WA5 3WZ

Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall · Warrington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA5 3XA 20 m
WA5 3YH 187 m
WA5 3YG 188 m
WA5 3WF 249 m
WA5 3YL 278 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA5 3WZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA5
Postcode sector
WA5 3
Latitude
53.406889
Longitude
-2.659489
British National Grid easting
356,255
British National Grid northing
390,209

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
E00188868
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 009F · E01035385
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 009 · E02002598

Postcode source versions

Explore WA5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
33
Secondary
6
  1. Barrow Hall Community Primary School

    Community school

    348 m
  2. Great Sankey High School

    Academy converter

    753 m
  3. Park Road Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
439
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 220
  • Anti social behaviour 48
  • Public order 46
  • Criminal damage and arson 29
  • Other theft 25

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

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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • WESTBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81122

    1.8 km

  • CHAPELFORD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y04925

    1.9 km

  • PENKETH HEALTH CENTRE

    HONITON WAY, PENKETH, WARRINGTON, WA5 2EY

    ODS code N81020

    2.3 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

    3.9 km

  • THE ERIC MOORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code N81628

    4.4 km

  • RAINBOW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83001

    4.4 km

  • FOUR ACRE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83021

    4.5 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

    4.6 km

  • 4 SEASONS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81645

    4.7 km

  • PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81083

    4.7 km

  • BERRYMEAD FAMILY MED.CTR.

    140 BERRYS LANE, ST. HELENS, WA9 3RP

    ODS code N83008

    4.9 km

  • COCKHEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    7 COCKHEDGE WAY, WARRINGTON, WA1 2QQ

    ODS code N81637

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Amazon

    BCT · Great Sankey

    0.1 miles
  • Plastic Omnium

    BCT · Great Sankey

    0.1 miles
  • Orion Boulevard

    BCT · Lingley Mere

    0.2 miles
  • Orion Boulevard

    BCT · Great Sankey

    0.2 miles
  • Post Office Sorting Centre

    BCT · Lingley Green

    0.3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

46 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 6 secondary schools. Barrow Hall Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 348 m.

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

Recorded crime

439 published events cover 12 months, averaging 36.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 220 events.

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