Borrowing Data

Borrowing statistics in Warrington 2026

Last updated November 2026 · Data to mid-2025 · Warrington

Borrowing estimates for Warrington, built from published survey rates and population figures.

142,000

Credit or loan holders

An estimated 142,000 adults in Warrington held at least one credit or loan product in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 83% of adults in the North West held at least one credit or loan product (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 170,505 adults aged 18 and over in Warrington (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

107,000

Credit card holders

An estimated 107,000 adults in Warrington held a credit card in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 63% of adults in the North West held a credit card (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 170,505 adults aged 18 and over in Warrington (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

40,900

Overdraft users

An estimated 40,900 adults in Warrington were overdrawn on a current account in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 24% of adults in the North West were overdrawn on a current account (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 170,505 adults aged 18 and over in Warrington (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

44,300

Residential mortgage holders

An estimated 44,300 adults in Warrington had a residential mortgage in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 26% of adults in the North West had a residential mortgage (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 170,505 adults aged 18 and over in Warrington (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

39,200

Buy now, pay later users

An estimated 39,200 adults in Warrington used buy now, pay later credit in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 23% of adults in the North West used buy now, pay later credit (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 170,505 adults aged 18 and over in Warrington (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

13,300

High-cost credit users

An estimated 13,300 adults in Warrington held high-cost credit in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 7.8% of adults in the North West held high-cost credit (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 170,505 adults aged 18 and over in Warrington (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

47,700

Low financial resilience

An estimated 47,700 adults in Warrington had low financial resilience in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 28% of adults in the North West had low financial resilience (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 170,505 adults aged 18 and over in Warrington (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

17,100

In financial difficulty

An estimated 17,100 adults in Warrington were in financial difficulty in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 10% of adults in the North West were in financial difficulty (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 170,505 adults aged 18 and over in Warrington (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

177,128

Residents aged 16 and over

The estimated population aged 16 and over in Warrington was 177,128 at mid-2025.

Source: Population estimates - local authority based by single year of age (Nomis NM_2002_1), mid-year estimates, Office for National Statistics, 30 June 2025

ONS mid-2025 population estimates (published 29 July 2026 for England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland as carried in the same Nomis table), local authority boundaries as of April 2023, usual residents, as returned by the Nomis 'Aged 16+' category.

Key points

An estimated 142,000 adults in Warrington held at least one credit or loan product in 2024. An estimated 107,000 adults in Warrington held a credit card in 2024. An estimated 40,900 adults in Warrington were overdrawn on a current account in 2024.

Frequently asked questions

How many adults in Warrington held at least one credit or loan product in 2024?

An estimated 142,000 adults in Warrington held at least one credit or loan product in 2024.

How many adults in Warrington held a credit card in 2024?

An estimated 107,000 adults in Warrington held a credit card in 2024.

How many adults in Warrington were overdrawn on a current account in 2024?

An estimated 40,900 adults in Warrington were overdrawn on a current account in 2024.