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Winwick & Burtonwood
What it's like at WA2 8LQ: every home that has sold on the street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Newton-le-Willows, a short drive or bike ride (2.7 km), with 1.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Lime Street.
The nearest bus stop is Post Office, under 50 m away, with a bus about every 50 minutes on weekdays (routes 19, 249); 17 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Winwick CofE Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 62% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Beamont Collegiate Academy, 2.6 km away; Attainment 8: 45.8 · 9.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield (5.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co op, 1.4 km away, with Thorougoods closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Parkview Medical Centre (3.0 km), with Orford Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.5 km).
For a haircut, Lavish is 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Warrington Hospital, 4.5 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: 10 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
Myddle ground coffee & Co is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and Winwick Leisure Centre the nearest pub (under 50 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 72 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 20 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 3% flats and 29% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 26% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Sankey Valley Park, 1.3 km away; for exercise, Tru Ninja (1.7 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 18 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 25 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 46% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 25% are 65 or over.
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.
12 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Church House Farmhouse | II | 50 m |
| the Manor House | II | 80 m |
| Church of St Oswald | I | 90 m |
| Travellers' Rest stone at Swan Green | II | 130 m |
| Milestone | II | 140 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Warrington North constituency: Charlotte Nichols MP (Labour), since December 2019. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 9,190 (23.0%), turnout 57%. Vote shares: Labour 47%, Reform UK 24%, Conservative 16%, Liberal Democrat 7%.
7 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near WA2 8LQ →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.7% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.5% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 94.5% | 93.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 2.7% | 0.7% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.3% | 5.6% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Formby · about 33 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 43 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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