Affluence in WA15 8PQ
How WA15 8PQ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Hale Barns
- Council
- Trafford
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,944 (2024)
WA15 8PQAltrincham
How well off WA15 8PQ is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the WA15 8PQ area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is older people in low-income households (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Older people in low-income households4.0
- Employment5.0
- Crime5.0
- Barriers to housing and services5.0
- Income6.0
- Living environment7.0
- Health and disability8.0
- Education and skills9.0
- Children in low-income families9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
50% of adults in the WA15 8PQ area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 29.9% are retired and 6.2% are full-time students.
Social grade
45.7% of adults in the WA15 8PQ area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
48.2% of adults in the WA15 8PQ area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the England average of 33.9%. 15.2% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WA15 8PQ (Hale Barns) (about 1,944 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.