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Thinking of living at WA5 1BF? 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.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evelyn Street Primary Academy and Nursery | Primary | 250 m | 90% met the expected standard |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 42% met the expected standard |
| Warrington St Barnabas CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | – |
| Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 75% met the expected standard |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 48% met the expected standard |
| St Gregory's Catholic High School | Secondary | 900 m | Attainment 8: 51 · 15.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Aldridge UTC Warrington | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 23 · 1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Penketh High School | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 46.5 · 12.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Beamont Collegiate Academy | Secondary | 3.3 km | Attainment 8: 45.8 · 9.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School | Secondary | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 46.1 · 11.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Infinite Schools - Warrington | Independent | 1.4 km | – |
| The Empower Academy | Independent | 2.0 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | David Lloyd Clubs | 760 m | 14 |
| Swimming | David Lloyd Clubs | 760 m | 13 |
| Bowls | Touchers/Brooklands Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.1 km | 12 |
| Football | David Lloyd Clubs | 760 m | 7 |
| Golf | K W Golf | 1.7 km | 7 |
| Squash | David Lloyd (Warrington) | 780 m | 4 |
| Running | David Lloyd Clubs | 760 m | 3 |
| Basketball | David Lloyd Clubs | 760 m | 3 |
| Climbing | Northwest Face | 2.0 km | 3 |
| Shooting | 100 Yard Range | 3.6 km | 3 |
| Badminton | David Lloyd Clubs | 760 m | 2 |
| Skateboard | Ramp1 | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Appleton Cricket Club | 3.9 km | 2 |
| Cycling | BMX Track | 610 m | 1 |
| Yoga | David Lloyd Clubs | 760 m | 1 |
| Karting | TeamSport Karting | 790 m | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 25. 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.
The nearest station is Warrington Bank Quay, about a 10-minute walk (950 m), with 1.5m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Euston.
The nearest bus stop is Coach & Horses, 200 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (routes 32, 7, 110, C47); 30 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 14 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Evelyn Street Primary Academy and Nursery, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 90% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (1 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is St Gregory's Catholic High School, 900 m away; Attainment 8: 51 · 15.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Lidl Great Britain, 600 m away, with Sankey Late Shop closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Guardian Street Med/Ctr (1.1 km), with Guardian Street Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.2 km).
For a haircut, Best Cut Barber Shop is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Warrington Hospital, 1.0 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 126 restaurants and cafés and 41 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Warrington Disability Partnership Centre for Independent Living is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and The Hatter the nearest pub (800 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (44 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 287 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 105 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 36% flats and 5% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 1,140 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Sankey Recreation Ground, 400 m away; for exercise, David Lloyd Clubs (750 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.3 µg/m³).
18 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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Every primary near WA5 1BF, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 18 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 22 km.
Most households own their home, 32% rent privately.
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.