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WA5 3AL

Chapelford and Old Hall · Warrington · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Chapelford and Old Hall
Local authority
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington South
Postcode district
WA5
Postcode sector
WA5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA5 3TG 104 m
WA5 3TH 107 m
WA5 3TF 130 m
WA5 3TL 133 m
WA5 8AH 157 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA5 3AL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2012
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA5
Postcode sector
WA5 3
Latitude
53.396744
Longitude
-2.637375
British National Grid easting
357,715
British National Grid northing
389,067

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Warrington · E06000007
Electoral ward
Chapelford and Old Hall · E05011028
Parish or community
E04000326
Westminster constituency
Warrington South · E14001565
Output area
E00188761
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 010H · E01035390
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 010 · E02002599

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
47
Primary
37
Secondary
5

  1. Chapelford Village Primary School

    Academy converter

    29 m

  2. Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    721 m

  3. Great Sankey Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,348
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 694
  • Public order 150
  • Anti social behaviour 131
  • Criminal damage and arson 81
  • Other theft 73

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

16

within 5 km

  • CHAPELFORD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y04925

    0 m

  • WESTBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81122

    1.4 km

  • PENKETH HEALTH CENTRE

    HONITON WAY, PENKETH, WARRINGTON, WA5 2EY

    ODS code N81020

    1.7 km

  • FOLLY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOLLY LANE, BEWSEY, WARRINGTON, WA5 0LU

    ODS code N81056

    2.0 km

  • GUARDIAN STREET MED/CTR

    GUARDIAN STREET, WARRINGTON, WA5 1UD

    ODS code N81012

    2.1 km

  • THE ERIC MOORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code N81628

    2.7 km

  • SPRINGFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81036

    2.8 km

  • DALLAM LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    20 DALLAM LANE, WARRINGTON, WA2 7NG

    ODS code N81097

    2.8 km

  • COCKHEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    7 COCKHEDGE WAY, WARRINGTON, WA1 2QQ

    ODS code N81637

    3.3 km

  • 4 SEASONS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81645

    3.4 km

  • PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81083

    3.4 km

  • CAUSEWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    166-170 WILDERSPOOL CAUSEWAY, WARRINGTON, WA4 6QA

    ODS code N81028

    3.7 km

  • HELSBY STREET MED/CTR

    2 HELSBY STREET, WARRINGTON, WA1 3AW

    ODS code N81041

    4.1 km

  • GREENBANK SURGERY

    274 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81089

    4.4 km

  • MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    280 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81107

    4.4 km

  • STOCKTON HEATH MED.CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81075

    4.6 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

  • Chapelford Farm

    BCT · Great Sankey

    0.1 miles

  • Chapelford Farm

    BCT · Great Sankey

    0.1 miles

  • Warrington West Railway Station

    BCT · Great Sankey

    0.2 miles

  • Rail Replacement Only

    BCT · Great Sankey

    0.2 miles

  • Sunset Boulevard

    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
1
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.

Schools

Published establishments

47 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 5 secondary schools. Chapelford Village Primary School is the nearest published school at 29 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,348 published events cover 12 months, averaging 112.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 694 events.

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