Springfield Street Warrington
35 addresses across 3 postcodes (WA1), about 140 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 42202958.
- Sales: 9 recorded sales since 1995; in 2011 the median was £165,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (D: 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 Warrington Bank Quay, about 370 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Bank Park, is about 50 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 11 to 13 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 35 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Springfields Medical Centre, about 120 m away, with 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 200 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 25% of households owned their home and 43% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 389 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | £165,000 | £165,000 | £165,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £187,580 | £187,580 | £187,580 |
| 2003 | 1 | £100,000 | £100,000 | £100,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £95,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £83,500 | £83,500 | £83,500 |
| 1998 | 1 | £64,000 | £64,000 | £64,000 |
| 1995 | 1 | £85,000 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 2023 | 6 WA1 1BB | Other | £400,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 6 Nov 2020 | 15 WA1 1BB | Other | £345,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 22 Mar 2011 | 9 WA1 1BB | Terraced | £165,000 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Oct 2004 | 7 WA1 1BB | Terraced | £187,580 | Leasehold. |
| 28 May 2003 | 11 WA1 1BB | Terraced | £100,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Apr 2002 | 11 WA1 1BB | Terraced | £95,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Oct 2000 | 3 WA1 1BB | Terraced | £83,500 | |
| 10 Nov 1998 | 11 WA1 1BB | Terraced | £64,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Apr 1995 | 9 WA1 1BB | Terraced | £85,000 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 32 m². Most common: Flat (1). Built: 2022 (1).
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 A (66% of about 1,840 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Palmyra Square (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 5.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 3-13, SPRINGFIELD STREET, grade II
- BOROUGH TREASURER'S OFFICE AND BANK HOUSE, grade II
- GENERAL POST OFFICE, grade II
- PAIR OF K6 TELEPHONE KIOSKS, grade II
- TECHNICAL SCHOOL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 6 Springfield Street, Warrington, WA1 1BB, permissioned (30 m)
- Holy Trinity Vicarage, Palmyra Square North, Warrington, WA1 1JQ, pending decision (90 m)
- 3 Winmarleigh Street, Warrington, WA1 1NB, permissioned (90 m)
- Land on corner Winmarleigh St and Palmyra Square South, Warrington, WA1 1NB, not permissioned (110 m)
- Garven Place Clinic, Legh Street, Warrington, WA1 1UQ, not permissioned (110 m)
- Land adjacent Magistrates Court, Winmarleigh Street, Warrington, WA1 1NB, not permissioned (160 m)
- Warrington Baptist Church, 107 Sankey Street, WA1 1NN, permissioned (170 m)
- 7 Bold Street, Warrington, WA1 1DN, permissioned (180 m)
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
No address in this street's postcodes 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 35 addresses are between 11 m and 13 m above sea level (12 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA1 1BB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WA1 1BE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WA1 1JQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Warrington Bank Quay 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 370 m |
| Warrington Central 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 520 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Warrington West 389,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Garven Place Alighting Only Warrington | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Warrington Bus Interchange Stand T | 390 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Apcoa | 330 m |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest White Street | 210 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 17.7 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Springfields Medical Centre | 120 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 120 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sankey St. Dental Practice | 90 m |
| Hospital | Warrington Hospital | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Warrington Police Station | 290 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cash machine 10 Buttermarket Street Halifax | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bank Park 6.1 ha | 50 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 650 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | Sankey Recreation Ground 1.2 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,300 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 8.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Entrance Gates, Piers and Lamps, a listed building (Grade II*), 90 m north-west. 103 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Entrance Gates, Piers and Lamps | Listed building, Grade II* | 90 m north-west |
| Lamps on East and West Drives of Town Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m north-west |
| Eastern Outbuilding to Town Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 160 m north |
| Town Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 180 m north-west |
| Bank Quay transporter bridge | Scheduled monument | 790 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Roman settlement at Wilderspool | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Bewsey Old Hall moated site, fishpond and connecting channel | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Mersey Meadows | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Warrington Dock Entrance | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Twig Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Bank Quay Reach | Tidal water | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Richmond Bank | Wetland | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-west |
| The Dingle | Valley | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 33 | 35 |
2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latchford St James CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Warrington St Barnabas CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 850 m (0.5 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Aldridge UTC Warrington | Secondary | 14–19 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Evelyn Street Primary Academy and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Outstanding (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Priestley College | 16 plus | 16–19 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bewsey Lodge Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Oct 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| 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 Elphin's Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Beamont Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Warrington St Ann's Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Laus WA1 1BB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 10 m | 5 Very good | 28 Feb 2025 |
| Pepe's Piri Piri Warrington WA1 1SL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 30 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jul 2026 |
| Get Warrington Women Talking WA1 1SR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 30 m | 5 Very good | 20 Jul 2026 |
| Warrington Housing Association WA1 1SR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 30 m | 5 Very good | 23 Sep 2026 |
| The Grill on the Square WA1 1JQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 30 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Patina WA1 1BB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 50 m | 4 Good | 8 May 2025 |
| The Palmyra WA1 1BB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 60 m | 5 Very good | 17 Mar 2023 |
| Hideout WA1 1SG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 3 Feb 2023 |
| Cafe Alma WA1 1SG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 5 Very good | 22 Sep 2025 |
| Well Pharmacy WA1 1UG | Retailers - other | 110 m | Exempt | |
| Culture Warrington WA1 1BL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 110 m | 5 Very good | 17 Apr 2025 |
| Cakebox WA1 1SL | Retailers - other | 110 m | 5 Very good | 9 Apr 2026 |
| Las Ramblas Wine & Tapas WA1 1BL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 120 m | 5 Very good | 22 Nov 2024 |
| Vandal Bar and Kitchen WA1 1BL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 120 m | 5 Very good | 24 Apr 2026 |
| Masonic Hall WA1 1NB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 120 m | 5 Very good | 6 Feb 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 159 |
| Public order | 51 |
| Shoplifting | 41 |
| Drugs | 40 |
| Other theft | 22 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 21 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 18 |
| Possession of weapons | 9 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Other crime | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Bicycle theft | 4 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Parking Area (71); On or near Regent Street (54); On or near Museum Street (47); On or near Egypt Street (30); On or near Henry Street (26).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 25% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 66% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 75% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 1 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 Gravity Social / Trampoline Parks (restaurant/cafe/canteen, WA1 2NT) is no longer listed; it was rated 5 Very good found 30 October 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Fair 4 All (retailers - other, WA1 2NT) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 26 October 2026) found 30 October 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Waterfields Ltd (retailers - other, WA1 1XG) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 27 October 2026) found 30 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
- WA1 1BB: 32 addresses of 33 in the postcode
- WA1 1JQ: 2 addresses of 9 in the postcode
- WA1 1BE: 1 address
Nearby streets
Palmyra Square North · Garven Place · Legh Street · Regent Street · Hanover Street · Palmyra Square South · Henry Street · Arpley Street · Cromwell Court · Museum Street · Sankey Street · Bath Street
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.