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WA5 8GW

Chapelford and Old Hall · Warrington · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Chapelford and Old Hall
Local authority
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington South
Postcode district
WA5
Postcode sector
WA5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA5 8GT 28 m
WA5 8GU 29 m
WA5 1EL 63 m
WA5 1EW 105 m
WA5 8DW 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA5 8GW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2009
Terminated
1 December 2009
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA5
Postcode sector
WA5 8
Latitude
53.395714
Longitude
-2.624682
British National Grid easting
358,558
British National Grid northing
388,945

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Warrington · E06000007
Electoral ward
Chapelford and Old Hall · E05011028
Parish or community
E04000326
Westminster constituency
Warrington South · E14001565
Output area
E00063389
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 010G · E01035389
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 010 · E02002599

Postcode source versions

Explore WA5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
45
Secondary
9

  1. Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    540 m

  2. St Gregory's Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school

    587 m

  3. Westbrook Old Hall Primary School

    Academy converter

    655 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,218
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,108
  • Public order 234
  • Anti social behaviour 173
  • Criminal damage and arson 144
  • Other theft 135

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

19

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHAPELFORD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y04925

    852 m

  • FOLLY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOLLY LANE, BEWSEY, WARRINGTON, WA5 0LU

    ODS code N81056

    1.2 km

  • GUARDIAN STREET MED/CTR

    GUARDIAN STREET, WARRINGTON, WA5 1UD

    ODS code N81012

    1.3 km

  • WESTBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81122

    1.5 km

  • THE ERIC MOORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code N81628

    1.8 km

  • SPRINGFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81036

    1.9 km

  • DALLAM LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    20 DALLAM LANE, WARRINGTON, WA2 7NG

    ODS code N81097

    2.0 km

  • PENKETH HEALTH CENTRE

    HONITON WAY, PENKETH, WARRINGTON, WA5 2EY

    ODS code N81020

    2.3 km

  • COCKHEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    7 COCKHEDGE WAY, WARRINGTON, WA1 2QQ

    ODS code N81637

    2.4 km

  • 4 SEASONS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81645

    2.6 km

  • PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81083

    2.6 km

  • CAUSEWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    166-170 WILDERSPOOL CAUSEWAY, WARRINGTON, WA4 6QA

    ODS code N81028

    2.9 km

  • HELSBY STREET MED/CTR

    2 HELSBY STREET, WARRINGTON, WA1 3AW

    ODS code N81041

    3.2 km

  • GREENBANK SURGERY

    274 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81089

    3.6 km

  • MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    280 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81107

    3.6 km

  • STOCKTON HEATH MED.CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81075

    3.9 km

  • LATCHFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    5 THELWALL LANE, LATCHFORD, WARRINGTON, WA4 1LJ

    ODS code N81065

    4.5 km

  • FEARNHEAD CROSS MED.CTR.

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

    ODS code N81048

    4.7 km

  • PADGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 STATION ROAD, PADGATE, WARRINGTON, WA2 0RX

    ODS code N81109

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Payne Close

    BCT · Old Hall

    0.1 miles

  • Hood Lane

    BCT · Great Sankey

    0.2 miles

  • Payne Close

    BCT · Old Hall

    0.2 miles

  • Hood Lane

    BCT · Great Sankey

    0.2 miles

  • Nansen Close

    BCT · Old Hall

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Warrington 010G, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,937 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

59 open schools are in scope, including 45 primary and 9 secondary schools. Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 540 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,218 published events cover 12 months, averaging 184.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,108 events.

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