WA5 3TP Warrington
Live postcode, introduced March 2014. Ward: Burtonwood and Winwick. Region: North West.
Streets
- Orion Boulevard, Warrington: 11 addresses
- Skyline Drive, Warrington: 8 addresses
- M62, Warrington: 4 addresses
- Thunderbolt Drive, Lingley Green: 2 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 D (38% of about 1,040 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)
- Omega (additional 300 units), Phase 4-7, Omega South, Warrington, WA5 7XQ, permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- Castle Green (Phase 3B, Zone 6) Omega South, Warrington, permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- Omega Zone 6 (Phase 3), Land Bounded by Lingley Green Avenue to the South and by, Sophia Drive to the East, (Phase 3 (Zone 6) Omega South), Warrington, permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
- Zones 3 To 6, Omega South, Warrington, permissioned (910 m (0.6 miles))
- Omega Zone 6 (Phase 3A), Land Bounded by Stanhoe Drive to the South and by, Whittle Avenue to the East, (Phase 3A (Zone 6) Omega South), Warrington, permissioned (910 m (0.6 miles))
- Land Bounded by Lingley Green Avenue to the South and Sophia Drive to the East (Phase 2 - Zone 6), permissioned (1 km (0.6 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 addresses are about 21 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sankey For Penketh 1,200 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Warrington West 389,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) | |
| St Helens Junction 206,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Hut Group Great Sankey | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Earlestown Bus Station | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Gemini Retail Park Car Park | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Gridserve Charging Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 15.3 km (9.5 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Westbrook Medical Centre | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Click Chemist | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Lingley Road (Dental Surgery) | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Warrington Hospital | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Police station | Cheshire Police - Penketh Police Station | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Burtonwood - INT, Warrington Cashzone | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 11 ha | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 330 m² | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | The Jousting Field 3,180 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Barrow Old Hall moated site, Great Sankey, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barrow Old Hall moated site, Great Sankey | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Old Moat House Medieval Moat, Bold | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Battle of Winwick (also known as Battle of Red Bank) 1648 | Registered battlefield | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lingley Mere Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Mary Ann's Lane Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Finch's Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Booth's Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) west |
| Penketh Reach | Tidal water | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) south |
| Richmond Bank | Wetland | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 7 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 25 |
24 of the postcode's 25 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 9% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 79% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Orion Boulevard.