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

WA5 2SJ 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 2SJ 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

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 70% on July. Warrington 016A: 28 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.6413,53.3829,WA52SJ
- **Sankey For Penketh, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.6413,53.3829,WA52SJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.6413,53.3829,WA52SJ
- **No property in WA5 2SJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.6413,53.3829,WA52SJ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Warrington 016A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.6413,53.3829,WA52SJ
- **£260,040 average price**: For the whole of Warrington, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.6413,53.3829,WA52SJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.6413,53.3829,WA52SJ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.6413,53.3829,WA52SJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WA5 2SJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.6413,53.3829,WA52SJ
- **Low road and rail noise at WA5 2SJ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.6413,53.3829,WA52SJ
- **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=-2.6413,53.3829,WA52SJ
- **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=-2.6413,53.3829,WA52SJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Great Sankey Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-sankey-primary-school-e144798) | Primary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Penketh High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penketh-high-school-e145157) | Secondary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | Attainment 8 of 47.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Penketh South Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penketh-south-community-primary-school-e145710) | Primary | 990 m (12 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 | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 65% 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 | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 75% 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 (17 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Penketh Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penketh-primary-school-e143072) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chapelford Village Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chapelford-village-primary-school-e145388) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £329,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £265,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £360,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| October 2024 | £282,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| August 2026 | £282,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| December 2025 | £345,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| June 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| March 2023 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 290 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: PETRIE TUCKER AND PARTNERS LTD (460 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Penketh Express (390 m, Tesco)

## 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 016A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.6** (2025). Warrington 016A has a deprivation score of 4.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,377th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £265,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Warrington 016A was £265,000 in 2025. Joint 12,910th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,597** (2021). Warrington 016A had 1,597 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,268th 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: 87.6%** (January 2026). In Warrington 016A, 87.6% 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: 53.3829, -2.6413

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=-2.6413,53.3829,WA52SJ

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