WA5Warrington, England

House prices in WA5, Warrington

Homes in WA5 sold for a median of £258,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 1,598 standard sales.

Measured by floor area, the median was £2,873 per square metre, from 49 sales linked by property reference to an energy certificate, 4% above the £2,763 median for the North West.

Median sale price£258,0001,598 standard sales
Middle half of prices£197,000 to £332,000
Price per m²£2,873/m²From 49 sales with a floor area

Prices by property type

Standard sales in WA5, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached482£380,000£325,000 to £450,000Too few
Semi-detached660£248,500£210,000 to £280,000£3,043/m²from 25 sales
Terraced353£195,000£150,000 to £240,000Too few
Flats and maisonettes103£140,000£116,000 to £151,000Too few

Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 41% of sales, ahead of detached houses at 30%.

Flats here sold for a median of £140,000, 27% more than the £110,000 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.

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Where prices are higher in WA5

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in WA5 7, around Westbrook, with a median of £340,000, and lowest in WA5 0, around Warrington, at £184,500. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in WA5 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.

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Each dot sits at the centre of its postcode, so it marks a street or part of one, not a single home. Medians mix all types of home, so a street of flats looks cheaper than a street of houses.
List the 223 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in WA5, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
WA5 3AN£700,0003
WA5 8EU£615,0003
WA5 3SY£527,5004
WA5 8GN£526,0005
WA5 3DF£490,0005
WA5 3GF£489,0003
WA5 3UA£487,0003
WA5 1RG£485,0003
WA5 8WN£475,0003
WA5 3TR£472,0003
WA5 3HP£435,00011
WA5 8DL£432,5004
WA5 3FA£425,0003
WA5 3XX£420,0003
WA5 3YS£420,0003
WA5 7WA£420,0003
WA5 3AU£418,0005
WA5 8AU£415,0003
WA5 7AA£410,0005
WA5 3DU£405,00015
WA5 2TD£400,0007
WA5 3HT£400,0003
WA5 3UW£400,0003
WA5 8EX£397,5006
WA5 3TQ£394,0004
WA5 9TG£392,5004
WA5 9UT£390,0003
WA5 2XQ£385,0003
WA5 7XB£376,0004
WA5 3XS£375,0006
WA5 3AY£372,50013
WA5 3UD£372,5004
WA5 8HQ£370,0005
WA5 2UX£367,5006
WA5 3LB£367,0003
WA5 3XT£366,5004
WA5 8TB£364,0005
WA5 3UL£363,0005
WA5 7XA£360,0003
WA5 3RZ£359,0004
WA5 3RF£357,0004
WA5 3UN£356,0008
WA5 3ZH£356,0005
WA5 8WX£355,0003
WA5 3RH£351,5003
WA5 2PH£350,0003
WA5 3DJ£350,0003
WA5 3UT£350,0004
WA5 3UP£348,0005
WA5 2SZ£345,0003
WA5 3DT£345,0003
WA5 8FD£345,0005
WA5 3HN£342,0004
WA5 8WW£341,0003
WA5 2SG£338,00011
WA5 2UA£338,0003
WA5 9RY£327,0003
WA5 9EE£324,0003
WA5 3RU£323,0008
