WARRINGTON has been named the second most Halloween-obsessed town or city in the UK, according to a new survey highlighting the growing popularity of outdoor decorations, spooky gardens and elaborate front-door displays.
The town recorded an estimated 12,840 Google searches for Halloween outdoor decorations during September and October 2025, equivalent to around 7,339 searches per 100,000 residents.
One of the best duisplays in Warrington has been created by Andy Czyzewski at his home on Deans Lane, Thelwall, Warrington, WA4 2GT, featuring creeping fog, green swamp lasers, full-size monsters and horrifying special effects!
There is also a great cause behind the scares, with donations supporting a voluntary local animal search and rescue group, which uses a thermal drone to help reunite lost pets with their families. Contributions help cover equipment maintenance and licensing costs.
The haunted house at Thelwall
And with Halloween approaching on Saturday, October 31, the latest figures suggest Warrington’s enthusiasm for transforming homes and gardens into spooky spectacles could be growing even further.
Searches for outdoor Halloween decorations rose by 49 per cent in September 2026 compared with the same month last year, according to the report. Searches for large outdoor decorations and inflatables also increased by around half.
The research used Google search data from September and October 2025, adjusted for population, and included locations with at least 150,000 residents.
However, the figures measure online interest rather than the actual number of decorated homes.
Warrington goes spooky
Warrington is already home to a growing range of Halloween-themed attractions, with local venues transforming outdoor spaces into immersive experiences for families and thrill-seekers.
Among them is Halloweenville at Partridge Lakes in Culcheth, which has returned for 2026 with an outdoor Halloween storybook trail featuring themed settings, live characters and interactive performances.
This year’s storyline, “The Rise of the Ancient Skeleton King”, takes visitors through a series of spooky scenes, including skeleton-themed areas, a castle and a witches’ hollow. The attraction runs until November 1, with advance booking required.
Elsewhere, Kenyon Hall Farm in Croft has welcomed visitors to its annual Pumpkin Festival, featuring thousands of pumpkins and seasonal photo opportunities.
The farm has announced additional tickets for Sunday, November 1, after much of its October availability sold out.
Gulliver’s World has also been hosting its Fright Fiesta Halloween season, while its Land of Lights attraction brings illuminated displays and lantern scenes to the park.
These attractions are not the same as residential Halloween displays, but they demonstrate how Halloween-themed outdoor experiences have become an increasingly visible part of the local autumn calendar.
The Artificial Grass Direct research suggests lighting and inflatables are among the most popular outdoor Halloween decoration choices nationwide.
Searches for “Halloween outdoor decor” alone peaked at more than 27,000 a month last October, while interest in spiders and webs increased by around a quarter.
Pumpkins remain a staple of Halloween decorating, although searches for them were broadly unchanged.
The report also suggests people may be moving away from simply browsing inspiration and towards purchasing larger decorations, with searches for DIY, cheap and inspiration-related terms falling by varying amounts.
Colin Potts, from Artificial Grass Direct, said: “Halloween has become a real opportunity for people to get creative with their outdoor spaces, turning front gardens and doorways into part of the experience for trick-or-treaters.”
He added that lighting, inflatables and larger-than-life decorations were capturing people’s attention, with spiders and webs emerging as particularly popular themes.
Have you spotted a spectacular Halloween display in Warrington?
With Warrington ranked so highly for Halloween decorating interest, we want to see how residents are marking the occasion this year.
Have you transformed your front garden, covered your house in cobwebs, installed spooky lighting or created an elaborate Halloween scene for trick-or-treaters?
Send us your photographs to info@warrington-worldwide.co.uk and tell us where your favourite Halloween displays can be found across Warrington and the surrounding villages.
We would love to showcase some of the borough’s spookiest homes and find out whether Warrington can live up to its national ranking.
