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WA5 1DD

Great Sankey South · Warrington · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Great Sankey South
Local authority
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington South
Postcode district
WA5
Postcode sector
WA5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA5 1EA 85 m
WA5 1DZ 123 m
WA5 1EB 130 m
WA5 1DF 159 m
WA5 1DP 169 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA5 1DD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA5
Postcode sector
WA5 1
Latitude
53.382575
Longitude
-2.622460
British National Grid easting
358,693
British National Grid northing
387,482

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Warrington · E06000007
Electoral ward
Great Sankey South · E05011033
Parish or community
E43000007
Westminster constituency
Warrington South · E14001565
Output area
E00173161
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 018B · E01012458
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 018 · E02002607

Postcode source versions

Explore WA5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
53
Primary
39
Secondary
9

  1. Evelyn Street Primary Academy and Nursery

    Academy converter

    504 m

  2. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    891 m

  3. St Gregory's Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school

    937 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,483
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 728
  • Public order 208
  • Criminal damage and arson 97
  • Other theft 93
  • Anti social behaviour 93

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WA5 1 residents
13,361

Age bands in WA5 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.7%

2,358 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

1,389 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.8%

3,830 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

3,489 residents

Age 65 and over
16.9%

2,250 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+
76.5%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
64.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
64.7%
Gigabit-capable
64.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
76.5%
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

17

within 5 km

  • GUARDIAN STREET MED/CTR

    GUARDIAN STREET, WARRINGTON, WA5 1UD

    ODS code N81012

    1.5 km

  • SPRINGFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81036

    1.8 km

  • CHAPELFORD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y04925

    1.9 km

  • FOLLY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOLLY LANE, BEWSEY, WARRINGTON, WA5 0LU

    ODS code N81056

    2.0 km

  • THE ERIC MOORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code N81628

    2.1 km

  • DALLAM LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    20 DALLAM LANE, WARRINGTON, WA2 7NG

    ODS code N81097

    2.1 km

  • CAUSEWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    166-170 WILDERSPOOL CAUSEWAY, WARRINGTON, WA4 6QA

    ODS code N81028

    2.2 km

  • PENKETH HEALTH CENTRE

    HONITON WAY, PENKETH, WARRINGTON, WA5 2EY

    ODS code N81020

    2.3 km

  • COCKHEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    7 COCKHEDGE WAY, WARRINGTON, WA1 2QQ

    ODS code N81637

    2.4 km

  • STOCKTON HEATH MED.CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81075

    2.9 km

  • WESTBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81122

    3.0 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

  • HELSBY STREET MED/CTR

    2 HELSBY STREET, WARRINGTON, WA1 3AW

    ODS code N81041

    3.4 km

  • GREENBANK SURGERY

    274 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81089

    3.7 km

  • MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    280 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81107

    3.7 km

  • LATCHFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    5 THELWALL LANE, LATCHFORD, WARRINGTON, WA4 1LJ

    ODS code N81065

    4.0 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

  • Gatewarth Street

    BCT · Sankey Bridges

    0.1 miles

  • Sankey Bridges

    BCT · Sankey Bridges

    0.1 miles

  • Sankey Bridges

    BCT · Sankey Bridges

    0.1 miles

  • Gatewarth Street

    BCT · Sankey Bridges

    0.1 miles

  • Kent Road

    BCT · Sankey Bridges

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Warrington 018B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,631 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
10 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.

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
11
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

53 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 9 secondary schools. Evelyn Street Primary Academy and Nursery is the nearest published school at 504 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,483 published events cover 12 months, averaging 123.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 728 events.

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