WA5 postcode area · Warrington

The WA5 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in St. Helens, Warrington. Area Scores range from 12 to 96 across them. Every full WA5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The WA5 district contains both ends of the scale: Kingswood & Whittle Hall at 97 out of 100 (#217 of 6,856 in England) against Bewsey & Dallam at 13, an 84-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £167,500 in Bold & Clock Face to £300,000 in Kingswood & Whittle Hall — a 1.8× gap within the WA5 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — St. Helens and Warrington — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,764a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime86per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)41

Owner-occupied68%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the WA5 district

£250,000median home sold over the past year · +26.6% over 5 years · -2.0% over the year · 789 sales

Detached£375,000

Semi-detached£241,000

Terraced£196,000

Flat£141,000

Warrington£255,000

North West£225,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Kingswood & Whittle HallWarrington	217	97	£300,000
Great SankeyWarrington	368	95	£279,500
Penketh & CuerdleyWarrington	670	90	£265,000
Callands & Old HallWarrington	1,074	84	£277,500
Hood Manor & Sankey BridgesWarrington	2,555	63	£225,000
Winwick & BurtonwoodWarrington	3,727	46	£230,000
Central WarringtonWarrington	4,783	30	£215,000
Earlestown SouthSt. Helens	5,688	17	£182,500
Bold & Clock FaceSt. Helens	5,729	16	£167,500
Bewsey & DallamWarrington	5,969	13	£168,750

People living in WA5 Census 2021

Residents90,269

Median age (est.)41

Density1,209per km²

No qualifications17%

Degree or above31%

No car or van18%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 15%Private rent 17%

Households

One person 30%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 11%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups

Professional	20%
Associate professional	14%
Managers & directors	12%
Elementary	12%
Administrative	10%
Sales & customer service	9%
Skilled trades	9%
Caring & leisure	8%
Process & plant	8%

Ethnic group

White 92%Asian 5%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 57% · No religion 34% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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.

Towns & places in WA5

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WA5 district.

Earlestown

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WA5.

WA55 WA2 WA1 WA12 WA4 WA9 WA8 WA3

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.