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Thinking of living at WA4 4RW? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appleton Thorn Primary School | Primary | 0 m | 74% met the expected standard |
| Grappenhall Heys Community Primary School | Primary | 1.8 km | 87% met the expected standard |
| Stretton St Matthew's CofE Primary School | Primary | 2.3 km | 77% met the expected standard |
| Broomfields Junior School | Primary | 2.7 km | 60% met the expected standard |
| The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 2.9 km | – |
| Bridgewater High School | Secondary | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 51.8 · 19.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School | Secondary | 3.9 km | Attainment 8: 46.1 · 11.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cardinal Newman Catholic High School | Secondary | 4.6 km | Attainment 8: 41.9 · 8.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Willow Tree Park | Independent | 4.1 km | – |
| Infinite Schools - Warrington | Independent | 5.9 km | – |
Every primary near WA4 4RW, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | The Park Royal | 2.2 km | 7 |
| Golf | Warrington Golf Club | 2.9 km | 5 |
| Swimming | The Park Royal | 2.2 km | 3 |
| Football | Broomfields Leisure Centre | 2.8 km | 3 |
| Shooting | 50 Metre Range | 2.8 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Appleton Cricket Club | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Bowls | Saracens Head | 4.3 km | 2 |
| Squash | Warrington Sports Club | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Warrington Sports Club | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Victoria Park Skatepark | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Rowing | Warrington Rowing Club | 4.8 km | 1 |
| Running | Victoria Park Asics Arena | 4.8 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Victoria Park Stadium | 4.9 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Lymm Rugby Football Club | 4.9 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 47% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Warrington Bank Quay, a drive away (5.9 km), with 1.5m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Euston.
The nearest bus stop is Appleton Hall, 450 m away, with a bus about every 55 minutes on weekdays (routes 8, 8A, 40).
This is car country: only 5% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Appleton Thorn Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 74% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Bridgewater High School, 3.0 km away; Attainment 8: 51.8 · 19.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Altrincham Grammar School for Girls (13.8 km) and Loreto Grammar School (14.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co op, 2.1 km away; Well Pharmacy (2.1 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Stretton Medical Centre (2.6 km), with Well the closest pharmacy (2.1 km).
For a haircut, Aspect is 2.1 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Warrington Hospital, 5.1 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 54% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 65% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 7 restaurants and cafés, 11 pubs and bars.
Apple Jacks Farm is the closest café or restaurant (1.3 km), and The Thorn Inn the nearest pub (500 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 50 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 67 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 49% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 386 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Pewterspear Green, 2.2 km away; for exercise, Pilates NW Studio (2.3 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 19 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 19 km.
6 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Neighbours tend to stay put: 46% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 46% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.