Great Sankey

Warrington · North West · population 7,810 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

95Area Score / 100 ?
  • #368 of 6,856 in England
  • #44 of 932 in North West
  • #5 of 25 in Warrington
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,746
Median age (est.)47
Density4,610per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above34%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 29%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 47%Mortgage/shared: 41%Social rent: 4%Private rent: 7%
Own outright 47%Mortgage/shared 41%Social rent 4%Private rent 7%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 24%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors12%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service8%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 62% · No religion 32% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Great Sankey is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #368 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 25 in Warrington. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (95) and lowest on Health (65). Typical homes here sold for about £279,500 over the past year, up 19% across five years (from 112 sales), 10% above the wider Warrington median of £255,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #195 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £39,981 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 23 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 95 · #334
Employment 86 · #937
Education 88 · #800
Health 65 · #2,418
Crime 92 · #567
Housing & access 85 · #1,019
Living environment 74 · #1,760

House prices ?

£279,500median (12m) · +6.8% yr · n=112
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£279,500112+6.8%+18.9%
Detached£349,00040+10.8%+27.6%
Semi-detached£260,000590.0%+44.4%
Terraced£270,00011+29.7%+62.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£279,500
Warrington£255,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£39,981±£5,570 · #3,435 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,395
Price-to-income ?7.0×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

97Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

23 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 181 offences
Warrington69
North West82
England83

Rank #100 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences101
Theft8
Burglary6
Vehicle crime7
Criminal damage & arson17
Public order & weapons25
Drugs9
Robbery0
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 9 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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