WA5 1UP postcode in Warrington, England

WA5 1UP is a postcode in Warrington, in the Bewsey and Whitecross ward. It is in the Warrington South parliamentary constituency and the Cheshire police force area, and has been in use since June 1996.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at WA5 1UP can get it Across Warrington: 96% Typical price £210,000 Homes sold in WA5 1, last 12 months. 0% on the year before Nearest station Warrington Bank Quay 700 m in a straight line

Where WA5 1UP is, and what is near it

Map of WA5 1UP and what is near it Map of WA5 1UP: its centre point, with the 262 other postcodes in the WA5 1 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices, 2 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WA5 1AB: also in WA5 1WA5 1AD: also in WA5 1WA5 1AE: also in WA5 1WA5 1AF: also in WA5 1WA5 1AH: also in WA5 1WA5 1AJ: also in WA5 1WA5 1AL: also in WA5 1WA5 1AN: also in WA5 1WA5 1AP: also in WA5 1WA5 1AQ: also in WA5 1WA5 1AR: also in WA5 1WA5 1AS: also in WA5 1WA5 1AT: also in WA5 1WA5 1AU: also in WA5 1WA5 1AW: also in WA5 1WA5 1AZ: also in WA5 1WA5 1BA: also in WA5 1WA5 1BB: also in WA5 1WA5 1BD: also in WA5 1WA5 1BE: also in WA5 1WA5 1BL: also in WA5 1WA5 1BN: also in WA5 1WA5 1BU: also in WA5 1WA5 1DT: also in WA5 1WA5 1DU: also in WA5 1WA5 1DX: also in WA5 1WA5 1DY: also in WA5 1WA5 1EH: also in WA5 1WA5 1EJ: also in WA5 1WA5 1EL: also in WA5 1WA5 1EN: also in WA5 1WA5 1ER: also in WA5 1WA5 1ES: also in WA5 1WA5 1ET: also in WA5 1WA5 1EU: also in WA5 1WA5 1EW: also in WA5 1WA5 1EY: also in WA5 1WA5 1EZ: also in WA5 1WA5 1GG: also in WA5 1WA5 1GH: also in WA5 1WA5 1GR: also in WA5 1WA5 1GY: also in WA5 1WA5 1HA: also in WA5 1WA5 1HB: also in WA5 1WA5 1HD: also in WA5 1WA5 1HG: also in WA5 1WA5 1HH: also in WA5 1WA5 1HJ: also in WA5 1WA5 1HQ: also in WA5 1WA5 1LP: also in WA5 1WA5 1LR: also in WA5 1WA5 1LS: also in WA5 1WA5 1LT: also in WA5 1WA5 1LX: also in WA5 1WA5 1LZ: also in WA5 1WA5 1NB: also in WA5 1WA5 1NE: also in WA5 1WA5 1NF: also in WA5 1WA5 1NL: also in WA5 1WA5 1NR: also in WA5 1WA5 1NS: also in WA5 1WA5 1NU: also in WA5 1WA5 1NW: also in WA5 1WA5 1NX: also in WA5 1WA5 1NY: also in WA5 1WA5 1NZ: also in WA5 1WA5 1PA: also in WA5 1WA5 1PD: also in WA5 1WA5 1PE: also in WA5 1WA5 1PF: also in WA5 1WA5 1PG: also in WA5 1WA5 1PH: also in WA5 1WA5 1PJ: also in WA5 1WA5 1PL: also in WA5 1WA5 1PQ: also in WA5 1WA5 1PS: also in WA5 1WA5 1PT: also in WA5 1WA5 1PU: also in WA5 1WA5 1PX: also in WA5 1WA5 1PY: also in WA5 1WA5 1PZ: also in WA5 1WA5 1QA: also in WA5 1WA5 1QB: also in WA5 1WA5 1QD: also in WA5 1WA5 1QE: also in WA5 1WA5 1QF: also in WA5 1WA5 1QG: also in WA5 1WA5 1QN: also in WA5 1WA5 1SJ: also in WA5 1WA5 1SS: also in WA5 1WA5 1ST: also in WA5 1WA5 1SZ: also in WA5 1WA5 1TA: also in WA5 1WA5 1TB: also in WA5 1WA5 1TE: also in WA5 1WA5 1TF: also in WA5 1WA5 1TG: also in WA5 1WA5 1TH: also in WA5 1WA5 1TJ: also in WA5 1WA5 1TQ: also in WA5 1WA5 1TR: also in WA5 1WA5 1TU: also in WA5 1WA5 1TW: also in WA5 1WA5 1TX: also in WA5 1WA5 1TY: also in WA5 1WA5 1TZ: also in WA5 1WA5 1UA: also in WA5 1WA5 1UB: also in WA5 1WA5 1UD: also in WA5 1 Warrington WA5 1UP Map of WA5 1UP and what is near it Map of WA5 1UP: its centre point, with the 262 other postcodes in the WA5 1 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices, 2 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Great Sankey South WA5 1UP
  • WA5 1UP
  • Other postcodes in WA5 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.3921, longitude -2.6062)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WA5 1UP?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at WA5 1UP?

