WA5 3AJ

Chapelford and Old Hall · Warrington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Warrington
Local authority
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington South
Postcode district
WA5
Postcode sector
WA5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA5 3YW 65 m
WA5 3SH 90 m
WA5 8DS 92 m
WA5 3SR 123 m
WA5 8GJ 159 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA5 3AJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA5
Postcode sector
WA5 3
Latitude
53.396165
Longitude
-2.633080
British National Grid easting
358,000
British National Grid northing
389,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Warrington · E06000007
Parish or community
E04000326
Westminster constituency
Warrington South · E14001565
Output area
E00172882
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 010H · E01035390
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 010 · E02002599

Postcode source versions

Explore WA5

16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
24, Burtonwood Road, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 3AJ 23 July 2018 £475,000
50, Burtonwood Road, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 3AJ 26 September 2017 £185,000
26, Burtonwood Road, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 3AJ 21 January 2014 £221,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
40
Secondary
7
  1. Chapelford Village Primary School

    Academy converter

    321 m
  2. Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    506 m
  3. Westbrook Old Hall Primary School

    Academy converter

    905 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,695
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 870
  • Public order 183
  • Anti social behaviour 149
  • Criminal damage and arson 114
  • Other theft 106

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
49

24 female, 25 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.5
WA5 3 residents
13,354

Age bands in WA5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.4%

2,446 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

1,395 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.3%

3,621 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.4%

3,774 residents

Age 65 and over
15.3%

2,033 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA5 3 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

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHAPELFORD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y04925

    293 m

  • WESTBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81122

    1.4 km

  • FOLLY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOLLY LANE, BEWSEY, WARRINGTON, WA5 0LU

    ODS code N81056

    1.8 km

  • GUARDIAN STREET MED/CTR

    GUARDIAN STREET, WARRINGTON, WA5 1UD

    ODS code N81012

    1.8 km

  • PENKETH HEALTH CENTRE

    HONITON WAY, PENKETH, WARRINGTON, WA5 2EY

    ODS code N81020

    1.9 km

  • THE ERIC MOORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code N81628

    2.4 km

  • SPRINGFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81036

    2.5 km

  • DALLAM LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    20 DALLAM LANE, WARRINGTON, WA2 7NG

    ODS code N81097

    2.5 km

  • COCKHEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    7 COCKHEDGE WAY, WARRINGTON, WA1 2QQ

    ODS code N81637

    3.0 km

  • 4 SEASONS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81645

    3.1 km

  • PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81083

    3.1 km

  • CAUSEWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    166-170 WILDERSPOOL CAUSEWAY, WARRINGTON, WA4 6QA

    ODS code N81028

    3.4 km

  • HELSBY STREET MED/CTR

    2 HELSBY STREET, WARRINGTON, WA1 3AW

    ODS code N81041

    3.8 km

  • GREENBANK SURGERY

    274 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81089

    4.1 km

  • MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    280 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81107

    4.1 km

  • STOCKTON HEATH MED.CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81075

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Sunset Boulevard

    BCT · Great Sankey

    0.1 miles
  • Sunset Boulevard

    BCT · Great Sankey

    0.1 miles
  • Denver Drive

    BCT · Great Sankey

    0.1 miles
  • Denver Drive

    BCT · Great Sankey

    0.1 miles
  • Hood Lane

    BCT · Great Sankey

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Warrington 010H, 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

29,075 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 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
1
Low risk addresses
4
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

52 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 7 secondary schools. Chapelford Village Primary School is the nearest published school at 321 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,695 published events cover 12 months, averaging 141.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 870 events.

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