Woolston

Warrington · North West · population 6,790 · 5 LSOAs

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

91Area Score / 100 ?
  • #615 of 6,856 in England
  • #78 of 932 in North West
  • #7 of 25 in Warrington
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,934
Median age (est.)49
Density763per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above28%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 20%45–64 30%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 51%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 4%Private rent: 9%
Own outright 51%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 4%Private rent 9%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 8%Other: 19%
One person 23%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 8%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative12%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 3%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 3%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 65% · No religion 28% · 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

Woolston is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #615 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 25 in Warrington. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (90) and lowest on Health (66). Typical homes here, about £265,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 34% in five years (from 73 sales), in line with 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, #156 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £36,080 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 56 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 90 · #649
Employment 79 · #1,438
Education 82 · #1,246
Health 66 · #2,349
Crime 82 · #1,259
Housing & access 85 · #1,026
Living environment 70 · #2,055

House prices ?

£265,000median (12m) · +6.0% yr · n=73
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£265,00073+6.0%+34.2%
Detached£343,75024-10.7%+26.4%
Semi-detached£238,00039-2.7%+33.1%
Terraced£207,50010+18.6%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£265,000
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)£36,080±£5,048 · #4,680 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,154
Price-to-income ?7.3×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

98Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

56 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 379 offences
Warrington69
North West82
England83

Rank #2,544 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences153
Theft43
Burglary17
Vehicle crime49
Criminal damage & arson35
Public order & weapons49
Drugs19
Robbery3
Other11

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 35 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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