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WA5 2BF

Penketh and Cuerdley · Warrington · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Penketh and Cuerdley
Local authority
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington South
Postcode district
WA5
Postcode sector
WA5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA5 2RZ 35 m
WA5 2BR 72 m
WA5 2SB 87 m
WA5 2RS 90 m
WA5 2RT 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA5 2BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA5
Postcode sector
WA5 2
Latitude
53.382853
Longitude
-2.664320
British National Grid easting
355,909
British National Grid northing
387,538

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Warrington · E06000007
Electoral ward
Penketh and Cuerdley · E05011039
Parish or community
E04000329
Westminster constituency
Warrington South · E14001565
Output area
E00063208
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 019C · E01012529
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 019 · E02002608

Postcode source versions

Explore WA5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
28
Secondary
6

  1. Penketh Primary School

    Academy converter

    328 m

  2. St Vincent's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    636 m

  3. Penketh South Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    671 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
387
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 209
  • Public order 54
  • Other theft 24
  • Criminal damage and arson 24
  • Anti social behaviour 20

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
64

36 female, 28 male

Postcode households
49
Residents per household
1.3
WA5 2 residents
9,907

Age bands in WA5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.7%

1,390 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

981 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.7%

2,094 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.9%

2,922 residents

Age 65 and over
27%

2,732 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA5 2 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+
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%

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

  • PENKETH HEALTH CENTRE

    HONITON WAY, PENKETH, WARRINGTON, WA5 2EY

    ODS code N81020

    690 m

  • CHAPELFORD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y04925

    2.4 km

  • WESTBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81122

    3.6 km

  • GUARDIAN STREET MED/CTR

    GUARDIAN STREET, WARRINGTON, WA5 1UD

    ODS code N81012

    4.0 km

  • BEVAN GROUP PRACTICE

    BEVAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 6TR

    ODS code N81011

    4.0 km

  • PEELHOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA

    PEEL HOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA, PEEL HOUSE LANE, WIDNES, WA8 6TN

    ODS code N81045

    4.1 km

  • FOLLY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOLLY LANE, BEWSEY, WARRINGTON, WA5 0LU

    ODS code N81056

    4.2 km

  • SPRINGFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81036

    4.5 km

  • THE ERIC MOORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code N81628

    4.6 km

  • DALLAM LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    20 DALLAM LANE, WARRINGTON, WA2 7NG

    ODS code N81097

    4.7 km

  • CAUSEWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    166-170 WILDERSPOOL CAUSEWAY, WARRINGTON, WA4 6QA

    ODS code N81028

    5.0 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bank Gardens

    BCT · Doe Green

    0.0 miles

  • Crown & Cushion

    BCT · Doe Green

    0.1 miles

  • Bank Gardens

    BCT · Doe Green

    0.1 miles

  • Red Lion

    BCT · Penketh

    0.2 miles

  • Farnworth Road

    BCT · Doe Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Warrington 019C, 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

27,235 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 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

Schools

41 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 6 secondary schools. Penketh Primary School is the nearest published school at 328 m.

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

Recorded crime

387 published events cover 12 months, averaging 32.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 209 events.

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