Ash Road Warrington
30 addresses across 1 postcode (WA5), about 160 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 42200414.
- Sales: 48 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £281,250 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 21 homes have an energy certificate (C: 8, D: 12, E: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Warrington costs £2,448 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Sankey For Penketh, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 390 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 10 to 11 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 30 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Penketh Health Centre, about 500 m (0.3 miles) away.
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 73% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 19 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £281,250 | £235,000 | £327,500 |
| 2024 | 3 | £275,000 | £271,500 | £285,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | £250,000 | £195,000 | £292,000 |
| 2020 | 3 | £175,000 | £155,000 | £179,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £153,000 | £153,000 | £153,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £159,250 | £152,000 | £166,500 |
| 2017 | 1 | £131,000 | £131,000 | £131,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £152,000 | £152,000 | £152,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £170,000 | £170,000 | £170,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £117,500 | £105,000 | £130,000 |
| 2011 | 3 | £159,000 | £116,000 | £165,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £115,000 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep 2025 | 15 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £327,500 | |
| 17 Apr 2025 | 17 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £235,000 | |
| 4 Sep 2024 | 15 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £275,000 | |
| 5 Apr 2024 | 1 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £271,500 | Leasehold. |
| 13 Feb 2024 | 11 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £285,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2022 | 8 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £195,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Jun 2022 | 26 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £250,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Feb 2022 | 11 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £292,000 | |
| 27 Nov 2020 | 26 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £179,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Nov 2020 | 32 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £155,000 | Leasehold. |
| 13 Oct 2020 | 30 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £175,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Nov 2019 | 5 WA5 2LD | Detached | £161,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 18 Jan 2019 | 32 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £153,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Oct 2018 | 11 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £166,500 | |
| 28 Sep 2018 | 6 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £152,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Nov 2017 | 8 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £131,000 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Jul 2015 | 30 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £152,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 May 2014 | 19 WA5 2LD | Detached | £170,000 | |
| 21 Jun 2013 | 6 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £105,000 | Leasehold. |
| 3 May 2013 | 13 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £130,000 | |
| 16 Dec 2011 | 10 WA5 2LD | Detached | £165,000 | |
| 30 Aug 2011 | 5A WA5 2LD | Detached | £159,000 | |
| 29 Jul 2011 | 18 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £116,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Jul 2010 | 7 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £115,000 | |
| 20 Sep 2007 | 5 WA5 2LD | Detached | £163,000 | |
| 12 Jun 2007 | 19 WA5 2LD | Detached | £185,000 | |
| 10 May 2007 | 28 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £152,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Sep 2006 | 32 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £123,500 | Leasehold. |
| 11 May 2006 | 32 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £110,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Feb 2005 | 19 WA5 2LD | Detached | £110,000 | |
| 27 Feb 2004 | 32 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £105,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Feb 2004 | 32 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £105,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Sep 2003 | 30 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £97,500 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Mar 2003 | 5A WA5 2LD | Detached | £135,000 | |
| 13 Dec 2002 | 28 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £109,950 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Oct 2002 | 3 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £92,500 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Oct 2002 | 15 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £70,000 | |
| 19 Jul 2002 | 1 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £92,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Jun 2002 | 32 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £54,750 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Aug 2001 | 1 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £81,950 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Jun 2001 | 4 WA5 2LD | Detached | £106,000 | |
| 8 Dec 2000 | 34 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £58,250 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Mar 1999 | 24 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £59,950 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Oct 1998 | 26 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £50,000 | Leasehold. |
| 7 May 1998 | 24 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £57,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Feb 1997 | 13 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £44,000 | |
| 26 Mar 1996 | 5 WA5 2LD | Detached | £55,000 | |
| 28 Feb 1995 | 20 WA5 2LD | Semi-detached | £47,000 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
21 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 90 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (17); House, detached (4). Built: 1930-1949 (10); 1950-1966 (9); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (13); rented (private) (5); rented (social) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (11 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 street: most are in band B (46% of about 650 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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)
- The Royal British Legion, 99 Greystone Road, Penketh, Warrington, WA5 2ER, permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- Land to the rear of 169 Warrington Road, Penketh, Warrington, WA5 2EN, permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- Boulting Electrical Systems, Chapel Road, Penketh, WA5 2PR, pending decision (780 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 6 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 street's 30 addresses are between 10 m and 11 m above sea level (11 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA5 2LD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sankey For Penketh 1,200 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Warrington West 389,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Warrington Bank Quay 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 26 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Coronation Drive Penketh | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Warrington Bus Interchange Stand U | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Co-Op Hawthorne Avenue Car Park | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 14.3 km (8.9 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Penketh Health Centre | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Penketh Pharmacy | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Petrie Tucker And Partners LTD | 320 m |
| Hospital | Warrington Hospital | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Police station | Cheshire Police - Penketh Police Station | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,190 m² | 390 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 130 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,860 m² | 310 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Penketh Reach | Tidal water | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Penketh Bank | Wetland | 1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Richmond Bank | Wetland | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Fiddler's Ferry Reach | Tidal water | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Mersey Meadows | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Lingley Mere Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 28 | 30 |
2 of the street's 30 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penketh South Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 510 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Penketh High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 550 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Great Sankey Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 680 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Nov 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 850 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Penketh Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Park Road Community Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Nov 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Chapelford Village Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Great Sankey High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penketh Service Station Esso WA5 2JZ | Retailers - other | 150 m | 5 Very good | 14 Mar 2024 |
| Tesco WA5 2JW | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 240 m | 5 Very good | 16 Aug 2018 |
| Anmol Warrington Ltd. WA5 2JP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | Awaiting publication | |
| Top Grill WA5 2JP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 24 Jun 2025 |
| Penketh Tennis Club WA5 2HR | Pub/bar/nightclub | 280 m | 5 Very good | 22 Dec 2025 |
| Zumu Sushi/Buns and Wings/Ramen and Buns/Poke Fusion WA5 2JP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 280 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 8 May 2026 |
| Lucky House WA5 2JN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 340 m | 5 Very good | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Penketh Pizza & Kebab House WA5 2EN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 1 Major improvement necessary | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Spar WA5 2EY | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 Feb 2023 |
| Heathside WA5 2EY | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Aug 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 10 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Elm Road (5); On or near Petrol Station (5); On or near Inglenook Road (2); On or near A562 (1); On or near Hesketh Close (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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.
What has changed
- Food hygiene ratings Oliver's Restaurant (restaurant/cafe/canteen, WA5 2BW) is no longer listed; it was rated 4 Good found 30 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
- WA5 2LD: 30 addresses of 33 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Inglenook Road · Maple Crescent · Ash Road · Birkdale Road · Vauxhall Close · Lyons Road · Hesketh Close · Oak Road · Oakmere Drive · The Grove · Woodbank Road · Ainsdale Close
All the streets in WA5 and across Warrington.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.