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WA5 2RU

Penketh and Cuerdley · Warrington · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Warrington
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 2RX 54 m
WA5 2QS 81 m
WA5 2RT 89 m
WA5 2BR 111 m
WA5 2QN 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA5 2RU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA5
Postcode sector
WA5 2
Latitude
53.383496
Longitude
-2.661819
British National Grid easting
356,076
British National Grid northing
387,608

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
E00063204
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 019C · E01012529
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 019 · E02002608

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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49 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
38a, Bank Gardens, Penketh, Warrington, WA5 2RU 14 November 2025 £326,000
15, Bank Gardens, Penketh, Warrington, WA5 2RU 19 December 2024 £185,000
58, Bank Gardens, Penketh, Warrington, WA5 2RU 22 April 2024 £130,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
28
Secondary
6

  1. Penketh Primary School

    Academy converter

    272 m

  2. St Vincent's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    546 m

  3. Penketh South Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    577 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
429
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 226
  • Public order 64
  • Other theft 26
  • Criminal damage and arson 25
  • Anti social behaviour 22

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
54

29 female, 25 male

Postcode households
31
Residents per household
1.7
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 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA5 2 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

    515 m

  • CHAPELFORD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y04925

    2.2 km

  • WESTBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81122

    3.4 km

  • GUARDIAN STREET MED/CTR

    GUARDIAN STREET, WARRINGTON, WA5 1UD

    ODS code N81012

    3.8 km

  • FOLLY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOLLY LANE, BEWSEY, WARRINGTON, WA5 0LU

    ODS code N81056

    4.0 km

  • BEVAN GROUP PRACTICE

    BEVAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 6TR

    ODS code N81011

    4.2 km

  • PEELHOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA

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

    ODS code N81045

    4.2 km

  • SPRINGFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81036

    4.3 km

  • THE ERIC MOORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code N81628

    4.4 km

  • DALLAM LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    20 DALLAM LANE, WARRINGTON, WA2 7NG

    ODS code N81097

    4.5 km

  • CAUSEWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    166-170 WILDERSPOOL CAUSEWAY, WARRINGTON, WA4 6QA

    ODS code N81028

    4.8 km

  • COCKHEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    7 COCKHEDGE WAY, WARRINGTON, WA1 2QQ

    ODS code N81637

    4.9 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

  • Bank Gardens

    BCT · Doe Green

    0.0 miles

  • Crown & Cushion

    BCT · Doe Green

    0.1 miles

  • Red Lion

    BCT · Penketh

    0.1 miles

  • Bank Gardens

    BCT · Doe Green

    0.1 miles

  • Post Office

    BCT · Penketh

    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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £160,000 from 6 recorded sales in WA5 2RU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Warrington is £259,398 in June 2026, up 6.5% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

40 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 6 secondary schools. Penketh Primary School is the nearest published school at 272 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

429 published events cover 12 months, averaging 35.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 226 events.

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