WA5 1ZF£320,0004
WA5 3YB£317,5003
WA5 8AD£317,5004
WA5 8TQ£315,0003
WA5 2DR£310,0003
WA5 3PU£310,0009
WA5 0GE£305,0003
WA5 1ZQ£305,0004
WA5 3DA£305,0005
WA5 3BN£302,5004
WA5 3ST£300,0003
WA5 3ZG£300,0003
WA5 3HU£295,0005
WA5 3YZ£295,0003
WA5 1ET£292,5003
WA5 1LW£291,0003
WA5 3SG£286,5006
WA5 8HP£285,5004
WA5 1RY£285,00010
WA5 3BD£283,0005
WA5 3TT£282,5006
WA5 8DH£281,0004
WA5 2LD£275,0003
WA5 3UH£275,0004
WA5 1XA£274,0007
WA5 2AG£273,0003
WA5 1HY£270,0003
WA5 1QU£270,0003
WA5 2PX£270,0004
WA5 2TS£270,0003
WA5 7XU£270,0003
WA5 2UZ£267,0003
WA5 3PG£266,5003
WA5 3RX£266,0007
WA5 2NX£265,0004
WA5 2QE£265,0003
WA5 2QJ£265,0005
WA5 3SB£265,0003
WA5 1JD£264,5003
WA5 2DP£263,0005
WA5 3EW£262,0003
WA5 2AD£260,0003
WA5 2HS£259,0004
WA5 1JL£258,0003
WA5 1ZD£258,0005
WA5 1JJ£256,5003
WA5 1HF£256,0004
WA5 4NP£255,5004
WA5 1RJ£255,0004
WA5 2HY£253,0004
WA5 2GH£251,50012
WA5 1JU£250,0005
WA5 3GE£250,00027
WA5 3PL£250,0009
WA5 8QL£250,0003
WA5 2AH£248,5003
WA5 3NZ£246,0003
WA5 0GB£245,0005
WA5 1DA£245,0006
WA5 3QZ£245,0005
WA5 8QJ£245,0007
WA5 1JR£242,5004
WA5 9RZ£242,5003
WA5 3PA£241,0006
WA5 4HB£241,0003
WA5 0ET£240,0003
WA5 1XX£240,0004
WA5 3JL£240,00010
WA5 3UE£240,0007
WA5 2QG£239,0006
WA5 7XS£238,0003
WA5 1BP£237,5005
WA5 4NW£237,0003
WA5 1HJ£236,5004
WA5 3QA£236,0004
WA5 9RL£236,0004
WA5 1JP£235,0005
WA5 2LE£235,0003
WA5 2ND£235,0005
WA5 2PA£234,5004
WA5 1JT£234,0004
WA5 2SY£234,0004
WA5 2JN£232,5004
WA5 3TA£232,0003
WA5 2JX£231,5004
WA5 2RB£230,0004
WA5 3PD£230,0003
WA5 3XY£230,0006
WA5 9QP£229,0004
WA5 2QA£226,5004
WA5 2JS£226,0005
WA5 0DJ£225,0003
WA5 2HU£220,0003
WA5 8HE£220,0003
WA5 3NW£219,5004
WA5 2BJ£215,5006
WA5 0EB£215,0006
WA5 0EP£215,0004
WA5 1BW£215,0009
WA5 3EF£215,0003
WA5 1QX£212,5004
WA5 8QD£212,5005
WA5 1BQ£210,0003
WA5 4NE£209,0003
WA5 1HN£207,5006
WA5 8DZ£206,0005
WA5 0HB£205,0003
WA5 1GR£202,0004
WA5 0AE£200,0005
WA5 1EJ£200,0009
WA5 3HL£200,0003
WA5 4LE£200,0003
WA5 4NR£200,0003
WA5 3JY£197,5004
WA5 8WZ£197,5003
WA5 1DT£195,0003
WA5 1EH£195,0005
WA5 1LB£195,0007
WA5 1XH£195,0003
WA5 4PW£195,0005
WA5 1DX£190,0003
WA5 9SB£190,0003
WA5 9SE£190,0003
WA5 3YR£188,0004
WA5 8QN£182,5005
WA5 9RW£179,0004
WA5 0HJ£175,0003
WA5 0AH£173,5004
WA5 1XD£171,0005
WA5 3SL£170,0007
WA5 9SA£165,0006
WA5 1AZ£161,0003
WA5 7XT£160,00012
WA5 8DR£160,0004
WA5 1BU£157,5003
WA5 4HN£157,5006
WA5 1EQ£154,0005
WA5 9RU£153,0003
WA5 4DS£152,5008
WA5 0EF£151,0003
WA5 8HD£150,0003
WA5 3TF£147,5003
WA5 1BJ£146,5005
WA5 0AB£146,0004
WA5 3TL£146,0006
WA5 1BB£145,0003
WA5 1NR£145,0003
WA5 4HJ£145,0005
WA5 8DG£145,0004
WA5 8HL£145,0003
WA5 8DN£142,0003
WA5 0LR£140,0003
WA5 1TZ£140,0003
WA5 3SP£140,0005
WA5 3XZ£140,0003
WA5 4JJ£140,0006
WA5 3QD£137,5007
WA5 1BT£135,0003
WA5 1PZ£127,5006
WA5 0NA£120,0003
WA5 1RA£117,5006
WA5 3UF£116,0003
WA5 1TH£115,0003
WA5 1QT£95,0003

