Town Hill Warrington
61 addresses across 5 postcodes (WA1), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 42202732.
- Energy: 50 homes have an energy certificate (B: 37, C: 5, D: 8).
- 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 33% to 88% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Warrington Central, about 200 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Queens Gardens, is about 340 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: 6 of its 61 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Cockhedge Medical Centre, about 220 m away, with 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 190 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 7% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 873 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 |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2026 | THE WAREHOUSE WA1 2NG | Other | £250,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 Sep 2017 | THE WAREHOUSE WA1 2NG | Other | £180,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 23 Jun 2017 | ASSEMBLY ROOMS WA1 2NG | Other | £145,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
50 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 50 m². Most common: Flat (49); Maisonette, mid-terrace (1). Built: 2025 (39); 1983-1990 (7); 1930-1949 (4). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (7).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 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 A (66% of about 1,840 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Adjacent to south-western cockhedge bridge, Scotland Rd, Warrington, WA1 2AF, not permissioned (30 m)
- Formerly Town Hill Chambers, 1 Town Hill, Bewsey, Warrington, WA1 2NQ, permissioned (30 m)
- New Town House, Buttermarket Street, Warrington, WA1 2NH, pending decision (110 m)
- Land at Scotland Road, Cockhedge Shopping Centre, Warrington, WA1 2QQ, pending decision (130 m)
- Site of former Kwik Save, Academy Way/Buttermarket Street, Warrington, WA1 2BJ, permissioned (190 m)
- Land at Orford Street, Cockhedge Shopping Centre, Warrington, WA1 2QQ, pending decision (200 m)
- Former TJ Hughes Building, Sankey Street, Warrington, WA1 1XG, not permissioned (260 m)
- St Albans Catholic Club, Bewsey Street, Warrington, WA2 7JQ, not permissioned (270 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 8 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| WA1 1AQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WA1 1AL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WA1 2NG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WA1 1XL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 5 | unlikely |
| WA1 1TS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 62 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 1AL | 100% | 33% | 33% | 0% |
| WA1 1TS | 80% | 60% | 60% | 0% |
| WA1 1XL | 100% | 86% | 86% | 0% |
| WA1 2NG | 100% | 88% | 88% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Warrington Central 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 200 m |
| Warrington Bank Quay 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Padgate 118,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 29 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Scotland Road Alighting Only Warrington | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Warrington Bus Interchange Stand A | 150 m |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cockhedge Retail Park Car Park | 220 m |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bewsey Street | 350 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 18.2 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cockhedge Medical Centre | 220 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Corkers Pharmacy | 90 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Baths Health & Wellbeing | 350 m |
| Hospital | Warrington Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Warrington Police Station | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cashpoint® Horsemarket Street Lloyds Bank | 70 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Queens Gardens 7,230 m² | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Bank Park 6.1 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 760 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Victoria Park 32 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ye Olde Barley Mow Public House (Only the Side Facade), a listed building (Grade II*), 140 m west. 112 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I and 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ye Olde Barley Mow Public House (Only the Side Facade) | Listed building, Grade II* | 140 m west |
| Ye Olde Barley Mow Public House (Excluding the Side Facade) | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m west |
| Church of the Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m south-west |
| Eastern Outbuilding to Town Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 440 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Bank Quay transporter bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Roman settlement at Wilderspool | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Warrington Dock Entrance | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Twig Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| The Feeder | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Bank Quay Reach | Tidal water | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
| Richmond Bank | Wetland | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south-west |
| The Dingle | Valley | 3.8 km (2.3 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 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 55 | 61 |
6 of the street's 61 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 | 690 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Aldridge UTC Warrington | Secondary | 14–19 | 1 km (0.6 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 |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Elphin's Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Warrington St Barnabas CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Priestley College | 16 plus | 16–19 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Beamont Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| 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) |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bewsey Lodge Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Oct 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Looking Glass WA1 2LY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 40 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| The Lower Angel WA1 2LY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 50 m | 5 Very good | 9 Oct 2024 |
| Caffe Caruso WA1 1XL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 5 Very good | 5 Jun 2026 |
| Shaws Amusements WA1 1XL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | Exempt | |
| Waterfields WA1 2LY | Retailers - other | 60 m | 5 Very good | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Heron Foods WA1 2LY | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 60 m | 5 Very good | 2 Feb 2023 |
| Grand Patisserie WA1 2LE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 30 Sep 2025 |
| Barber No1 WA1 1XL | Retailers - other | 80 m | Exempt | |
| Smokie Mo's WA1 2LL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 80 m | 5 Very good | 26 May 2023 |
| East 101 WA1 1XL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 80 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 29 Jul 2026 |
| News Stop 2016 Ltd WA1 1TS | Retailers - other | 80 m | Exempt | |
| Corkers Pharmacy WA1 2LR | Retailers - other | 90 m | Exempt | |
| The Blue Bell WA1 1TS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 90 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 9 Sep 2025 |
| Mini Shop WA1 2LL | Retailers - other | 90 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 10 Apr 2025 |
| Warrington breakfast house café WA1 2LY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 4 Good | 12 Mar 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 270 |
| Public order | 145 |
| Shoplifting | 109 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 91 |
| Drugs | 82 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 48 |
| Other theft | 41 |
| Bicycle theft | 18 |
| Burglary | 18 |
| Other crime | 14 |
| Robbery | 13 |
| Possession of weapons | 10 |
| Theft from the person | 8 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Shopping Area (423); On or near Prince Henry Square (80); On or near Patten Lane (68); On or near Hill Street (63); On or near Town Hill (45).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 2% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 7% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 3% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 35% | 17% |
| Private rented | 58% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 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) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 12% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 75% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 1AQ: 40 addresses
- WA1 1AL: 10 addresses of 11 in the postcode
- WA1 2NG: 8 addresses of 11 in the postcode
- WA1 1XL: 2 addresses of 33 in the postcode
- WA1 1TS: 1 address of 16 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Scotland Road · Hill Street · Cockhedge Way · Prince Henry Square · Horsemarket Street · Horrocks Lane · Bank Street · Time Square · Market Gate · Westminster Place · Buttermarket Street · Orford 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.