Warrington
Warrington is a town or village in Cheshire, England, with a population of around 9. It has around 1 school, 3 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and around 9 restaurants and cafés, along with 39 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Padgate, 0.7 km away. There were around 194 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. Covers 11 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Warrington is around the average in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 210,974 residents at roughly 1,168 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 47th of 294 English council areas — better than 84% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
17°CLight rain shower
- Today: 19° / 10° · 86% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 14° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:35
12h 59m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
19US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Glazebury, United Kingdom
Crime
168 reported · July 2026▼ 14% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences86
- Anti-social behaviour20
- Public order18
- Other theft13
5 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons
Neighbourhood team: Poulton South · Cheshire
Local policing priorities
- Parking outside Bruche Primary.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
270 reported road collisions (2024)
52 killed or seriously injured · 340 casualties · 12.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 354 rated 4–5 ★ (275 top)
- 36 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Padgate (0.7 km)
- 39 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Padgate (0.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£259,398 average▲ 6.5% YoY
Across Warrington · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£894 average monthly rent▲ 5.1% YoY
- 1 bed £670
- 2 bed £831
- 3 bed £1,010
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
6.2× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.2 times median annual pay (6.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 151.9p · BP (9.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 177.7p · Asda (11.7 km)
24 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
46 charging locations within ~8 km
- 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Bentleys Toyota (0.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres5
- Sports pitches75
- Playgrounds23
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
210,974 residents in Warrington · 1,168/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 63%
- 65+: 19%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 175 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
8% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,448 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (29% of 97,380)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
95 schools · 31,467 pupils
69 primary · 13 secondary · 13 other
Ofsted: 39 of 39 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)
86inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Bridgewater High SchoolGood
- Cardinal Newman Catholic High SchoolGood
- Lymm High SchoolGood
- Padgate AcademyGood
- Penketh High SchoolGood
- Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High SchoolGood
- St Gregory's Catholic High SchoolGood
- Beamont Collegiate Academy
- Birchwood Community High School
- Culcheth High School
- Great Sankey High School
- King's Leadership Academy Warrington
- UTC Warrington
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Warrington
Care & health services
215 CQC-registered services
- Care homes56
- GP practices36
- Dentists44
- Homecare agencies49
- Hospitals & hospices10
CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Warrington
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 23 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
197 applications decided
81.7% granted · 161 granted, 36 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Charlotte Nichols
Labour
Warrington North
Recent votes:
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 40
- Con 2
- LD 11
- Oth 5
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools17
- GPs & clinics8
- Pharmacies6
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens23
- Restaurants & cafés21
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
10,295 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
3,056 jobs advertised · £42,791 avg
e.g. Roadside Technician - North West, Out of Hours Utilities Scheduler, Commissioning Engineer
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£782 median full-time weekly pay
2.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£25,255 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
51% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 103,149 certificates
9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
88% low-carbon electricity
Wind 60% · Nuclear 26% · Gas 8% · Imports 5%
32 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for North Wales & Merseyside · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.2 yrs women · 79.5 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 63.3 women · 62.1 men
61% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
12 GP surgeries · 8 pharmacies in WA1
- Holes Lane Medical Ltd.
- Springfields Medical Centre
- Helsby Street Med/Ctr
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Warrington North:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office388 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership374 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s296 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth262 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test238 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Bruche, Warrington · 0.2 km
Bruche is a large suburb of Warrington, in the Warrington district, in the traditional county of Lancashire, England.
Warrington North · 0.4 kmWarrington North is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2019 by Charlotte Nichols of the Labour Party. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP)…
Padgate railway station · 0.7 kmPadgate railway station is a railway station in the Padgate area of the east of the town of Warrington, in North West England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern Trains. It is 14 miles (2…
Warrington Rylands 1906 F.C. · 1.0 kmWarrington Rylands 1906 Football Club is a football club based in Warrington, England. The club currently plays in the Northern Premier League Premier Division, is an FA Charter Standard Club and its nickname is the B…
- Cardinal Newman Catholic High School, Warrington · 1.2 km
Cardinal Newman Catholic High School is a coeducational Roman Catholic secondary school. It is graded by Ofsted as a 'Good' school, and educates approximately 855 children between 11 and 16 years of age. It is in the…
Padgate · 1.2 kmPadgate is a suburb of the town of Warrington, in the civil parish of Poulton-with-Fearnhead, in the Warrington district, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)