Newark Drive Warrington
35 addresses across 1 postcode (WA5), about 140 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 42201308.
- Sales: 55 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £300,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 33 homes have an energy certificate (B: 5, C: 28).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas 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 82% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Warrington West, about 290 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 160 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 16 m above sea level.
- Noise: 9 of its 35 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Chapelford Primary Care Centre, about 280 m away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 51% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 86 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 2025 | 2 | £300,000 | £225,000 | £375,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £258,000 | £258,000 | £258,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £234,500 | £234,500 | £234,500 |
| 2022 | 4 | £332,475 | £205,000 | £395,000 |
| 2021 | 3 | £198,950 | £169,500 | £272,000 |
| 2020 | 4 | £215,000 | £178,000 | £320,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £181,000 | £180,000 | £182,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £220,000 | £170,000 | £270,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £145,500 | £145,500 | £145,500 |
| 2016 | 4 | £151,250 | £90,000 | £167,500 |
| 2015 | 3 | £253,500 | £160,000 | £255,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 2026 | 8 WA5 3ST | Terraced | £300,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Nov 2025 | 35 WA5 3ST | Detached | £375,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Aug 2025 | 7 WA5 3ST | Terraced | £225,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Jun 2024 | 16 WA5 3ST | Terraced | £258,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Oct 2023 | 23 WA5 3ST | Terraced | £234,500 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Nov 2022 | 5 WA5 3ST | Semi-detached | £205,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Aug 2022 | 15 WA5 3ST | Terraced | £285,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Aug 2022 | 2 WA5 3ST | Detached | £379,950 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Jun 2022 | 4 WA5 3ST | Detached | £395,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Nov 2021 | 21 WA5 3ST | Terraced | £169,500 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Jun 2021 | 16 WA5 3ST | Terraced | £198,950 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Apr 2021 | 22 WA5 3ST | Detached | £272,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Dec 2020 | 29 WA5 3ST | Detached | £320,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Aug 2020 | 25 WA5 3ST | Terraced | £178,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Jul 2020 | 35 WA5 3ST | Detached | £250,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Jan 2020 | 16 WA5 3ST | Terraced | £180,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Dec 2019 | 15 WA5 3ST | Terraced | £182,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Jul 2019 | 20 WA5 3ST | Terraced | £180,000 | |
| 26 Oct 2018 | 6 WA5 3ST | Detached | £270,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Feb 2018 | 16 WA5 3ST | Terraced | £170,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Jan 2017 | 5 WA5 3ST | Semi-detached | £145,500 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Aug 2016 | 23 WA5 3ST | Terraced | £167,500 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Jul 2016 | 7 WA5 3ST | Terraced | £137,500 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Mar 2016 | 14 WA5 3ST | Flat or maisonette | £90,000 | Leasehold. |
| 13 Jan 2016 | 25 WA5 3ST | Terraced | £165,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Nov 2015 | 22 WA5 3ST | Detached | £253,500 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Jul 2015 | 23 WA5 3ST | Terraced | £160,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Jul 2015 | 24 WA5 3ST | Detached | £255,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Jun 2014 | 21 WA5 3ST | Terraced | £155,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 14 Feb 2014 | 12 WA5 3ST | Terraced | £152,500 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 15 Oct 2013 | 26 WA5 3ST | Detached | £246,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 9 Oct 2013 | 24 WA5 3ST | Detached | £238,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 27 Sep 2013 | 4 WA5 3ST | Detached | £231,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 27 Sep 2013 | 2 WA5 3ST | Detached | £220,395 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 27 Sep 2013 | 6 WA5 3ST | Detached | £218,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 16 Aug 2013 | 14 WA5 3ST | Flat or maisonette | £80,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Jul 2013 | 18 WA5 3ST | Terraced | £151,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 28 Jun 2013 | 29 WA5 3ST | Detached | £249,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 28 Jun 2013 | 22 WA5 3ST | Detached | £224,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 28 Jun 2013 | 20 WA5 3ST | Terraced | £161,995 | New build. |
| 28 Jun 2013 | 10 WA5 3ST | Terraced | £156,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 28 Jun 2013 | 16 WA5 3ST | Terraced | £153,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 27 Jun 2013 | 8 WA5 3ST | Terraced | £184,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 21 Jun 2013 | 28 WA5 3ST | Detached | £229,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 14 Jun 2013 | 30 WA5 3ST | Detached | £191,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 17 May 2013 | 35 WA5 3ST | Detached | £193,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 27 Mar 2013 | 37 WA5 3ST | Detached | £197,595 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 27 Mar 2013 | 11 WA5 3ST | Terraced | £161,931 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 26 Mar 2013 | 33 WA5 3ST | Detached | £194,745 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 20 Dec 2012 | 19 WA5 3ST | Terraced | £82,313 | New build. Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
33 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 93 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (13); House, detached (13); House, semi-detached (3). Built: 2013 (14); 2012 (9); 2012 onwards (5). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (24 addresses)
- 1 Newark Drive, Great Sankey
- 2 Newark Drive, Great Sankey
- 3 Newark Drive, Great Sankey
