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WA5 3WF

Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall · Warrington · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Warrington
Ward
Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall
Local authority
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington South
Postcode district
WA5
Postcode sector
WA5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA5 3YJ 61 m
WA5 3YG 62 m
WA5 3YH 80 m
WA5 3XW 129 m
WA5 3YD 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA5 3WF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2019
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA5
Postcode sector
WA5 3
Latitude
53.404658
Longitude
-2.659801
British National Grid easting
356,232
British National Grid northing
389,961

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Warrington · E06000007
Electoral ward
Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall · E05011032
Parish or community
E04000326
Westminster constituency
Warrington South · E14001565
Output area
E00188868
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 009F · E01035385
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 009 · E02002598

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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28 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Barkston Heath Drive, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 3WF 11 June 2025 £575,000
24, Barkston Heath Drive, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 3WF 28 March 2025 £485,000
26, Barkston Heath Drive, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 3WF 24 February 2023 £469,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
34
Secondary
5

  1. Barrow Hall Community Primary School

    Community school

    283 m

  2. Great Sankey High School

    Academy converter

    505 m

  3. Park Road Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
523
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 261
  • Public order 58
  • Anti social behaviour 57
  • Other theft 34
  • Criminal damage and arson 32

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
54

22 female, 32 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
3.0
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.

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

13

within 5 km

  • CHAPELFORD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y04925

    1.7 km

  • WESTBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81122

    1.9 km

  • PENKETH HEALTH CENTRE

    HONITON WAY, PENKETH, WARRINGTON, WA5 2EY

    ODS code N81020

    2.0 km

  • FOLLY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOLLY LANE, BEWSEY, WARRINGTON, WA5 0LU

    ODS code N81056

    3.6 km

  • GUARDIAN STREET MED/CTR

    GUARDIAN STREET, WARRINGTON, WA5 1UD

    ODS code N81012

    3.8 km

  • THE ERIC MOORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code N81628

    4.3 km

  • DALLAM LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    20 DALLAM LANE, WARRINGTON, WA2 7NG

    ODS code N81097

    4.5 km

  • SPRINGFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81036

    4.5 km

  • FOUR ACRE HEALTH CENTRE

    BURNAGE AVENUE, CLOCK FACE, ST. HELENS, WA9 4QB

    ODS code N83021

    4.5 km

  • RAINBOW MEDICAL CENTRE

    333 ROBINS LANE, SUTTON, ST. HELENS, WA9 3PN

    ODS code N83001

    4.6 km

  • 4 SEASONS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81645

    4.8 km

  • PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81083

    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

  • Sankey Forum

    BCT · Lingley Green

    0.2 miles

  • Orion Boulevard

    BCT · Lingley Mere

    0.2 miles

  • Post Office Sorting Centre

    BCT · Lingley Green

    0.2 miles

  • Post Office Sorting Centre

    BCT · Lingley Green

    0.2 miles

  • Orion Boulevard

    BCT · Great Sankey

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Warrington 009F, 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

32,850 of 33,755

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £464,995 from 10 recorded sales in WA5 3WF. 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

46 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 5 secondary schools. Barrow Hall Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 283 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

523 published events cover 12 months, averaging 43.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 261 events.

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