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £160,500
  2. 2017: £168,000
  3. 2018: £178,000
  4. 2019: £191,500
  5. 2020: £198,000
  6. 2021: £232,000
  7. 2022: £250,000
  8. 2023: £250,000
  9. 2024: £255,000
  10. 2025: £250,000
  11. 2026, January to August: £260,000
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 56%, from £160,500 in 2016 to £250,000 in 2025, more than the 52% rise for a typical district in the North West.

Coal mining

All 1,320 live postcodes in WA5 are in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, so expect your conveyancer to order a mining report with the other conveyancing searches. It does not mean a home is affected (what the report covers).

Postcode districts in the Warrington council area

Median sale price of the 6 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. WA5 is the third most expensive.

  1. WA13 Lymm£380,000
  2. WA4 Warrington£320,000
  3. WA5 Warrington, this district£258,000
  4. WA3 Warrington£255,000
  5. WA1 Warrington£233,500
  6. WA2 Warrington£190,000

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in WA5, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
A60.4%, England and Wales 0.4%
B513.6%, England and Wales 4.8%
C86260.2%, England and Wales 46.9%
D45932.1%, England and Wales 38.1%
E422.9%, England and Wales 7.3%
F80.6%, England and Wales 1.9%
G40.3%, England and Wales 0.6%

64% of homes put up for sale were rated C or better, against 52% across England and Wales.

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of WA5, from the sales in WA5, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall 345 sales£300,000
  2. Westbrook 135 sales£287,000
  3. Chapelford and Old Hall 282 sales£285,000
  4. Penketh and Cuerdley 286 sales£265,500
  5. Burtonwood and Winwick 179 sales£250,000
  6. Great Sankey South 272 sales£222,500
  7. Bewsey and Whitecross 157 sales£163,000

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £95,000 for a flat on Whitecross Road to £530,000 for a detached house on Woodale Close.

The latest standard sales recorded in WA5. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.

  1. 30 Woodale CloseSold for £530,000WA5 3GLSold on 25 Sep 2026Detached
  2. 23 Houston GardensSold for £162,000WA5 8DNSold on 21 Sep 2026Flat
  3. 12 Archers Green RoadSold for £230,000WA5 7XSSold on 21 Sep 2026Terraced
  4. 50 WaterwaysSold for £268,500WA5 1HASold on 21 Sep 2026Detached
  5. 31 Orlando DriveSold for £365,000WA5 8GLSold on 18 Sep 2026Detached
  6. 11 Whitecross RoadSold for £95,000WA5 1LPSold on 18 Sep 2026Flat
  7. 5 Godshill CloseSold for £420,000WA5 3RJSold on 18 Sep 2026Detached
  8. 7, Flixton Court Rivenhall CloseSold for £120,000WA5 3UJSold on 17 Sep 2026Flat
  9. 7 Ellington DriveSold for £270,000WA5 1ZGSold on 17 Sep 2026Terraced
  10. 16 Walkers LaneSold for £302,500WA5 2PASold on 17 Sep 2026Terraced

Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:

  • Hurricane Way, Great Sankey£250,00027 sales
  • Liverpool Road, Great Sankey£260,00019 sales
  • Hood Lane, Great Sankey£200,00018 sales
  • Butts Green, Westbrook£165,00016 sales
  • Spitfire Drive, Great Sankey£405,00015 sales

Living in WA5

Crime

53 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Lower than 65 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.

The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.

Gigabit broadband

Across its postcodes, an average of 96% of homes can get it

Higher than 81 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

34% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Near the middle of all postcode districts.

In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.

Council tax

Band D is £2,448 a year in Warrington for 2026 to 2027

Near the middle of all council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.

Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.

The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).

Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in WA5, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 1900292.0%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 19291268.8%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 194914310.0%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 196620014.0%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 198230421.2%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 199524116.8%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 201128219.7%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later1077.5%, England and Wales 5.7%

About these figures

The figures come from 1,598 standard sales in WA5 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.