26,530
Households
White Brit. · 86%
Ethnicity
Christian · 57%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
£254,542
Median property price
1,320
Postcodes
Sold prices in WA5
England & WalesProperty sales · WA5
HM Land Registry · WA5
Average price
£267,972
YoY: +2.3%
Median price: £241,603
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Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 21 sales · avg £255,952
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£293k£253k£213k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
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Overview of WA5
Coordinates53.3993, -2.6392
Postcodes
1,320
Population (Census)
64,113
Households (Census)
26,530
Demographics in WA5
Ethnicity
White Brit.85.8%
Other White4.4%
Indian2.0%
Pakistani1.7%
+ other · 6.2%
Religion
Christian56.6%
No religion33.4%
Not answered4.9%
Muslim2.8%
Hindu1.2%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
35–4920.7%
50–6420.6%
25–3413.2%
65–749.6%
10–157.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.6%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.0%
Other16.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.8%
Any member 66+10.8%
All members 66+9.3%
+ 7 other households · 34.8%
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for WA5
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.11 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.11 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Wards in WA5
Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall
IMD 9.55230 postcodes
Penketh and Cuerdley
IMD 9.05252 postcodes
Westbrook
IMD 8.71131 postcodes
Chapelford and Old Hall
IMD 8.38169 postcodes
Great Sankey South
IMD 6.13174 postcodes
Burtonwood and Winwick
IMD 5.27146 postcodes
Bewsey and Whitecross
IMD 2.36215 postcodes
Bold & Lea Green
IMD 2.003 postcodes
Postcodes in WA5
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