# WA5 1AQ: area report for a postcode in Warrington

WA5 1AQ is a postcode in Warrington.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Warrington. Open the map at WA5 1AQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington) › [WA5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa5) › [WA5 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa5-1)

## Around this postcode

- **59 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 2% on July. Warrington 018G: 214 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.6066,53.3885,WA51AQ
- **Warrington Bank Quay, 390 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.6066,53.3885,WA51AQ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.6066,53.3885,WA51AQ
- **1 of 22 properties in WA5 1AQ at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 1 at low risk. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.6066,53.3885,WA51AQ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Warrington 018G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.6066,53.3885,WA51AQ
- **£260,040 average price**: For the whole of Warrington, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.6066,53.3885,WA51AQ
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.6066,53.3885,WA51AQ
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.6066,53.3885,WA51AQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WA5 1AQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.6066,53.3885,WA51AQ
- **Loud road and rail noise at WA5 1AQ**: Road 67 dB, rail 48 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.6066,53.3885,WA51AQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.6066,53.3885,WA51AQ
- **15.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.6066,53.3885,WA51AQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Warrington St Barnabas CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/warrington-st-barnabas-cofe-primary-school-e151976) | Primary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | – |
| [Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school-e111306) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Infinite Schools - Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/infinite-schools-warrington-e152614) | Special | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Evelyn Street Primary Academy and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/evelyn-street-primary-academy-and-nursery-e143064) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Alban's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-albans-catholic-primary-school-e111307) | Primary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Gregory's Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gregorys-catholic-high-school-e111454) | Secondary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | Attainment 8 of 53.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Empower Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-empower-academy-e152530) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Bewsey Lodge Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bewsey-lodge-academy-e151978) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2021, before the school changed | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £90,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 310 m |
| October 2024 | £72,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 320 m |
| October 2023 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 330 m |
| January 2026 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 340 m |
| August 2025 | £145,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 350 m |
| September 2025 | £145,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 360 m |
| May 2023 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 370 m |
| October 2025 | £137,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 380 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Warrington Bank Quay (390 m, 5 minutes on foot); Warrington Central (960 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: GUARDIAN STREET MED/CTR (380 m); SPRINGFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE (610 m); THE ERIC MOORE PARTNERSHIP (830 m); DALLAM LANE MEDICAL CENTRE (880 m)
- Pharmacies: GUARDIAN STREET PHARMACY (400 m); WELL (610 m); GREENCROSS PHARMACY (690 m); BOOTS (760 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (760 m)
- Dental practices: THE BATHS HEALTH & WELLBEING (610 m); SANKEY ST. DENTAL PRACTICE (630 m); DENTAL SURGERY (650 m); SIGNATURE SMILES (670 m); DENTAL SURGERY (680 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Warrington (220 m, Aldi); Iceland Bankside Warrington (250 m, Iceland); Lidl Old Liverpool Road Warrington (260 m, Lidl); Morrisons Daily Warrington 2 Lovely Lane (370 m, Morrisons); M&S Warrington Hospital Food To Go (640 m, Marks and Spencer)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £260,040** (July 2026). Warrington’s average house price was £260,040 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £40,380** (2025). Full-time workers living in Warrington earned a median of £40,380 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 131st highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.4×** (2025). A home in Warrington costs 6.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 123rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 16.8** (2025). Warrington has a deprivation score of 16.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 121st least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Warrington 018G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 30.7** (2025). Warrington 018G has a deprivation score of 30.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,930th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £255,011** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Warrington 018G was £255,011 in 2025. 12,154th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,620** (2021). Warrington 018G had 1,620 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,123rd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.6%** (January 2026). In Warrington 018G, 95.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## WA5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £250,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WA5 was £250,000 in 2025. Joint 751st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 62,044** (2021). WA5 had 62,044 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 82nd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 31%** (2022). About 31% of people in WA5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.8%** (January 2026). In WA5, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington)
- Centre: 53.3885, -2.6066

Council: [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Warrington South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/warrington-south): Sarah Hall (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.6066,53.3885,WA51AQ

## How to cite

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