Cornwall Street Warrington
26 addresses across 2 postcodes (WA1), about 160 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 42202176.
- Sales: 32 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £177,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 18 homes have an energy certificate (C: 4, D: 13, 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 A; 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 Padgate, about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Bruche Park, is about 300 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 9 m above sea level.
- Noise: 24 of its 26 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Greenbank Surgery, about 250 m away, with 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 520 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 56% of households owned their home and 19% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 151 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | £177,000 | £128,000 | £226,000 |
| 2023 | 3 | £162,500 | £118,000 | £185,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £117,000 | £117,000 | £117,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £135,000 | £135,000 | £135,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £120,000 | £120,000 | £120,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £117,000 | £117,000 | £117,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £138,000 | £138,000 | £138,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £81,000 | £81,000 | £81,000 |
| 2006 | 3 | £95,000 | £94,000 | £117,000 |
| 2005 | 3 | £90,000 | £25,000 | £91,500 |
| 2003 | 1 | £90,000 | £90,000 | £90,000 |
| 2000 | 2 | £37,250 | £35,000 | £39,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 2024 | 2 WA1 3SQ | Semi-detached | £226,000 | |
| 20 Jun 2024 | 21 WA1 3SQ | Terraced | £128,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Dec 2023 | 23 WA1 3SQ | Terraced | £185,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 May 2023 | 17 WA1 3SQ | Terraced | £162,500 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Feb 2023 | 23 WA1 3SQ | Terraced | £118,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Apr 2022 | 13 WA1 3SQ | Terraced | £117,000 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Sep 2020 | 17 WA1 3SQ | Terraced | £135,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Jun 2019 | 17 WA1 3SQ | Terraced | £120,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Dec 2018 | 17 WA1 3SQ | Terraced | £85,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 9 Aug 2018 | 19 WA1 3SQ | Terraced | £117,000 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Aug 2017 | 19 WA1 3SQ | Terraced | £85,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 May 2017 | 2 WA1 3SQ | Semi-detached | £138,000 | |
| 2 Apr 2014 | 7 WA1 3SQ | Terraced | £81,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Nov 2006 | 2 WA1 3SQ | Semi-detached | £117,000 | |
| 17 Mar 2006 | 13 WA1 3SQ | Terraced | £95,000 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Feb 2006 | 25 WA1 3SQ | Terraced | £94,000 | |
| 18 Nov 2005 | 19 WA1 3SQ | Terraced | £90,000 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Apr 2005 | 11 WA1 3SQ | Terraced | £91,500 | |
| 11 Mar 2005 | 29 WA1 3SQ | Terraced | £25,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2003 | 23 WA1 3SQ | Terraced | £90,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Nov 2000 | 25 WA1 3SQ | Terraced | £39,500 | |
| 20 Oct 2000 | 3 WA1 3SQ | Terraced | £35,000 | |
| 19 Nov 1999 | 13 WA1 3SQ | Terraced | £37,250 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Nov 1998 | 15 WA1 3SQ | Terraced | £36,500 | |
| 23 Jan 1998 | 3 WA1 3SQ | Terraced | £24,500 | |
| 5 Sep 1997 | 23 WA1 3SQ | Terraced | £42,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Jan 1997 | 53 WA1 3SQ | Terraced | £29,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Sep 1996 | 31 WA1 3SQ | Terraced | £11,250 | |
| 12 Jul 1996 | 2 WA1 3SQ | Semi-detached | £39,000 | |
| 11 Jun 1996 | 25 WA1 3SQ | Terraced | £38,000 | |
| 11 Aug 1995 | 11 WA1 3SQ | Terraced | £36,000 | |
| 21 Jun 1995 | 23 WA1 3SQ | Terraced | £39,500 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
18 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 81 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (13); House, semi-detached (3); House, end-terrace (2). Built: 1900-1929 (13); before 1900 (2); 1950-1966 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (10); owner-occupied (5); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (5 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (40% of about 1,720 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)
- 16 Legh Street, Warrington, WA1 1UG, permissioned (210 m)
- Land to the rear of No.57-91 Orford Road, Orford, Warrington, WA2 7SS, permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- Former scout hut/lock up garagres, Helsby Street (southern end), Howley, WA1 3AX, not permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Police Training Centre, Off Greenway, Bruche, WA1 3BG, permissioned (770 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 27 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 35 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 27 low and 0 very low.
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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| WA1 3SQ | zone 2 | 0 / 0 / 16 | unlikely |
| WA1 3SG | zone 2 | 0 / 0 / 11 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 9 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA1 3SG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WA1 3SQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Padgate 118,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Warrington Central 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Warrington Bank Quay 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 34 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Briarwood Avenue Bruche | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Warrington Bus Interchange Stand A | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Sainsbury's Warrington Car Park | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 250 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 20 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Greenbank Surgery | 250 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Manchester Road Pharmacy | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Padgate Dental Practice | 260 m |
| Hospital | Padgate House, Community Hospital | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Warrington Police Station | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Willis Street Stores | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bruche Park 4.6 ha | 300 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 710 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 220 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,500 m² | 360 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 7.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Miles's Bite | Lake or reservoir | 620 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| The Feeder | Lake or reservoir | 700 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Grey Mist | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Radley Common | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north |
| The Dingle | Valley | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) south |
| Bank Quay Reach | Tidal water | 4.8 km (3 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.8 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 18 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 26 |
24 of the street's 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 350 m | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 470 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 630 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Elphin's Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 820 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Beamont Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Brook Acre Community Primary School | Primary | 0–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Cardinal Newman Catholic High School Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bruche Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School Padgate Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Warrington St Ann's Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Margaret's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Padgate Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Edward Street Chippy WA1 3SL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 50 m | 5 Very good | 27 Feb 2025 |
| The Famous King & Queen WA1 3SN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 80 m | 5 Very good | 19 Feb 2025 |
| Georgios WA1 3SP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 120 m | 4 Good | 19 Nov 2025 |
| Yarana Tandoori WA1 3SP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 130 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 17 Jun 2025 |
| Restaurant 2 Takeaway WA1 3SP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 140 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 28 Oct 2025 |
| 167 Coffee WA1 3SW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 140 m | 4 Good | 20 Jul 2026 |
| Ten Directions Lane WA1 3SP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Nisa Local WA1 3SP | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 190 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 24 Feb 2026 |
| Deliro Market Ltd WA1 3RE | Retailers - other | 190 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 30 Jun 2025 |
| Chocspot WA1 3NL | Mobile caterer | 230 m | 5 Very good | 14 May 2024 |
| Well Pharmacy WA1 3RB | Retailers - other | 250 m | Exempt | |
| Elmwood Avenue Community Hub WA1 3TX | Other catering premises | 270 m | 5 Very good | 27 Feb 2026 |
| OAO WA1 3RS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 5 Very good | 3 Mar 2026 |
| Timmys WA1 3NU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 320 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 28 Aug 2025 |
| Padgate Lane Post Office WA1 3RU | Retailers - other | 330 m | 4 Good | 15 Jul 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 83 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 15 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 |
| Shoplifting | 9 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Other crime | 6 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Bibby Avenue (19); On or near Clarence Street (17); On or near Queens Avenue (16); On or near Briarwood Avenue (11); On or near Supermarket (11).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 31% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 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) | 74% | 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) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 3 to 6 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
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Padgate Lane · King George Crescent · Queens Avenue · King Edward Street · Clarence Street · Rosewood Avenue · Ashwood Avenue · Grantham Avenue · Oakland Street · Warwick Court · Egerton Avenue · Briarwood Avenue
All the streets in WA1 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.