WA5 2UT postcode in Widnes, Warrington

WA5 2UT is a postcode in Widnes, in the Penketh and Cuerdley ward of Warrington. It is in the Warrington South parliamentary constituency and the Cheshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

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 0% of homes and businesses at WA5 2UT can get it Across Warrington: 96% Typical price £267,000 Homes sold in WA5 2, last 12 months. ▲ 0.8% on the year before Nearest station Widnes 3.2 km in a straight line

Where WA5 2UT is, and what is near it

Map of WA5 2UT and what is near it Map of WA5 2UT: its centre point, with the 239 other postcodes in the WA5 2 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WA5 2BF: also in WA5 2WA5 2BR: also in WA5 2WA5 2NU: also in WA5 2WA5 2NY: also in WA5 2WA5 2NZ: also in WA5 2WA5 2PA: also in WA5 2WA5 2PE: also in WA5 2WA5 2PF: also in WA5 2WA5 2PG: also in WA5 2WA5 2PH: also in WA5 2WA5 2PJ: also in WA5 2WA5 2PL: also in WA5 2WA5 2PQ: also in WA5 2WA5 2QJ: also in WA5 2WA5 2QS: also in WA5 2WA5 2RP: also in WA5 2WA5 2RR: also in WA5 2WA5 2RS: also in WA5 2WA5 2RT: also in WA5 2WA5 2RU: also in WA5 2WA5 2RX: also in WA5 2WA5 2RZ: also in WA5 2WA5 2SA: also in WA5 2WA5 2SB: also in WA5 2WA5 2SD: also in WA5 2WA5 2SE: also in WA5 2WA5 2SF: also in WA5 2WA5 2SG: also in WA5 2WA5 2TS: also in WA5 2WA5 2TT: also in WA5 2WA5 2TU: also in WA5 2WA5 2TX: also in WA5 2WA5 2TY: also in WA5 2WA5 2TZ: also in WA5 2WA5 2UA: also in WA5 2WA5 2UB: also in WA5 2WA5 2UD: also in WA5 2WA5 2UE: also in WA5 2WA5 2UF: also in WA5 2WA5 2UG: also in WA5 2WA5 2UJ: also in WA5 2WA5 2UL: also in WA5 2WA5 2UN: also in WA5 2WA5 2UQ: also in WA5 2WA5 2UR: also in WA5 2WA5 2UW: also in WA5 2WA5 2UX: also in WA5 2WA5 2WB: also in WA5 2WA5 2XD: also in WA5 2WA5 2XE: also in WA5 2WA5 2XF: also in WA5 2WA5 2XG: also in WA5 2WA5 2XQ: also in WA5 2 The Raise Academy 1.8 kmPenketh Health Centre 2.6 kmBevan Group Practice 2.6 kmPenketh High School 3.0 kmPenketh and Cuerdley WA5 2UT Map of WA5 2UT and what is near it Map of WA5 2UT: its centre point, with the 239 other postcodes in the WA5 2 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 3 places, 2.6–3.3 kmPenketh and Cuerdley WA5 2UT
  • WA5 2UT
  • Other postcodes in WA5 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

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 53.3722, longitude -2.6871)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WA5 2UT?

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 2UT?

100% of the homes and businesses at WA5 2UT cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s) from a line or fixed wireless, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WA5 2UT 0% Warrington 96%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WA5 2UT 0% Warrington Over 99%
Cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s)100%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 2UT?

BinDayBuddy has not read Warrington Borough Council's days for WA5 2UT today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for WA5 2UT 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 2UT 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 2UT.

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 2UT: 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 2UT 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.

Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcode

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 2UT?

Homes in WA5 2 sold for a typical £267,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 111 sales, up 0.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£267,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£265,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 0.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £382,500 20 sales
  • Semi-detached £265,000 77 sales
  • Terraced £233,750 10 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

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 2UT

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WA5 2UT 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

What council tax band are homes near WA5 2UT?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 560 homes in the neighbourhood around WA5 2UT. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (35%). 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 2UT

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 £4,079 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,176.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (4%)£1,632
Band Babout 130 (23%)£1,904
Band Cabout 160 (29%)£2,176
Band Dabout 130 (23%)£2,448
Band Eabout 70 (13%)£2,992
Band Fabout 40 (7%)£3,535
Band Gabout 10 (2%)£4,079
Band Hwithheld£4,895

When the homes were built

  1. 11% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 13% 1919 to 1939
  4. 13% 1945 to 1964
  5. 27% 1965 to 1982
  6. 35% 1983 to 1999
  7. Withheld 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: 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 2UT is in (ONS area E01012530), 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 2UT?

The nearest open schools to WA5 2UT, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WA5 2UT, 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 2UT?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WA5 2UT is Widnes Rail Station, 3.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Widnes Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle
  • Sankey for Penketh Rail Station Railway station 3.3 kmCycle

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near WA5 2UT, 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 2UT?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WA5 2UT, 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 2UT?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of WA5 2UT on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 2UT?

The nearest to the centre of WA5 2UT, 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 2UT?

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 2UT?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WA5 2UT, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

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 2UT?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WA5 2UT, 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 2UT?

The nearest vets to the centre of WA5 2UT 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 2UT in a conservation area?

The centre of WA5 2UT 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 2UT?

Police.uk records 11 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WA5 2UT in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour3 reports
Violence and sexual offences3 reports
Public order2 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports
Other theft1 report

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 2UT

Ward
Penketh and Cuerdley
Parish
Cuerdley
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Widnes
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

Where to check what we do not hold

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Every postcode in the same sector, district or postcode area.

WA5 2 sector WA5 district WA postcode area Widnes postcodes

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

WA5 2UR520 mWA5 2XQ640 mWA5 2XG650 mWA5 2XF660 mWA5 2XD670 mWA5 2XE770 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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