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WA5 1RF

Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall · Warrington · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Warrington
Ward
Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall
Local authority
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington South
Postcode district
WA5
Postcode sector
WA5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA5 1RA 50 m
WA5 1RE 73 m
WA5 1RG 77 m
WA5 2BH 111 m
WA5 3DA 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA5 1RF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA5
Postcode sector
WA5 1
Latitude
53.391389
Longitude
-2.651927
British National Grid easting
356,742
British National Grid northing
388,480

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Warrington · E06000007
Electoral ward
Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall · E05011032
Parish or community
E04000326
Westminster constituency
Warrington South · E14001565
Output area
E00063044
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 015E · E01012500
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 015 · E02002604

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Beechwood Avenue, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 1RF 15 April 2015 £190,000
1, Beechwood Avenue, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 1RF 27 August 2002 £144,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
30
Secondary
5

  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    437 m

  2. Penketh High School

    Academy converter

    457 m

  3. Great Sankey Primary School

    Academy converter

    559 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,059
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 571
  • Public order 122
  • Anti social behaviour 95
  • Criminal damage and arson 69
  • Other theft 60

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

4 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.3
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA5 1 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

12

within 5 km

  • PENKETH HEALTH CENTRE

    HONITON WAY, PENKETH, WARRINGTON, WA5 2EY

    ODS code N81020

    601 m

  • CHAPELFORD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y04925

    1.1 km

  • WESTBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81122

    2.3 km

  • GUARDIAN STREET MED/CTR

    GUARDIAN STREET, WARRINGTON, WA5 1UD

    ODS code N81012

    3.0 km

  • FOLLY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOLLY LANE, BEWSEY, WARRINGTON, WA5 0LU

    ODS code N81056

    3.1 km

  • SPRINGFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81036

    3.6 km

  • THE ERIC MOORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code N81628

    3.6 km

  • DALLAM LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    20 DALLAM LANE, WARRINGTON, WA2 7NG

    ODS code N81097

    3.8 km

  • COCKHEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    7 COCKHEDGE WAY, WARRINGTON, WA1 2QQ

    ODS code N81637

    4.2 km

  • CAUSEWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    166-170 WILDERSPOOL CAUSEWAY, WARRINGTON, WA4 6QA

    ODS code N81028

    4.3 km

  • 4 SEASONS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81645

    4.5 km

  • PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81083

    4.5 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

  • Police Station

    BCT · Great Sankey

    0.1 miles

  • Police Station

    BCT · Great Sankey

    0.1 miles

  • Sankey for Penketh Rail Station

    RLY · Sankey Bridges

    0.1 miles

  • Sankey Station

    BCT · Great Sankey

    0.1 miles

  • Sankey Station

    BCT · Great Sankey

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Warrington 015E, 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

30,433 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 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
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.

Schools

Published establishments

43 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 437 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,059 published events cover 12 months, averaging 88.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 571 events.

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