, which covers the 35 London planning authorities. No other authority publishes an equivalent feed, so nothing has been substituted.
Supermarkets, pharmacies, healthcare, gyms and libraries mapped near WA14 1PH, ordered by straight-line distance. OpenStreetMap is contributed data: a place missing here is not proof it does not exist, and nothing here confirms opening hours or that a business is still trading.
Supermarkets and convenience stores.
Pharmacies, GP surgeries and dentists.
Gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools.
Libraries, post offices and community buildings.
Places mapped in OpenStreetMap within this distance of the postcode point, measured straight-line, and kept only where the map tags them as the kind of place the heading claims. OpenStreetMap is volunteer-maintained and this search returns the closest matches rather than every one: a short list is not proof that nothing else is there. Distances are not walking routes, and nothing here checks opening hours, whether a surgery is accepting patients, or whether a place is still trading.
Parks, playgrounds, nature and outdoor sport mapped within 1.5 km of WA14 1PH, ordered by straight-line distance. Distance is not a walking route, and OpenStreetMap says nothing about whether a space is open to the public, its hours or its condition.
Named parks, commons and village greens open to the public.
Children’s play areas mapped as such.
Nature reserves, woodland and waterside.
Nothing of this kind returned within the radius.
Recreation grounds, pitches and courts.
Places mapped in OpenStreetMap within this distance of the postcode point, measured straight-line, and kept only where the map tags them as the kind of place the heading claims. OpenStreetMap is volunteer-maintained and this search returns the closest matches rather than every one: a short list is not proof that nothing else is there. Distances are not walking routes, and nothing here checks opening hours, whether a surgery is accepting patients, or whether a place is still trading.
Residents enjoy a range of local shops, cafes, and restaurants, as well as regular community events. The town has a strong sense of community, with many parks and open spaces, including a popular riverside area. Local amenities cater to various interests and lifestyles.
The area features a diverse range of housing stock, from period homes with architectural character to modern apartments and new developments. Properties range from spacious family homes to compact, low-maintenance residences, offering something for different needs and preferences.
Altrincham has a railway station with regular services to Manchester and beyond, as well as an extensive network of bus routes. The town is also close to major roads, providing easy access to surrounding areas and longer-distance travel.
Visitors may want to explore the town's heritage, including its medieval roots and 19th-century growth. The local museum and historic buildings offer insights into Altrincham's past. Outdoor enthusiasts can discover scenic walks and parks, while foodies can sample local produce and eateries.
Measured by distance from the area centre, straight line. Primary is a walk and secondary is a journey, so they are counted on different radii. Ofsted's published judgements, not a Greathome rating.
Primarystate-funded, within 2 km
9 schools
Secondarystate-funded, within 5 km
12 schools
20 open schools of every phase sit within 2 km, 4 of them independent. Independent schools carry no Ofsted judgement in this release, so they appear in the total and never in the judged figures. Nothing here establishes catchment, admissions eligibility or available places.
| School | Phase | Distance | Published judgement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary School | Primary | 0.3 km | Good · Overall effectiveness, pre-September 2024 |
| North Cestrian School | Secondary | 0.3 km | Good · Overall effectiveness, pre-September 2024 |
| Loreto Grammar School | Secondary | 0.4 km | Outstanding · Overall effectiveness, pre-September 2024 |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.7 km | Outstanding · Overall effectiveness, pre-September 2024 |
| Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College | Secondary | 0.7 km | Not judged · Graded inspection, no overall grade |
| Bowdon Preparatory School | Not applicable | 0.8 km | No published judgement |
£396,811average house price across Trafford, June 2026
A year earlier the same measure was £361,867, a change of +9.7%.
Average price across the whole local authority for one month, from the ONS series built on HM Land Registry UK House Price Index data. It is not a neighbourhood median and not a valuation of any property. Two guides in the same borough share this figure while their streets differ. House-price data is revised, and recent months are the most likely to move.
Source: Average house price by local authority, Office for National Statistics, from HM Land Registry UK House Price Index.
Altrincham, taken as the WA14 postcode district. A postcode-district proxy, not an approved polygon. These are postcode districts standing in for an approved polygon. Present every count as "in these postcode districts", never as a neighbourhood or town-centre figure.
Evidence checked 2026-09-11. Last content change 2026-09-11. Next review 2026-09-18.
Each of these opens on WA14 1PH, the postcode anchoring Altrincham, and queries its own source only when you open it.