Every home and business at WA5 1UP can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WA5 1UP 100% Warrington 96%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WA5 1UP 100% Warrington Over 99%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at WA5 1UP?

BinDayBuddy has not read Warrington Borough Council's days for WA5 1UP today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for WA5 1UP on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is WA5 1UP at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include WA5 1UP.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Warrington

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WA5 1UP: 1,504 properties in Warrington are at high risk (1.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Warrington

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of WA5 1UP is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near WA5 1UP?

Homes in WA5 1 sold for a typical £210,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 139 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£210,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£210,000 12 months to August 2025
■ no change on the 12 months before
  • Detached £372,500 11 sales
  • Semi-detached £246,000 62 sales
  • Terraced £161,000 59 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £95,000 7 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole WA5 district: a typical £260,000 from 684 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in WA5 1UP

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WA5 1UP from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at WA5 1UP

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at WA5 1UP. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WA5 1UP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,290 homes in the neighbourhood around WA5 1UP. The largest share of them, 34%, are in council tax band A. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (38%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around WA5 1UP

Band D in Warrington for 2026‑27: £2,448. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,632 (band A) to £2,992 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,632.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 440 (34%)£1,632
Band Babout 420 (33%)£1,904
Band Cabout 320 (25%)£2,176
Band Dabout 70 (5%)£2,448
Band Eabout 40 (3%)£2,992
Band Fwithheld£3,535
Band Gfewer than 5£4,079
Band Hfewer than 5£4,895

When the homes were built

  1. 13% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 24% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 18% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. 38% 2020 or later

1945 to 1964: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Warrington before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of WA5 1UP is in (ONS area E01033302), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near WA5 1UP?

The nearest open schools to WA5 1UP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WA5 1UP, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to WA5 1UP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WA5 1UP is Warrington Bank Quay Rail Station, 700 metres away in a straight line.

  • Warrington Bank Quay Rail Station Railway station 700 mWalk
  • Warrington Central Rail Station Railway station 850 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Crosfields, 368 m away.

More stations near WA5 1UP, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near WA5 1UP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WA5 1UP, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near WA5 1UP?

1 within 1 km 8 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WA5 1UP, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · 4 chargers 800 mWalk
  • Warrington Borough Council Charging point · 60 chargers 1.1 kmWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.2 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near WA5 1UP?

The nearest to the centre of WA5 1UP, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to WA5 1UP?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near WA5 1UP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WA5 1UP, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Westvale House Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report February 2024 · Phone 01925 571266 1.2 kmCycle
  • Field View Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01925 415073 1.3 kmCycle
  • Oak View Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01925 415073 1.3 kmCycle

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near WA5 1UP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WA5 1UP, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near WA5 1UP?

The nearest vets to the centre of WA5 1UP on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is WA5 1UP in a conservation area?

The centre of WA5 1UP is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near WA5 1UP?

Police.uk records 435 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WA5 1UP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences184 reports
Public order70 reports
Anti-social behaviour39 reports
Shoplifting30 reports
Other theft27 reports
Drugs25 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 23, burglary 8, other crime 7, vehicle crime 6, robbery 5, possession of weapons 5, bicycle theft 4, theft from the person 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for WA5 1UP

Ward
Bewsey and Whitecross
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Warrington
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
June 1996

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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WA5 1UD20 mWA5 1GH50 mWA5 1GG70 mWA5 1AU70 mWA5 1ST120 mWA5 1SJ120 m
All of WA5

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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