WA5 1BF Warrington
Live postcode, introduced January 2007. Ward: Great Sankey South. Region: North West.
Streets
- Honeysuckle Avenue, Warrington: 31 addresses
- Unnamed street near Honeysuckle Avenue, Bank Quay: 1 address
- Bluebell Road, 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 (51% of about 1,190 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)
- Arpley Meadows (most western parcel), not permissioned (340 m)
- Land to west of Bramhall Street, Warrington, WA5 1AT, permissioned (380 m)
- 1 Green Street, Warrington, WA5 1TW, permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
- Arpley Meadows (mid parcel immediately abutting the west coast mainline), not permissioned (860 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 5 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 33 addresses are between 5 m and 11 m above sea level (10 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 | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Warrington Central 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Warrington West 389,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Coach & Horses Sankey Bridges | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Warrington Bus Interchange Stand U | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Car parks | Parker Street / Wilson Patten Street Car Park | 950 m (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest White Street | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 16.5 km (10 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Guardian Street Med/Ctr | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Guardian Street Pharmacy | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lovely Lane Dental Surgery | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Warrington Hospital | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Warrington Police Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sankey Late Shop | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sankey Valley Park 9.3 ha | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 340 m² | 30 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sankey Recreation Ground 1.2 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,300 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 9.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Luke, a listed building (Grade II*), 240 m north. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Luke | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m north |
| Transporter Bridge to part of Joseph Crosfield and Sons Ltd's Works | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Bank Quay transporter bridge | Scheduled monument | 540 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mersey Meadows | Wood | 550 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Bank Quay Reach | Tidal water | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Moss Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Richmond Bank | Wetland | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Warrington Dock Entrance | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| The Dingle | Valley | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 32 | 33 |
1 of the postcode's 33 addresses is 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 77% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Honeysuckle Avenue.