WA5 1AP Warrington
Live postcode, introduced February 1990. Ward: Bewsey and Whitecross. Region: North West.
Streets
- Liverpool Road, Warrington: 3 addresses
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 (34% of about 1,290 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)
- 1 Green Street, Warrington, WA5 1TW, permissioned (200 m)
- Land to west of Bramhall Street, Warrington, WA5 1AT, permissioned (240 m)
- Bankside, Crosfield Street, Warrington, WA1 1UP, not permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- Charles Stewart House, Museum Street, Warrington, WA1 1NE, not permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- Crosfield Street Petrol Filling Station, Crosfield Street, Warrington, WA1 1UD, not permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- Warrington Baptist Church, 107 Sankey Street, WA1 1NN, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- Warrington Police Stn, Arpley Street, Warrington, WA1 1LQ, not permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- Lock up garages south west of Wellfield Street, Warrington, WA5 1AZ, not permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
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 3 addresses are between 7 m and 9 m above sea level (8 m on average).
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 | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Warrington Central 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Warrington West 389,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 18 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pickmere Street Sankey Bridges | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Warrington Bus Interchange Stand U | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Parker Street / Wilson Patten Street Car Park | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest White Street | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 17 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Guardian Street Med/Ctr | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Guardian Street Pharmacy | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lovely Lane Dental Surgery | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Warrington Hospital | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Warrington Police Station | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - Warrington Lovely Lane Cashzone | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bank Park 6.1 ha | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Sankey Valley Park 9.3 ha | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 320 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sankey Recreation Ground 1.2 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,300 m² | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Luke, a listed building (Grade II*), 400 m (0.2 miles) south-west. 38 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Luke | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m (0.2 miles) south-west |
| Transporter Bridge to part of Joseph Crosfield and Sons Ltd's Works | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Bank Quay transporter bridge | Scheduled monument | 460 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Lamps on East and West Drives of Town Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Western Outbuilding to Town Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 700 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Bewsey Old Hall moated site, fishpond and connecting channel | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mersey Meadows | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Twig Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Bank Quay Reach | Tidal water | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Warrington Dock Entrance | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Richmond Bank | Wetland | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| The Dingle | Valley | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 3 |
3 of the postcode's 3 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 44% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 41% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 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) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Liverpool Road.