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WA2 8HB

Bewsey and Whitecross · Warrington · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bewsey and Whitecross
Local authority
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington South
Postcode district
WA2
Postcode sector
WA2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA2 8AA 120 m
WA2 8JJ 195 m
WA5 0DJ 213 m
WA2 8HZ 288 m
WA5 0DQ 298 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA2 8HB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 January 2005
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA2
Postcode sector
WA2 8
Latitude
53.404568
Longitude
-2.598550
British National Grid easting
360,304
British National Grid northing
389,915

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Warrington · E06000007
Electoral ward
Bewsey and Whitecross · E05011025
Parish or community
E43000007
Westminster constituency
Warrington South · E14001565
Output area
E00188933
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 013C · E01012455
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 013 · E02002602

Postcode source versions

Explore WA2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
70
Primary
49
Secondary
11

  1. Warrington and Vale Royal College

    Further education

    548 m

  2. Warrington St Ann's Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    707 m

  3. Beamont Collegiate Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    798 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,963
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,876
  • Public order 469
  • Anti social behaviour 256
  • Criminal damage and arson 239
  • Other theft 227

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WA2 8 residents
5,990

Age bands in WA2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

1,046 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

688 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.1%

1,599 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.7%

1,895 residents

Age 65 and over
17.9%

1,143 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.

GP practices

22

within 5 km straight-line

  • 4 SEASONS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81645

    681 m

  • PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81083

    681 m

  • FOLLY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOLLY LANE, BEWSEY, WARRINGTON, WA5 0LU

    ODS code N81056

    905 m

  • THE ERIC MOORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code N81628

    1.2 km

  • DALLAM LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    20 DALLAM LANE, WARRINGTON, WA2 7NG

    ODS code N81097

    1.3 km

  • GUARDIAN STREET MED/CTR

    GUARDIAN STREET, WARRINGTON, WA5 1UD

    ODS code N81012

    1.5 km

  • COCKHEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    7 COCKHEDGE WAY, WARRINGTON, WA1 2QQ

    ODS code N81637

    1.6 km

  • SPRINGFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81036

    1.7 km

  • HELSBY STREET MED/CTR

    2 HELSBY STREET, WARRINGTON, WA1 3AW

    ODS code N81041

    1.8 km

  • GREENBANK SURGERY

    274 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81089

    2.0 km

  • MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    280 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81107

    2.0 km

  • WESTBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81122

    2.3 km

  • FEARNHEAD CROSS MED.CTR.

    25 FEARNHEAD CROSS, INSALL ROAD, PADGATE, FEARNHEAD, WARRINGTON, WA2 0HD

    ODS code N81048

    2.7 km

  • CHAPELFORD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y04925

    2.7 km

  • CAUSEWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    166-170 WILDERSPOOL CAUSEWAY, WARRINGTON, WA4 6QA

    ODS code N81028

    2.7 km

  • PADGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 STATION ROAD, PADGATE, WARRINGTON, WA2 0RX

    ODS code N81109

    2.8 km

  • FAIRFIELD SURGERY

    WOOLSTON CLINIC, HOLES LANE, WOOLSTON, WARRINGTON, WA1 4LS

    ODS code Y01108

    3.5 km

  • HOLES LANE MEDICAL LTD.

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

    ODS code N81007

    3.6 km

  • LATCHFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    5 THELWALL LANE, LATCHFORD, WARRINGTON, WA4 1LJ

    ODS code N81065

    3.6 km

  • STOCKTON HEATH MED.CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81075

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 22 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Alder Lane

    BCT · Longford

    0.2 miles

  • Alder Lane

    BCT · Longford

    0.2 miles

  • Winwick Road College

    BCT · Longford

    0.2 miles

  • Jubilee Way Orford

    BCT · Orford

    0.2 miles

  • Longshaw Belle

    BCT · Bewsey

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Warrington 013C, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,911 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
5 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

70 open schools are in scope, including 49 primary and 11 secondary schools. Warrington and Vale Royal College is the nearest published school at 548 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,963 published events cover 12 months, averaging 330.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,876 events.

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