Warrington: local statistics
Warrington is a unitary authority in the North West, home to an estimated 215,425 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Warrington, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
In mid-2025 the population of Warrington was estimated at 215,425, a change of +0.4% in a year. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 2.8%, against +8.2% for the North West as a whole, the 2nd slowest growth of all 35 council areas in the North West. The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
A typical home in Warrington cost £260,040 in July 2026, on the UK House Price Index, up 5.4% on July 2025. It ranks as the 6th highest of all 35 council areas in the North West (regional average £221,445). Prices are 57% above July 2016 and at their highest July level in the series. The average price is 6.4 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Warrington. That ratio is 9th of 35 in the North West, counting from the highest ratio.
Full-time employees living in Warrington earned a median £782.10 a week in April 2025, or £40,380 over a year. That is 6.4% above the figure for the North West and the 9th highest of all 35 council areas in the North West. Measured by where people work rather than where they live, the median is £807.40, £25.30 higher. In 2015 the residents' median was £542.30, so it has risen 44% before inflation.
The claimant count for Warrington stood at 3,655 in August 2026, or 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64; the rate for the North West was 4.2%. Twelve months before, it was 2.6%. Since August 2021 the rate has ranged between 2.4% (June 2024) and 4.1% (August 2021).
A Band D home in Warrington pays an average of £2,447.61 in council tax in 2026-27, up £166.21 on 2025-26. That makes it the 25th highest of all 35 council areas in the North West. Ten years earlier, in 2016-17, it was £1,510.29.
The police recorded 70.4 crimes per 1,000 residents in Warrington in the year to March 2026 (15,156 offences in all), the 24th highest rate of 35 in the North West. The rate was 71.1 in the year to March 2025. In the year to March 2016 it was 53.8 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
A girl born in Warrington in 2022 to 2024 could expect to live 82.1 years and a boy 78.7 years, on the ONS's period measure, compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by +0.4 years for women and +0.1 for men. It is the 12th highest for women of all 35 council areas in the North West.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 77.3% of Warrington residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026 (give or take 4.0 points), against 73.8% across the North West. Its lowest reading in the series was 73.6% and its highest 81.7%.
10,325 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in Warrington in March 2026, 8% more than in 2016. That is 48 for every 1,000 residents, the 6th highest of all 35 council areas in the North West.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 209,575 |
| 2016 | 210,873 |
| 2017 | 212,137 |
| 2018 | 212,008 |
| 2019 | 212,245 |
| 2020 | 211,627 |
| 2021 | 211,182 |
| 2022 | 211,546 |
| 2023 | 213,242 |
| 2024 | 214,640 |
| 2025 | 215,425 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £165,964 |
| July 2017 | £170,848 |
| July 2018 | £179,338 |
| July 2019 | £184,400 |
| July 2020 | £188,075 |
| July 2021 | £206,952 |
| July 2022 | £237,043 |
| July 2023 | £236,925 |
| July 2024 | £238,276 |
| July 2025 | £246,800 |
| July 2026 | £260,040 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £542.30 a week |
| 2016 | £537.70 a week |
| 2017 | £576.00 a week |
| 2018 | £569.50 a week |
| 2019 | £597.40 a week |
| 2020 | £558.80 a week |
| 2021 | £617.10 a week |
| 2022 | £629.40 a week |
| 2023 | £694.40 a week |
| 2024 | £736.70 a week |
| 2025 | £782.10 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,510.29 |
| 2017-18 | £1,580.51 |
| 2018-19 | £1,674.88 |
| 2019-20 | £1,747.25 |
| 2020-21 | £1,817.11 |
| 2021-22 | £1,909.13 |
| 2022-23 | £1,969.12 |
| 2023-24 | £2,069.92 |
| 2024-25 | £2,171.10 |
| 2025-26 | £2,281.40 |
| 2026-27 | £2,447.61 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 53.8 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 66.8 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 87.0 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 92.1 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 94.7 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 80.6 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 87.5 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 82.3 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 73.0 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 71.1 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 70.4 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 77.9% |
| 2016/17 | 77.0% |
| 2017/18 | 76.4% |
| 2018/19 | 76.0% |
| 2019/20 | 81.7% |
| 2020/21 | 80.0% |
| 2021/22 | 79.0% |
| 2022/23 | 79.6% |
| 2023/24 | 76.4% |
| 2024/25 | 73.6% |
| 2025/26 | 77.3% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 81.7 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 81.8 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 81.9 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 82.4 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 82.7 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 82.8 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 82.3 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 82.1 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 82.3 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 82.2 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 82.1 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 9,580 |
| 2017 | 9,815 |
| 2018 | 11,700 |
| 2019 | 11,395 |
| 2020 | 11,330 |
| 2021 | 11,055 |
| 2022 | 10,575 |
| 2023 | 10,235 |
| 2024 | 10,320 |
| 2025 | 10,295 |
| 2026 | 10,325 |
Questions about Warrington
What is the population of Warrington?
The ONS estimates 215,425 people lived in Warrington in mid-2025.
What is the average house price in Warrington?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £260,040.
What is the average salary in Warrington?
£782.10 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Warrington?
3,655 in August 2026 (2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
How much is Band D council tax in Warrington?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,447.61 for 2026-27.
What is the crime rate in Warrington?
70.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
What is life expectancy in Warrington?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 78.7 years for men and 82.1 for women.
Who has power over Warrington
Every body that makes decisions for Warrington, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Warrington council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Warrington in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Tatton: Esther McVey (Conservative) MP
- Warrington North: Charlotte Nichols (Labour) MP
- Warrington South: Sarah Hall (Labour (Co-op)) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the North West
- UK figures: UK population · UK average house price · UK average weekly earnings growth
- Other council areas in the North West: Bury · Rochdale · St. Helens · Tameside · Trafford · Westmorland and Furness
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