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Poulton South

Ward

Central Warrington. About 6,630 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Poulton South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
6,438
Joint 3,934th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Poulton South compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Poulton SouthMiddle
Population22 wards, Warrington · 2021
Population: every ward in Warrington22 areas from 6,221 to 12,421. The middle area is 10,056. Poulton South is 6,438.
6,438joint 3rd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares22 wards, Warrington · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Warrington22 areas from 0.0% to 92.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Poulton South is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage22 wards, Warrington · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Warrington22 areas from 90.8% to 99.6%. The middle area is 96.4%. Poulton South is 99.3%.
99.3%2nd highest
Claimant rate22 wards, Warrington · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Warrington22 areas from 1.0% to 6.1%. The middle area is 2.0%. Poulton South is 1.5%.
1.5%joint 8th lowest

Is Poulton South safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Poulton South at a rate of 38.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 74.6 per 1,000 people across Warrington.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 22 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Poulton South.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (99), other crime (44) and anti-social behaviour (23).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Warrington

These figures are published for the whole of Warrington, not for each ward, so they describe all of Warrington and not Poulton South alone. See Warrington

Average house price
£259,224
Up 2.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,380
131st highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.4×
Joint 122nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
16.8
Joint 121st least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Poulton South in brief

Poulton South had 6,438 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Poulton South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Poulton South, 99.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Poulton South, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.