Tensing Close Warrington
55 addresses across 1 postcode (WA5), about 340 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 42260193.
- Sales: 108 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £410,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 20 homes have an energy certificate (C: 8, D: 12).
- 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 D; 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 West, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 160 m away, and Mary Ann Meadows (13 hectares) is about 280 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.5 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: 3 of its 55 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Chapelford Primary Care Centre, about 730 m (0.5 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 380 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 72% of households owned their home and 51% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 30 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 | 1 | £410,000 | £410,000 | £410,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £430,000 | £400,000 | £460,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £390,000 | £390,000 | £390,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £455,000 | £455,000 | £455,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £292,000 | £292,000 | £292,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £327,500 | £285,000 | £370,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £297,500 | £262,000 | £333,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £322,000 | £279,000 | £365,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2011 | 5 | £250,000 | £242,000 | £355,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | £229,000 | £228,000 | £230,000 |
| 2009 | 4 | £209,975 | £200,000 | £267,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 2025 | 55 WA5 8FN | Detached | £410,000 | |
| 17 Dec 2024 | 31 WA5 8FN | Other | £414,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 Sep 2024 | 21 WA5 8FN | Detached | £460,000 | |
| 29 Aug 2024 | 50 WA5 8FN | Detached | £400,000 | |
| 15 Sep 2023 | 58 WA5 8FN | Detached | £390,000 | |
| 9 Jun 2022 | 23 WA5 8FN | Detached | £455,000 | |
| 28 Jan 2019 | 26 WA5 8FN | Detached | £292,000 | |
| 16 Feb 2018 | 18 WA5 8FN | Detached | £370,000 | |
| 8 Feb 2018 | 12 WA5 8FN | Detached | £285,000 | |
| 20 Nov 2017 | 57 WA5 8FN | Detached | £262,000 | |
| 20 Apr 2017 | 56 WA5 8FN | Detached | £333,000 | |
| 29 Jul 2016 | 43 WA5 8FN | Detached | £279,000 | |
| 30 Mar 2016 | 41 WA5 8FN | Detached | £365,000 | |
| 3 Feb 2015 | 58 WA5 8FN | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 9 Dec 2011 | 41 WA5 8FN | Detached | £355,000 | |
| 29 Jul 2011 | 17 WA5 8FN | Detached | £242,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2011 | 19 WA5 8FN | Detached | £246,000 | |
| 31 May 2011 | 40 WA5 8FN | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 15 Apr 2011 | 22 WA5 8FN | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 29 Sep 2010 | 53 WA5 8FN | Detached | £228,000 | |
| 30 Apr 2010 | 26 WA5 8FN | Detached | £230,000 | |
| 11 Sep 2009 | 46 WA5 8FN | Detached | £210,000 | |
| 7 Aug 2009 | 41 WA5 8FN | Detached | £267,500 | |
| 26 Jun 2009 | 50 WA5 8FN | Detached | £209,950 | |
| 30 Jan 2009 | 57 WA5 8FN | Detached | £200,000 | |
| 17 Nov 2008 | 45 WA5 8FN | Detached | £346,000 | |
| 13 Jun 2008 | 25 WA5 8FN | Detached | £209,950 | |
| 14 Dec 2007 | 57 WA5 8FN | Detached | £240,000 | |
| 13 Dec 2007 | 53 WA5 8FN | Detached | £231,000 | |
| 13 Aug 2007 | 1 WA5 8FN | Detached | £230,000 | |
| 2 Feb 2007 | 40 WA5 8FN | Detached | £248,000 | |
| 1 Dec 2006 | 12 WA5 8FN | Detached | £217,500 | |
| 8 Sep 2006 | 26 WA5 8FN | Detached | £210,000 | |
| 12 Dec 2003 | 59 WA5 8FN | Detached | £195,000 | |
| 27 Sep 2002 | 15 WA5 8FN | Detached | £176,950 | |
| 12 Jul 2002 | 19 WA5 8FN | Detached | £224,000 | |
| 28 Jun 2002 | 24 WA5 8FN | Detached | £155,000 | |
| 24 May 2002 | 50 WA5 8FN | Detached | £139,000 | |
| 26 Mar 2002 | 15 WA5 8FN | Detached | £159,000 | |
| 22 Mar 2002 | 57 WA5 8FN | Detached | £134,000 | |
| 11 Jan 2002 | 10 WA5 8FN | Detached | £135,000 | |
| 14 Dec 2001 | 41 WA5 8FN | Detached | £189,950 | |
| 14 Dec 2001 | 43 WA5 8FN | Detached | £139,950 | |
| 14 Sep 2001 | 53 WA5 8FN | Detached | £126,000 | |
| 13 Jul 2001 | 5 WA5 8FN | Detached | £129,950 | |
| 29 May 2001 | 56 WA5 8FN | Detached | £137,000 | |
| 18 May 2001 | 60 WA5 8FN | Detached | £147,000 | |
| 4 May 2001 | 5 WA5 8FN | Detached | £120,365 | |
| 19 Jan 2001 | 40 WA5 8FN | Detached | £146,000 | |
| 16 Nov 2000 | 30 WA5 8FN | Detached | £127,950 |
Energy performance certificates
20 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 118 m². Most common: House, detached (20). Built: 1996-2002 (15); 1991-1995 (5). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (12); rented (private) (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 D (39% of about 770 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)
- Zones 3 To 6, Omega South, Warrington, permissioned (780 m (0.5 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 (780 m (0.5 miles))
