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WA4 5AX

Appleton · Warrington · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Appleton
Local authority
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington South
Postcode district
WA4
Postcode sector
WA4 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA4 5AT 40 m
WA4 5HH 45 m
WA4 5RS 53 m
WA4 5AU 73 m
WA4 5ND 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA4 5AX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA4
Postcode sector
WA4 5
Latitude
53.356498
Longitude
-2.566684
British National Grid easting
362,380
British National Grid northing
384,550

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Warrington · E06000007
Electoral ward
Appleton · E05011024
Parish or community
E04000319
Westminster constituency
Warrington South · E14001565
Output area
E00062801
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 025A · E01012446
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 025 · E02002614

Postcode source versions

Explore WA4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
27
Secondary
4

  1. Broomfields Junior School

    Academy converter

    731 m

  2. Bridgewater High School

    Academy converter

    894 m

  3. Grappenhall Heys Community Primary School

    Community school

    940 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
375
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 176
  • Public order 39
  • Other theft 28
  • Anti social behaviour 28
  • Criminal damage and arson 28

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WA4 5 residents
7,575

Age bands in WA4 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

1,093 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

713 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.5%

1,194 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.6%

2,435 residents

Age 65 and over
25.1%

1,822 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

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • STRETTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    5 HATTON LANE, STRETTON, WARRINGTON, WA4 4NE

    ODS code N81623

    2.0 km

  • STOCKTON HEATH MED.CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81075

    2.0 km

  • LATCHFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    5 THELWALL LANE, LATCHFORD, WARRINGTON, WA4 1LJ

    ODS code N81065

    2.7 km

  • CAUSEWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    166-170 WILDERSPOOL CAUSEWAY, WARRINGTON, WA4 6QA

    ODS code N81028

    3.1 km

  • COCKHEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    7 COCKHEDGE WAY, WARRINGTON, WA1 2QQ

    ODS code N81637

    4.1 km

  • SPRINGFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81036

    4.2 km

  • HELSBY STREET MED/CTR

    2 HELSBY STREET, WARRINGTON, WA1 3AW

    ODS code N81041

    4.3 km

  • DALLAM LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    20 DALLAM LANE, WARRINGTON, WA2 7NG

    ODS code N81097

    4.5 km

  • GREENBANK SURGERY

    274 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81089

    4.5 km

  • MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    280 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81107

    4.5 km

  • THE ERIC MOORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code N81628

    4.6 km

  • GUARDIAN STREET MED/CTR

    GUARDIAN STREET, WARRINGTON, WA5 1UD

    ODS code N81012

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Larkstoke Close

    BCT · Dudlows Green

    0.0 miles

  • Larkstoke Close

    BCT · Dudlows Green

    0.0 miles

  • Lyon's Lane

    BCT · Dudlows Green

    0.1 miles

  • Lyon's Lane

    BCT · Dudlows Green

    0.1 miles

  • Staines Close

    BCT · Dudlows Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Warrington 025A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,727 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
10 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

35 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 4 secondary schools. Broomfields Junior School is the nearest published school at 731 m.

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

Recorded crime

375 published events cover 12 months, averaging 31.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 176 events.

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