Winwick
Winwick is a village in Cheshire, England, with a population of around 2,435. There were around 52 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences, with 17 bus stops and Newton-le-Willows railway station 2.7 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Winwick area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Warrington area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 210,974 residents at roughly 1,168 people per km².
- Council
- Warrington
- County
- Cheshire
- Constituency
- Warrington North
- Police force
- Cheshire
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 41st of 294 English council areas — better than 86% 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
8°CCloudy
- Today: 14° / 7° · 19% rain
- Tomorrow: 13° / 6° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:07Sunset 16:40
9h 33m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
67US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Wigan Centre, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.6 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.9% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
49 reported · August 2026▲ 63% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences31
- Public order10
- Shoplifting3
- Criminal damage & arson2
1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Burtonwood and Winwick · Cheshire
Local policing priorities
- Drug dealing and usage in residential addresses.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
328 reported road collisions (2025)
80 killed or seriously injured · 412 casualties · 15.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
143 food businesses within 2 miles
- 116 rated 4–5 ★ (100 top)
- 5 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Newton-le-Willows (2.4 km)
- 17 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Newton-Le-Willows (2.4 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£259,224 average▲ 2.8% YoY
Across Warrington · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£899 average monthly rent▲ 5.3% YoY
- 1 bed £673
- 2 bed £835
- 3 bed £1,016
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
2,777 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 151.9p · BP (8.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 183.9p · BP (8.4 km)
18 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
56 charging locations within ~8 km
- 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 300 kW
- Nearest: Premier Inn Warrington (1.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches10
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds8
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,559
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK10,031
- Net moves+528
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 199 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
6% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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
96 schools · 31,467 pupils
69 primary · 13 secondary · 14 other
Ofsted: 40 of 40 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)
88 inspected 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
- Aldridge UTC Warrington
- Beamont Collegiate Academy
- Birchwood Community High School
- Culcheth High School
- Great Sankey High School
- King's Leadership Academy Warrington
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Warrington
Care & health services
214 CQC-registered services
- Care homes57
- GP practices37
- Dentists44
- Homecare agencies47
- Hospitals & hospices10
CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · Warrington
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 15 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
233 applications decided
82% granted · 191 granted, 42 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Charlotte Nichols
Labour
Warrington North
Recent votes:
- NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
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
- Schools2
- Parks & greens4
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
10,325 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
28 jobs advertised · £46,200 avg
e.g. Charge Nurse (RMN or RNLD), Practitioner Psychologist, Chef
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
62% low-carbon electricity
Wind 38% · Gas 35% · Nuclear 25% · Imports 2%
139 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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
23 GP surgeries · 8 pharmacies in WA2
- Fearnhead Cross Med.Ctr.
- Parkview Medical Centre
- Dallam Lane Medical Centre
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Warrington North:
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth263 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK142 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND139 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases132 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Review & amend immigration rules for Hongkongers with political convictions128 local signatures · 11,120 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
St Oswald's Church, Winwick · 0.3 kmSt Oswald's Church, is in the village of Winwick, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in…
Winwick, Cheshire · 0.4 kmWinwick is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Warrington, Cheshire, England. Located within the historic boundaries of Lancashire, it is situated about three miles north of Warrington town centre, nearby is…
Winwick Hospital · 0.5 kmWinwick Hospital was a mental health facility at Winwick, Cheshire, England.
Battle of Winwick · 0.8 kmThe Battle of Winwick was fought on 19 August 1648 near the Lancashire village of Winwick between part of a Royalist army under Lieutenant General William Baillie and a Parliamentarian army commanded by Lieutenant Gen…
- Hermitage Green · 0.9 km
Hermitage Green is a hamlet near the village of Winwick in Cheshire, England. It is also the location of St Oswald's Well.
- Winwick rail crash · 1.4 km
The Winwick rail crash took place at Winwick Junction, near Warrington on the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, on 28 September 1934. Two trains collided, resulting in 11 deaths and 19 injured.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Winwick?
- Winwick is a town in Cheshire, England, in the Warrington local authority.
- What is the population of Winwick?
- Winwick has an approximate settlement population of 2,435.
- How deprived is Winwick?
- The Warrington local authority, which includes Winwick, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.