- Omega South Zone 6 - Phase 1, Land adjacent to Lingley Green Avenue, Warrington, permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
- Omega (additional 300 units), Phase 4-7, Omega South, Warrington, WA5 7XQ, permissioned (940 m (0.6 miles))
- Castle Green (Phase 3B, Zone 6) Omega South, Warrington, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 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 4 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 8FN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Warrington West 389,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Sankey For Penketh 1,200 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Warrington Bank Quay 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 29 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Harvard Grange Great Sankey | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Warrington Bus Interchange Stand U | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Car parks | Co-Op Hawthorne Avenue Car Park | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Chapelford Farm (Great Sankey) evyve | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 15.9 km (9.9 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Chapelford Primary Care Centre | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Chapelford Pharmacy | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Westbrook Dental Practice | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Warrington Hospital | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Cheshire Police - Penketh Police Station | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Burtonwood - INT, Warrington Cashzone | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.1 ha | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Mary Ann Meadows 13 ha | 280 m |
| Play area | 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 80 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6.4 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,860 m² | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 10 parks and gardens, 35 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) west. 1 listed building is 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) west |
| Bewsey Old Hall moated site, fishpond and connecting channel | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Battle of Winwick (also known as Battle of Red Bank) 1648 | Registered battlefield | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Ann's Lane Plantation | Wood | 540 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Mary Ann Pond | Lake or reservoir | 810 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Twenty Acre Wood | Wood | 830 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Ladies' Walk Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Richmond Bank | Wetland | 3 km (1.9 miles) south |
| Penketh Reach | Tidal water | 3 km (1.9 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 52 | 55 |
3 of the street's 55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 700 m (0.4 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 |
| Chapelford Village Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 710 m (0.4 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 |
| Barrow Hall Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Westbrook Old Hall Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 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 |
| Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 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 |
| Great Sankey High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Park Road Community Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | 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 |
| Great Sankey Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | 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 |
| Penketh High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Callands Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 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 |
| St Gregory's Catholic High School Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM's Delicious Desserts WA5 8WU | Other catering premises | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Jan 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 17 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Woodhall Close (10); On or near Houston Gardens (9); On or near The Lees (7); On or near Tensing Close (2); On or near Hunt Close (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 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 | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 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 9 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
- WA5 8FN: 55 addresses of 56 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Hunt Close · Tilman Close · The Lees · Bicknell Close · Woodhall Close · Bristow Close · Boston Boulevard · Houston Gardens · Shipton Close · Buchan Close · Buxton Close · Firman 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.