WA4 5GH

Appleton · Warrington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Warrington
Local authority
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington South
Postcode district
WA4
Postcode sector
WA4 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA4 5GX 77 m
WA4 5GT 90 m
WA4 5GR 92 m
WA4 5FR 102 m
WA4 5GU 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA4 5GH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2004
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA4
Postcode sector
WA4 5
Latitude
53.342782
Longitude
-2.568439
British National Grid easting
362,251
British National Grid northing
383,025

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Warrington · E06000007
Electoral ward
Appleton · E05011024
Parish or community
E04000333
Westminster constituency
Warrington South · E14001565
Output area
E00188815
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 024D · E01012503
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 024 · E02002613

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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40 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Henbury Gardens, Appleton, Warrington, WA4 5GH 16 August 2024 £360,000
5, Henbury Gardens, Appleton, Warrington, WA4 5GH 16 December 2022 £400,000
27, Henbury Gardens, Appleton, Warrington, WA4 5GH 24 September 2021 £308,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
19
Secondary
2
  1. Stretton St Matthew's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    251 m
  2. Appleton Thorn Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km
  3. Grappenhall Heys Community Primary School

    Community school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
151
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 80
  • Anti social behaviour 12
  • Public order 11
  • Vehicle crime 11
  • Burglary 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
45

23 female, 22 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
2.6
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

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA4 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • STRETTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    5 HATTON LANE, STRETTON, WARRINGTON, WA4 4NE

    ODS code N81623

    630 m

  • STOCKTON HEATH MED.CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81075

    3.4 km

  • LATCHFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    5 THELWALL LANE, LATCHFORD, WARRINGTON, WA4 1LJ

    ODS code N81065

    4.3 km

  • CAUSEWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    166-170 WILDERSPOOL CAUSEWAY, WARRINGTON, WA4 6QA

    ODS code N81028

    4.4 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hanover Hotel

    BCT · Stretton

    0.2 miles
  • Hanover Hotel

    BCT · Stretton

    0.2 miles
  • Cat & Lion

    BCT · Stretton

    0.3 miles
  • Cat & Lion

    BCT · Stretton

    0.3 miles
  • Owens Corner

    BCT · Appleton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Warrington 024D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

30,272 of 33,755

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

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £380,000 from 8 recorded sales in WA4 5GH. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Warrington is £259,398 in June 2026, up 6.5% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

23 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 2 secondary schools. Stretton St Matthew's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 251 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

151 published events cover 12 months, averaging 12.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 80 events.

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