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WA5 2SL

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 2GH 56 m
WA5 2SJ 100 m
WA5 2SX 220 m
WA5 2HY 253 m
WA5 2JN 260 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA5 2SL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1986
Terminated
1 March 2003
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA5
Postcode sector
WA5 2
Latitude
53.382018
Longitude
-2.641214
British National Grid easting
357,445
British National Grid northing
387,431

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
E00063035
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 016A · E01012495
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
50
Primary
35
Secondary
7

  1. Great Sankey Primary School

    Academy converter

    775 m

  2. Penketh High School

    Academy converter

    807 m

  3. Penketh South Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    974 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
785
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 427
  • Public order 91
  • Anti social behaviour 60
  • Criminal damage and arson 52
  • Other theft 50

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

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • PENKETH HEALTH CENTRE

    HONITON WAY, PENKETH, WARRINGTON, WA5 2EY

    ODS code N81020

    1.1 km

  • CHAPELFORD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y04925

    1.7 km

  • GUARDIAN STREET MED/CTR

    GUARDIAN STREET, WARRINGTON, WA5 1UD

    ODS code N81012

    2.6 km

  • FOLLY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOLLY LANE, BEWSEY, WARRINGTON, WA5 0LU

    ODS code N81056

    2.9 km

  • WESTBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81122

    3.0 km

  • SPRINGFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81036

    3.0 km

  • THE ERIC MOORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code N81628

    3.2 km

  • DALLAM LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    20 DALLAM LANE, WARRINGTON, WA2 7NG

    ODS code N81097

    3.3 km

  • CAUSEWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    166-170 WILDERSPOOL CAUSEWAY, WARRINGTON, WA4 6QA

    ODS code N81028

    3.4 km

  • COCKHEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    7 COCKHEDGE WAY, WARRINGTON, WA1 2QQ

    ODS code N81637

    3.6 km

  • STOCKTON HEATH MED.CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81075

    4.1 km

  • 4 SEASONS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81645

    4.3 km

  • PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81083

    4.3 km

  • HELSBY STREET MED/CTR

    2 HELSBY STREET, WARRINGTON, WA1 3AW

    ODS code N81041

    4.6 km

  • GREENBANK SURGERY

    274 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81089

    4.9 km

  • MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    280 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81107

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Neville Crescent

    BCT · Penketh

    0.2 miles

  • Heath Road

    BCT · Penketh

    0.3 miles

  • Brookside Avenue

    BCT · Great Sankey

    0.3 miles

  • Brookside Avenue

    BCT · Great Sankey

    0.3 miles

  • Heath Road

    BCT · Penketh

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Warrington 016A, 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

31,367 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
9 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

50 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 7 secondary schools. Great Sankey Primary School is the nearest published school at 775 m.

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

Recorded crime

785 published events cover 12 months, averaging 65.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 427 events.

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