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WA5 2BL

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA5 1XW 46 m
WA5 1XL 48 m
WA5 1XN 68 m
WA5 1XQ 97 m
WA5 1XP 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA5 2BL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA5
Postcode sector
WA5 2
Latitude
53.390587
Longitude
-2.630441
British National Grid easting
358,170
British National Grid northing
388,378

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
E04000326
Westminster constituency
Warrington South · E14001565
Output area
E00063050
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 016D · E01012498
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 016 · E02002605

Postcode source versions

Explore WA5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
39
Secondary
8

  1. Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    163 m

  2. St Gregory's Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school

    634 m

  3. Chapelford Village Primary School

    Academy converter

    851 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,837
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 955
  • Public order 204
  • Anti social behaviour 144
  • Criminal damage and arson 125
  • Other theft 111

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • CHAPELFORD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y04925

    826 m

  • GUARDIAN STREET MED/CTR

    GUARDIAN STREET, WARRINGTON, WA5 1UD

    ODS code N81012

    1.6 km

  • PENKETH HEALTH CENTRE

    HONITON WAY, PENKETH, WARRINGTON, WA5 2EY

    ODS code N81020

    1.8 km

  • FOLLY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOLLY LANE, BEWSEY, WARRINGTON, WA5 0LU

    ODS code N81056

    1.8 km

  • WESTBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81122

    2.0 km

  • SPRINGFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81036

    2.2 km

  • THE ERIC MOORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code N81628

    2.2 km

  • DALLAM LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    20 DALLAM LANE, WARRINGTON, WA2 7NG

    ODS code N81097

    2.3 km

  • COCKHEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    7 COCKHEDGE WAY, WARRINGTON, WA1 2QQ

    ODS code N81637

    2.7 km

  • CAUSEWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    166-170 WILDERSPOOL CAUSEWAY, WARRINGTON, WA4 6QA

    ODS code N81028

    2.9 km

  • 4 SEASONS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81645

    3.2 km

  • PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81083

    3.2 km

  • HELSBY STREET MED/CTR

    2 HELSBY STREET, WARRINGTON, WA1 3AW

    ODS code N81041

    3.6 km

  • STOCKTON HEATH MED.CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81075

    3.8 km

  • GREENBANK SURGERY

    274 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81089

    4.0 km

  • MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    280 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81107

    4.0 km

  • LATCHFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    5 THELWALL LANE, LATCHFORD, WARRINGTON, WA4 1LJ

    ODS code N81065

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Almer Drive

    BCT · Great Sankey

    0.1 miles

  • Almer Drive

    BCT · Great Sankey

    0.1 miles

  • The Sankey Arms

    BCT · Great Sankey

    0.1 miles

  • Canford Close

    BCT · Great Sankey

    0.1 miles

  • Maliston Road

    BCT · Great Sankey

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Warrington 016D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,893 of 33,755

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

52 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 8 secondary schools. Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 163 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,837 published events cover 12 months, averaging 153.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 955 events.

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