WA5 1DE

Great Sankey South · Warrington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington South
Postcode district
WA5
Postcode sector
WA5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA5 1DD 82 m
WA5 1DF 95 m
WA5 1EA 157 m
WA5 1BZ 188 m
WA5 1DZ 197 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA5 1DE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA5
Postcode sector
WA5 1
Latitude
53.381839
Longitude
-2.622344
British National Grid easting
358,700
British National Grid northing
387,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Warrington · E06000007
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

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Open schools
54
Primary
40
Secondary
9
  1. Evelyn Street Primary Academy and Nursery

    Academy converter

    557 m
  2. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    956 m
  3. St Gregory's Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,298
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 629
  • Public order 190
  • Anti social behaviour 86
  • Criminal damage and arson 81
  • Other theft 78

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.

GP practices

17

within 5 km straight-line

  • 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

    2.1 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

    2.2 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

  • HELSBY STREET MED/CTR

    2 HELSBY STREET, WARRINGTON, WA1 3AW

    ODS code N81041

    3.4 km

  • 4 SEASONS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81645

    3.4 km

  • PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81083

    3.4 km

  • GREENBANK SURGERY

    274 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81089

    3.8 km

  • MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    280 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81107

    3.8 km

  • LATCHFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    5 THELWALL LANE, LATCHFORD, WARRINGTON, WA4 1LJ

    ODS code N81065

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Gatewarth Street

    BCT · Sankey Bridges

    0.1 miles
  • Sankey Bridges

    BCT · Sankey Bridges

    0.2 miles
  • Sankey Bridges

    BCT · Sankey Bridges

    0.2 miles
  • Gatewarth Street

    BCT · Sankey Bridges

    0.2 miles
  • Coach & Horses

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

54 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 9 secondary schools. Evelyn Street Primary Academy and Nursery is the nearest published school at 557 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,298 published events cover 12 months, averaging 108.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 629 events.

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