- 4 Newark Drive, Great Sankey
- 6 Newark Drive, Great Sankey
- 9 Newark Drive, Great Sankey
- 10 Newark Drive, Great Sankey
- 11 Newark Drive, Great Sankey
- 12 Newark Drive, Great Sankey
- 14, Newark Drive, Great Sankey
- 15 Newark Drive, Great Sankey
- 17 Newark Drive, Great Sankey
- 18 Newark Drive, Great Sankey
- 20 Newark Drive, Great Sankey
- 21 Newark Drive, Great Sankey
- 22 Newark Drive, Great Sankey
- 24 Newark Drive, Great Sankey
- 25 Newark Drive, Great Sankey
- 27 Newark Drive, Great Sankey
- 28, Newark Drive, Great Sankey
- 30, Newark Drive, Great Sankey
- 31, Newark Drive, Great Sankey
- 33, Newark Drive, Great Sankey
- 37, Newark Drive, Great Sankey
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 (29% of about 620 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)
- Sycamore Lane Community Primary School, permissioned (690 m (0.4 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, 1 at medium risk and 9 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 addresses are about 16 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA5 3ST | 100% | 82% | 82% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Warrington West 389,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 290 m |
| Sankey For Penketh 1,200 journeys in 2024–25 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Warrington Bank Quay 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 34 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Chapelford Farm Great Sankey | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Warrington Bus Interchange Stand U | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Co-Op Hawthorne Avenue Car Park | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Chapelford Farm (Great Sankey) evyve | 150 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 15.4 km (9.6 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Chapelford Primary Care Centre | 280 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Chapelford Pharmacy | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Petrie Tucker And Partners LTD | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Warrington Hospital | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Cheshire Police - Penketh Police Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,910 m² | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 17 ha | 260 m |
| Play area | 15 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 250 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,860 m² | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 11 parks and gardens, 32 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Barrow Old Hall moated site, Great Sankey, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Barrow Old Hall moated site, Great Sankey | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Bewsey Old Hall moated site, fishpond and connecting channel | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Twenty Acre Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Mary Ann's Lane Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Mary Ann Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Ladies' Walk Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Penketh Reach | Tidal water | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Richmond Bank | Wetland | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 26 | 35 |
9 of the street's 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapelford Village Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 260 m | 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 Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 830 m (0.5 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 |
| Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 860 m (0.5 miles) | 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 |
| Penketh High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Park Road Community Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 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 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Westbrook Old Hall Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Barrow Hall Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Outstanding (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Great Sankey High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Gregory's Catholic High School Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Penketh Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapelford Farm Pub Restaurant WA5 3AG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 170 m | 5 Very good | 11 Jun 2026 |
| Sainsbury's WA5 3AG | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 170 m | 5 Very good | 19 Jun 2026 |
| Chapelford Village Nursery WA5 3AL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 170 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jul 2026 |
| Jenirics WA5 3AG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 5 Very good | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Lets be Kids WA5 3AL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 170 m | 5 Very good | 21 May 2026 |
| Footprints in the Forest WA5 3AL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 170 m | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2026 |
| Chapelford Village Primary School WA5 3AL | School/college/university | 170 m | 5 Very good | 26 Nov 2025 |
| Brew La La WA5 8AD | Mobile caterer | 220 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Long Throats WA5 1ZH | Retailers - other | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 May 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 39 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 16 |
| Other theft | 8 |
| Public order | 8 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Santa Rosa Boulevard (26); On or near Rose Creek Gardens (15); On or near Palmdale Gardens (12); On or near Tulsa Gardens (8); On or near Pasadena Avenue (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 51% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 34% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 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 | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Brew La La (mobile caterer, WA5 8AD) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 30 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
- WA5 3ST: 35 addresses of 38 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Augusta Grove · Brunswick Close · Oaklahoma Boulevard · Laverne Drive · Palmdale Gardens · Fairmont Drive · Rose Creek Gardens · Maine Gardens · Moran Drive · Tulsa Gardens · Maysville Close · Santa Rosa Boulevard
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.