WA1 1BD

Bewsey and Whitecross · Warrington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington South
Postcode district
WA1
Postcode sector
WA1 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA1 1AW 57 m
WA1 1AS 90 m
WA1 1NY 93 m
WA1 1GZ 98 m
WA1 1AU 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA1 1BD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA1
Postcode sector
WA1 1
Latitude
53.376108
Longitude
-2.602404
British National Grid easting
360,021
British National Grid northing
386,751

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Warrington · E06000007
Parish or community
E43000007
Westminster constituency
Warrington South · E14001565
Output area
E00062808
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 018G · E01033302
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 018 · E02002607

Postcode source versions

Explore WA1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
67
Primary
50
Secondary
9
  1. Willow Green CIO

    Special post 16 institution

    799 m
  2. Stockton Heath Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km
  3. Priestley College

    Academy 16-19 converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,327
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 976
  • Public order 308
  • Drugs 233
  • Shoplifting 156
  • Anti social behaviour 146

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WA1 1 residents
1,026

Age bands in WA1 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.4%

90 residents

Age 15 to 24
15.5%

148 residents

Age 25 to 44
47.5%

453 residents

Age 45 to 64
18.3%

174 residents

Age 65 and over
9.2%

88 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

22

within 5 km straight-line

  • CAUSEWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    166-170 WILDERSPOOL CAUSEWAY, WARRINGTON, WA4 6QA

    ODS code N81028

    988 m

  • STOCKTON HEATH MED.CENTRE

    THE FORGE, LONDON ROAD, STOCKTON HEATH, WARRINGTON, WA4 6HJ

    ODS code N81075

    1.4 km

  • SPRINGFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE BATHS HLTH & W/B CTR, LEGH STREET, WARRINGTON, WA1 1UG

    ODS code N81036

    1.5 km

  • GUARDIAN STREET MED/CTR

    GUARDIAN STREET, WARRINGTON, WA5 1UD

    ODS code N81012

    1.8 km

  • COCKHEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    7 COCKHEDGE WAY, WARRINGTON, WA1 2QQ

    ODS code N81637

    1.9 km

  • DALLAM LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    20 DALLAM LANE, WARRINGTON, WA2 7NG

    ODS code N81097

    1.9 km

  • THE ERIC MOORE PARTNERSHIP

    MEDI CENTRE, 1 TANNERS LANE, WARRINGTON, WA2 7NJ

    ODS code N81628

    2.0 km

  • FOLLY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOLLY LANE, BEWSEY, WARRINGTON, WA5 0LU

    ODS code N81056

    2.5 km

  • HELSBY STREET MED/CTR

    2 HELSBY STREET, WARRINGTON, WA1 3AW

    ODS code N81041

    2.7 km

  • LATCHFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    5 THELWALL LANE, LATCHFORD, WARRINGTON, WA4 1LJ

    ODS code N81065

    2.8 km

  • GREENBANK SURGERY

    274 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81089

    3.1 km

  • MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    280 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81107

    3.1 km

  • CHAPELFORD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    SANTA ROSA BOULEVARD, GREAT SANKEY, WARRINGTON, WA5 3AL

    ODS code Y04925

    3.3 km

  • 4 SEASONS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ORFORD JUBILEE PARK H/C, JUBILEE WAY, ORFORD, WARRINGTON, WA2 8HE

    ODS code N81645

    3.3 km

  • PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    ORFORD JUBILEE PARK H/C, JUBILEE WAY, ORFORD, WARRINGTON, WA2 8HE

    ODS code N81083

    3.3 km

  • PENKETH HEALTH CENTRE

    HONITON WAY, PENKETH, WARRINGTON, WA5 2EY

    ODS code N81020

    3.8 km

  • WESTBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    301-302 WESTBROOK CENTRE, WESTBROOK, WARRINGTON, WA5 8UF

    ODS code N81122

    4.1 km

  • STRETTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    5 HATTON LANE, STRETTON, WARRINGTON, WA4 4NE

    ODS code N81623

    4.4 km

  • PADGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 STATION ROAD, PADGATE, WARRINGTON, WA2 0RX

    ODS code N81109

    4.6 km

  • HOLES LANE MEDICAL LTD.

    THE SURGERY, 28 HOLES LANE, WOOLSTON, WARRINGTON, WA1 4NE

    ODS code N81007

    4.6 km

Showing 20 of 22 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Centre Park Link Bridge

    BCT · Bank Quay

    0.1 miles
  • Gainsborough Road

    BCT · Walton

    0.2 miles
  • Gainsborough Road

    BCT · Walton

    0.2 miles
  • Meadow Avenue

    BCT · Wilderspool

    0.2 miles
  • Meadow Avenue

    BCT · Wilderspool

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Warrington 018G, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,966 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

67 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 9 secondary schools. Willow Green CIO is the nearest published school at 799 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2,327 published events cover 12 months, averaging 193.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 976 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.