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WA5 2RY

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 2BF 20 m
WA5 2RZ 38 m
WA5 2BR 55 m
WA5 2RS 91 m
WA5 2RT 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA5 2RY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2011
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA5
Postcode sector
WA5 2
Latitude
53.382864
Longitude
-2.664019
British National Grid easting
355,929
British National Grid northing
387,539

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

    324 m

  2. St Vincent's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    619 m

  3. Penketh South Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    654 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
388
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
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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • PENKETH HEALTH CENTRE

    HONITON WAY, PENKETH, WARRINGTON, WA5 2EY

    ODS code N81020

    673 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

Nearby transport

  • Bank Gardens

    BCT · Doe Green

    0.0 miles

  • Crown & Cushion

    BCT · Doe Green

    0.0 miles

  • Bank Gardens

    BCT · Doe Green

    0.1 miles

  • Red Lion

    BCT · Penketh

    0.2 miles

  • Farnworth Road

    BCT · Doe Green

    0.3 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.

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 324 m.

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

Recorded crime

388 published events cover 12 months, averaging 32.333 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.