# WA5 2HX: area report for a postcode in Warrington

WA5 2HX 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 2HX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington) › [WA5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa5) › [WA5 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa5-2)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 89% on July. Warrington 019A: 47 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.6465,53.3806,WA52HX
- **Sankey For Penketh, 1.3 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.6465,53.3806,WA52HX
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.6465,53.3806,WA52HX
- **14 of 21 properties in WA5 2HX at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 1 at low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.6465,53.3806,WA52HX
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Warrington 019A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.6465,53.3806,WA52HX
- **£259,224 average price**: For the whole of Warrington, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.6465,53.3806,WA52HX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 920 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.6465,53.3806,WA52HX
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.6465,53.3806,WA52HX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WA5 2HX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.6465,53.3806,WA52HX
- **Low road and rail noise at WA5 2HX**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.6465,53.3806,WA52HX
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-2.6465,53.3806,WA52HX
- **13.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.6465,53.3806,WA52HX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Penketh South Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penketh-south-community-primary-school-e145710) | Primary | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Vincent's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-vincents-catholic-primary-school-e111376) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Penketh High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penketh-high-school-e145157) | Secondary | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | Attainment 8 of 47.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Great Sankey Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-sankey-primary-school-e144798) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Penketh Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penketh-primary-school-e143072) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e111373) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sankey-valley-st-james-church-of-england-primary-school-e133676) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Park Road Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-road-community-primary-school-e145387) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £227,500 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| October 2024 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| September 2025 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| April 2026 | £265,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| July 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| July 2026 | £248,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| May 2025 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 280 m |
| January 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 280 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: PENKETH HEALTH CENTRE (920 m)
- Pharmacies: PENKETH PHARMACY (920 m)
- Dental practices: PETRIE TUCKER AND PARTNERS LTD (530 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Penketh Express (440 m, Tesco); Spar - Penketh (890 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £259,224** (August 2026). Warrington’s average house price was £259,224 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 122nd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 019A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.6** (2025). Warrington 019A has a deprivation score of 10.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,428th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £235,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Warrington 019A was £235,000 in 2025. Joint 9,935th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,486** (2021). Warrington 019A had 1,486 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,480th least 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Warrington 019A, 99.9% 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: 53.3806, -2.6465

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), August 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=-2.6465,53.3806,WA52HX

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