WA5 8WR

Chapelford and Old 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA5 8WW 4 m
WA5 8DP 81 m
WA5 8BD 116 m
WA5 8GD 118 m
WA5 8WN 153 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA5 8WR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 2003
Terminated
1 February 2004
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA5
Postcode sector
WA5 8
Latitude
53.400902
Longitude
-2.632955
British National Grid easting
358,013
British National Grid northing
389,527

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
E00172887
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 010D · E01012566
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
52
Primary
39
Secondary
7
  1. Chapelford Village Primary School

    Academy converter

    553 m
  2. Westbrook Old Hall Primary School

    Academy converter

    679 m
  3. St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    810 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,337
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 679
  • Public order 138
  • Anti social behaviour 129
  • Other theft 84
  • Criminal damage and arson 84

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

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHAPELFORD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y04925

    548 m

  • WESTBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81122

    849 m

  • FOLLY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOLLY LANE, BEWSEY, WARRINGTON, WA5 0LU

    ODS code N81056

    1.8 km

  • GUARDIAN STREET MED/CTR

    GUARDIAN STREET, WARRINGTON, WA5 1UD

    ODS code N81012

    2.0 km

  • PENKETH HEALTH CENTRE

    HONITON WAY, PENKETH, WARRINGTON, WA5 2EY

    ODS code N81020

    2.2 km

  • THE ERIC MOORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code N81628

    2.5 km

  • DALLAM LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    20 DALLAM LANE, WARRINGTON, WA2 7NG

    ODS code N81097

    2.6 km

  • SPRINGFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81036

    2.7 km

  • 4 SEASONS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81645

    3.0 km

  • PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81083

    3.0 km

  • COCKHEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    7 COCKHEDGE WAY, WARRINGTON, WA1 2QQ

    ODS code N81637

    3.1 km

  • CAUSEWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    166-170 WILDERSPOOL CAUSEWAY, WARRINGTON, WA4 6QA

    ODS code N81028

    3.7 km

  • HELSBY STREET MED/CTR

    2 HELSBY STREET, WARRINGTON, WA1 3AW

    ODS code N81041

    3.8 km

  • GREENBANK SURGERY

    274 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81089

    4.1 km

  • MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    280 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81107

    4.1 km

  • STOCKTON HEATH MED.CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81075

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Boston Boulevard

    BCT · Great Sankey

    0.1 miles
  • Boston Boulevard

    BCT · Great Sankey

    0.1 miles
  • Morton Close

    BCT · Old Hall

    0.2 miles
  • Morton Close

    BCT · Old Hall

    0.2 miles
  • Denver Drive

    BCT · Great Sankey

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Warrington 010D, 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

32,522 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

52 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 7 secondary schools. Chapelford Village Primary School is the nearest published school at 553 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,337 published events cover 12 months, averaging 111.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 679 events.

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