WA4 5LH

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 5LJ 317 m
WA4 5LN 453 m
WA4 5LW 485 m
WA4 5LG 562 m
WA4 5HL 581 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA4 5LH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA4
Postcode sector
WA4 5
Latitude
53.354177
Longitude
-2.603702
British National Grid easting
359,914
British National Grid northing
384,312

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Warrington · E06000007
Electoral ward
Appleton · E05011024
Parish or community
E04000334
Westminster constituency
Warrington South · E14001565
Output area
E00063056
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 024C · E01012502
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 024 · E02002613

Postcode source versions

Explore WA4

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Kennels, Park Lane, Higher Walton, Warrington, WA4 5LH 20 December 2018 £1,150,000
Wood Cottage, Park Lane, Higher Walton, Warrington, WA4 5LH 15 April 1999 £206,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
28
Secondary
7
  1. Stockton Heath Primary School

    Community school

    2.1 km
  2. Bridgewater High School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km
  3. St Monica's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
275
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Drugs 86
  • Violence and sexual offences 53
  • Theft from the person 44
  • Other theft 42
  • Anti social behaviour 17

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

7 female, 5 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
4.0
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA4 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

11

within 5 km

  • STOCKTON HEATH MED.CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81075

    2.4 km

  • STRETTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    5 HATTON LANE, STRETTON, WARRINGTON, WA4 4NE

    ODS code N81623

    2.4 km

  • CAUSEWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    166-170 WILDERSPOOL CAUSEWAY, WARRINGTON, WA4 6QA

    ODS code N81028

    3.1 km

  • SPRINGFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81036

    3.9 km

  • LATCHFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    5 THELWALL LANE, LATCHFORD, WARRINGTON, WA4 1LJ

    ODS code N81065

    4.1 km

  • COCKHEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    7 COCKHEDGE WAY, WARRINGTON, WA1 2QQ

    ODS code N81637

    4.2 km

  • GUARDIAN STREET MED/CTR

    GUARDIAN STREET, WARRINGTON, WA5 1UD

    ODS code N81012

    4.2 km

  • DALLAM LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    20 DALLAM LANE, WARRINGTON, WA2 7NG

    ODS code N81097

    4.3 km

  • THE ERIC MOORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code N81628

    4.4 km

  • HELSBY STREET MED/CTR

    2 HELSBY STREET, WARRINGTON, WA1 3AW

    ODS code N81041

    4.9 km

  • FOLLY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOLLY LANE, BEWSEY, WARRINGTON, WA5 0LU

    ODS code N81056

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hollyhedge Farm

    BCT · Higher Walton

    0.5 miles
  • Hollyhedge Farm

    BCT · Higher Walton

    0.5 miles
  • The Vicarage

    BCT · Higher Walton

    0.5 miles
  • Walton Arms

    BCT · Higher Walton

    0.5 miles
  • Cockfight Cottages

    BCT · Acton Grange

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Warrington 024C, 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

30,224 of 33,755

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

Schools

38 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 7 secondary schools. Stockton Heath Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

275 published events cover 12 months, averaging 22.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Drugs with 86 events.

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