WA5 0AR Warrington
Live postcode, introduced June 2001. Ward: Bewsey and Whitecross. Region: North West.
Streets
- Warwick Avenue, Warrington: 42 addresses
- Gerrard Avenue, Warrington: 1 address
- Trafford Avenue, 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 (46% of about 1,160 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 26-28 Folly Lane, Warrington, WA5 0NJ, permissioned (150 m)
- Bewsey Old School, Off Lockton Lane, Besey, WA5 0BF, not permissioned (210 m)
- Hall Motors Site, Folly Lane, Warrington, WA5 0LZ, not permissioned (300 m)
- The Bells, Longshaw Street, Warrington, WA5 0DE, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Bewsey Old Hall, Bewsey Farm Close, Warrington, permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- 56-58 Bewsey Road, Bewsey, Warrington, WA2 7LS, not permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
- Acorn House, Houghton Street, Orford, Warrington, WA2 7DD, permissioned (830 m (0.5 miles))
- Lock up garages south west of Wellfield Street, Warrington, WA5 1AZ, not permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 12 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 Central 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Warrington Bank Quay 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | |
| Warrington West 389,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 24 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bewsey Lodge Primary | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Warrington Bus Interchange Stand U | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Gladstone Street | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 17.6 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Folly Lane Medical Centre | 190 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lovely Lane Dental Surgery | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Warrington Hospital | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Warrington Police Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - Lovely Lane Cashzone | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sankey Valley Park 12 ha | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,190 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bewsey Community Park 1.4 ha | 210 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,570 m² | 330 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 21 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bewsey Old Hall moated site, fishpond and connecting channel, a scheduled monument, 580 m (0.4 miles) north-west. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bewsey Old Hall moated site, fishpond and connecting channel | Scheduled monument | 580 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Bewsey Old Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Church of St Ann | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Bank Quay transporter bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Battle of Winwick (also known as Battle of Red Bank) 1648 | Registered battlefield | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Twig Wood | Wood | 560 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Bog Wood | Wood | 770 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Ladies' Walk Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Mary Ann Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Bank Quay Reach | Tidal water | 3 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
| Richmond Bank | Wetland | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 41 | 44 |
3 of the postcode's 44 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 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 55% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 93% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Warwick Avenue.