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WA5 5BB

Bewsey and Whitecross · Warrington · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bewsey and Whitecross
Local authority
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington South
Postcode district
WA5
Postcode sector
WA5 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA5 0BB 0 m
WA5 0BE 31 m
WA5 0BA 60 m
WA5 0BG 95 m
WA5 0AU 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA5 5BB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA5
Postcode sector
WA5 5
Latitude
53.401832
Longitude
-2.608017
British National Grid easting
359,672
British National Grid northing
389,616

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Warrington · E06000007
Electoral ward
Bewsey and Whitecross · E05011025
Parish or community
E43000007
Westminster constituency
Warrington South · E14001565
Output area
E00062823
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 013C · E01012455
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 013 · E02002602

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
66
Primary
46
Secondary
10

  1. Bewsey Lodge Academy

    Academy converter

    395 m

  2. St Alban's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    782 m

  3. Dallam Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    844 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,376
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,529
  • Public order 364
  • Shoplifting 284
  • Anti social behaviour 219
  • Other theft 201

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
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 not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

21

within 5 km

  • FOLLY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOLLY LANE, BEWSEY, WARRINGTON, WA5 0LU

    ODS code N81056

    419 m

  • GUARDIAN STREET MED/CTR

    GUARDIAN STREET, WARRINGTON, WA5 1UD

    ODS code N81012

    1.1 km

  • THE ERIC MOORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code N81628

    1.2 km

  • DALLAM LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    20 DALLAM LANE, WARRINGTON, WA2 7NG

    ODS code N81097

    1.3 km

  • 4 SEASONS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81645

    1.3 km

  • PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81083

    1.3 km

  • SPRINGFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81036

    1.6 km

  • COCKHEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    7 COCKHEDGE WAY, WARRINGTON, WA1 2QQ

    ODS code N81637

    1.7 km

  • 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

    2.0 km

  • HELSBY STREET MED/CTR

    2 HELSBY STREET, WARRINGTON, WA1 3AW

    ODS code N81041

    2.2 km

  • GREENBANK SURGERY

    274 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81089

    2.5 km

  • MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    280 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81107

    2.5 km

  • CAUSEWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    166-170 WILDERSPOOL CAUSEWAY, WARRINGTON, WA4 6QA

    ODS code N81028

    2.7 km

  • FEARNHEAD CROSS MED.CTR.

    25 FEARNHEAD CROSS, INSALL ROAD, PADGATE, FEARNHEAD, WARRINGTON, WA2 0HD

    ODS code N81048

    3.4 km

  • PADGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 STATION ROAD, PADGATE, WARRINGTON, WA2 0RX

    ODS code N81109

    3.5 km

  • PENKETH HEALTH CENTRE

    HONITON WAY, PENKETH, WARRINGTON, WA5 2EY

    ODS code N81020

    3.6 km

  • STOCKTON HEATH MED.CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81075

    3.7 km

  • LATCHFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    5 THELWALL LANE, LATCHFORD, WARRINGTON, WA4 1LJ

    ODS code N81065

    3.9 km

  • FAIRFIELD SURGERY

    WOOLSTON CLINIC, HOLES LANE, WOOLSTON, WARRINGTON, WA1 4LS

    ODS code Y01108

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 21 matching practices.

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

  • Norreys Avenue

    BCT · Bewsey

    0.1 miles

  • Penketh Avenue

    BCT · Bewsey

    0.1 miles

  • Penketh Avenue

    BCT · Bewsey

    0.1 miles

  • Norreys Avenue

    BCT · Bewsey

    0.1 miles

  • Longshaw Belle

    BCT · Bewsey

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Warrington 013C, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,911 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
5 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

66 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 10 secondary schools. Bewsey Lodge Academy is the nearest published school at 395 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,376 published events cover 12 months, averaging 281.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,529 events.

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