WA1 1NU Warrington
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bewsey and Whitecross. Region: North West.
Streets
- Henry Street, Warrington: 19 addresses
- Unnamed street near Henry Street, Warrington: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Warrington in 2026-27: Band D £2,448 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,632 | £1,904 | £2,176 | £2,448 | £2,992 | £3,535 | £4,079 | £4,895 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (66% of about 1,840 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- COUNTY COURT, grade II
- POST OFFICE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 3 Winmarleigh Street, Warrington, WA1 1NB, permissioned (50 m)
- Land adjacent Magistrates Court, Winmarleigh Street, Warrington, WA1 1NB, not permissioned (80 m)
- Land on corner Winmarleigh St and Palmyra Square South, Warrington, WA1 1NB, not permissioned (80 m)
- Warrington Baptist Church, 107 Sankey Street, WA1 1NN, permissioned (100 m)
- Charles Stewart House, Museum Street, Warrington, WA1 1NE, not permissioned (140 m)
- 6 Springfield Street, Warrington, WA1 1BB, permissioned (140 m)
- Warrington Police Stn, Arpley Street, Warrington, WA1 1LQ, not permissioned (170 m)
- Land at junction of Wilson Patten Street/Winmarleigh Street, Warrington, WA1 1LE, pending decision (180 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 11 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Warrington Bank Quay 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 230 m |
| Warrington Central 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 660 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Warrington West 389,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 31 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Town Hall Warrington | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Warrington Bus Interchange Stand T | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Parker Street / Wilson Patten Street Car Park | 230 m |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest White Street | 80 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 17.6 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Springfields Medical Centre | 250 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 210 m |
| Hospital | Warrington Hospital | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Warrington Police Station | 170 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cash machine 10 Buttermarket Street Halifax | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bank Park 6.1 ha | 130 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 650 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | Sankey Recreation Ground 1.2 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,300 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 8.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Entrance Gates, Piers and Lamps, a listed building (Grade II*), 140 m north. 96 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Entrance Gates, Piers and Lamps | Listed building, Grade II* | 140 m north |
| Lamps on East and West Drives of Town Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m north |
| Western Outbuilding to Town Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 230 m north |
| Town Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 240 m north |
| Bank Quay transporter bridge | Scheduled monument | 650 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Roman settlement at Wilderspool | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Bewsey Old Hall moated site, fishpond and connecting channel | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mersey Meadows | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Warrington Dock Entrance | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Twig Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Bank Quay Reach | Tidal water | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Richmond Bank | Wetland | 3 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
| The Dingle | Valley | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 12 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 20 |
12 of the postcode's 20 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Warrington: see them on the Warrington page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 16% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 41% | 17% |
| Private rented | 43% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Henry Street.