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WA5 4PU

Burtonwood and Winwick · Warrington · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Burtonwood and Winwick
Local authority
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington North
Postcode district
WA5
Postcode sector
WA5 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA5 4AL 52 m
WA5 4AW 54 m
WA5 4AJ 80 m
WA5 4HF 109 m
WA5 4PS 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA5 4PU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 1985
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA5
Postcode sector
WA5 4
Latitude
53.431254
Longitude
-2.656856
British National Grid easting
356,455
British National Grid northing
392,918

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Warrington · E06000007
Electoral ward
Burtonwood and Winwick · E05011027
Parish or community
E04000321
Westminster constituency
Warrington North · E14001564
Output area
E00062880
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 003C · E01012469
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 003 · E02002592

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
38
Secondary
7

  1. St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    102 m

  2. Burtonwood Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    503 m

  3. Willow Bank School

    Community special school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
190
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 82
  • Shoplifting 22
  • Public order 16
  • Vehicle crime 16
  • Other theft 15

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

15 female, 13 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
1.3
WA5 4 residents
3,778

Age bands in WA5 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.7%

521 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

344 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.2%

769 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.7%

1,093 residents

Age 65 and over
28.3%

1,078 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA5 4 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

12

within 5 km

  • PATTERDALE LODGE MED CTRE

    PATTERDALE LODGE MEDICAL CENTRE, LEGH STREET, NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS, WA12 9NA

    ODS code N83002

    2.5 km

  • WESTBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81122

    3.0 km

  • VISTA ROAD SURGERY

    VISTA LOCALITY CENTRE, VISTA ROAD, NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS, WA12 9ED

    ODS code N83005

    3.1 km

  • BERRYMEAD FAMILY MED.CTR.

    140 BERRYS LANE, ST. HELENS, WA9 3RP

    ODS code N83008

    3.1 km

  • NEWTON PRACTICE

    1 BELVEDERE ROAD, NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS, WA12 0JJ

    ODS code N83045

    3.1 km

  • RAINBOW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83001

    3.3 km

  • CHAPELFORD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y04925

    4.1 km

  • MODALITY ST HELENS

    WOODSIDE HEALTHCARE CENTRE, WOODSIDE ROAD, HAYDOCK, ST. HELENS, WA11 0NA

    ODS code N83020

    4.1 km

  • MARSHALLS CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. HELENS HOSPITAL, MARSHALLS CROSS ROAD, ST. HELENS, WA9 3DA

    ODS code Y02510

    4.2 km

  • FOUR ACRE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83021

    4.6 km

  • FOLLY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOLLY LANE, BEWSEY, WARRINGTON, WA5 0LU

    ODS code N81056

    5.0 km

  • PENKETH HEALTH CENTRE

    HONITON WAY, PENKETH, WARRINGTON, WA5 2EY

    ODS code N81020

    5.0 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

  • Chapel House

    BCT · Burtonwood

    0.0 miles

  • Post Office

    BCT · Burtonwood

    0.1 miles

  • Bridge Inn

    BCT · Burtonwood

    0.1 miles

  • Bridge Inn

    BCT · Burtonwood

    0.1 miles

  • Fairclough Street

    BCT · Burtonwood

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Warrington 003C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,410 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
2 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
2
Medium risk addresses
2
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

53 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 102 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

190 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 82 events.

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