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WA5 8AR

Westbrook · Warrington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Warrington
Ward
Westbrook
Local authority
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington North
Postcode district
WA5
Postcode sector
WA5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA5 8AS 41 m
WA5 8AQ 65 m
WA5 8AA 100 m
WA5 8AP 121 m
WA5 8AU 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA5 8AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA5
Postcode sector
WA5 8
Latitude
53.410134
Longitude
-2.634687
British National Grid easting
357,907
British National Grid northing
390,555

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Warrington · E06000007
Electoral ward
Westbrook · E05011045
Parish or community
E04000321
Westminster constituency
Warrington North · E14001564
Output area
E00188902
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 009B · E01012562
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 009 · E02002598

Postcode source versions

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Property

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Octans Road, Westbrook, Warrington, WA5 8AR 27 January 2017 £365,995
1, Octans Road, Westbrook, Warrington, WA5 8AR 21 December 2016 £305,995
5, Octans Road, Westbrook, Warrington, WA5 8AR 21 December 2016 £229,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
38
Secondary
6

  1. St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School

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    236 m

  2. Callands Primary Academy

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    1.2 km

  3. Westbrook Old Hall Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
966
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 391
  • Shoplifting 146
  • Public order 88
  • Anti social behaviour 88
  • Other theft 78

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
20

12 female, 8 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
4.0
WA5 8 residents
8,300

Age bands in WA5 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.8%

1,785 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.1%

910 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.7%

2,268 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.6%

2,341 residents

Age 65 and over
10.7%

877 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA5 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

16

within 5 km

  • WESTBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81122

    244 m

  • CHAPELFORD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y04925

    1.5 km

  • FOLLY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOLLY LANE, BEWSEY, WARRINGTON, WA5 0LU

    ODS code N81056

    2.3 km

  • GUARDIAN STREET MED/CTR

    GUARDIAN STREET, WARRINGTON, WA5 1UD

    ODS code N81012

    2.8 km

  • PENKETH HEALTH CENTRE

    HONITON WAY, PENKETH, WARRINGTON, WA5 2EY

    ODS code N81020

    3.0 km

  • THE ERIC MOORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code N81628

    3.1 km

  • 4 SEASONS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81645

    3.1 km

  • PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81083

    3.1 km

  • DALLAM LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    20 DALLAM LANE, WARRINGTON, WA2 7NG

    ODS code N81097

    3.2 km

  • SPRINGFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81036

    3.4 km

  • COCKHEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    7 COCKHEDGE WAY, WARRINGTON, WA1 2QQ

    ODS code N81637

    3.7 km

  • HELSBY STREET MED/CTR

    2 HELSBY STREET, WARRINGTON, WA1 3AW

    ODS code N81041

    4.2 km

  • CAUSEWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    166-170 WILDERSPOOL CAUSEWAY, WARRINGTON, WA4 6QA

    ODS code N81028

    4.5 km

  • GREENBANK SURGERY

    274 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81089

    4.5 km

  • MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    280 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81107

    4.5 km

  • PATTERDALE LODGE MED CTRE

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

    ODS code N83002

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Kingswood Road

    BCT · Old Hall

    0.1 miles

  • Kingswood Road

    BCT · Old Hall

    0.1 miles

  • Seven Woods

    BCT · Old Hall

    0.2 miles

  • Seven Woods

    BCT · Old Hall

    0.2 miles

  • Memphis Belle

    BCT · Old Hall

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Warrington 009B, 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

32,692 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
9 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
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

Schools

51 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 236 m.

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

Recorded crime

966 published events cover 12 months, averaging 80.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 391 events.

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