WA14 — Altrincham
Altrincham's WA14 postcode sits in Trafford. The board behind it is assembled from 20,345 sales over 32 years of actual sales in 8 areas.
Across the recorded period the typical WA14 sale went from £79,250 in 1995 to £368,500 in 2026 — 4.6× growth. If you could time-travel once, aim for just before 2000 — prices moved +18.6% that year. The one to avoid was 1996: the median moved -9.2%, the roughest year in the local record.
Median sold price in WA14
| Year | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | £79,250 | 472 |
| 2000 | £114,500 | 643 |
| 2005 | £206,000 | 711 |
| 2010 | £243,998 | 468 |
| 2015 | £266,500 | 745 |
| 2020 | £330,000 | 547 |
| 2025 | £401,500 | 524 |
| 2026 | £368,500 | 98 |
The areas on the board
8 areas make up the board, weighted by sales activity:
- Bowdon (20% of local sales) — busiest streets: Stanhope Road, Stamford Road, Priory Street
- Altrincham (WA14 4) (18% of local sales) — busiest streets: Woodfield Road, Oldfield Road, Townfield Gardens
- Altrincham (WA14 1) (15% of local sales) — busiest streets: Brunswick Road, Groby Road, Navigation Road
- Altrincham (WA14 2) (15% of local sales) — busiest streets: Byrom Street, Brown Street, Ashley Road
- Broadheath (14% of local sales) — busiest streets: Sinderland Road, Woodfield Road, Drake Road
- West Timperley (9% of local sales) — busiest streets: Riverbrook Road, Lindsell Road, Badger Road
- Timperley (6% of local sales) — busiest streets: Park Road, Downs Drive, Romana Square
- Hale (2% of local sales) — busiest streets: Ashley Road, Heath Road, Southdowns Road
Reading about 2000 is easy; surviving 1996 is the game. Play the WA14 board.
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Prices are medians of real Land Registry sales. Street lists show street names only — never individual addresses. New to the game? Start with how to play.