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Affluence in WA5 1HG

How WA5 1HG ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Hood Manor & Sankey Bridges
Council
Warrington
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,193 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off WA5 1HG is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the WA5 1HG area scores 3.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is education and skills (2.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
3.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Education and skills2.0
  • Older people in low-income households2.0
  • Income3.0
  • Employment3.0
  • Health and disability3.0
  • Crime4.0
  • Children in low-income families4.0
  • Living environment6.0
  • Barriers to housing and services9.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£50,274
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
42%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

53% of adults in the WA5 1HG area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 22.2% are retired and 7.7% are full-time students.

WA5 1HGEngland
Employee, full-time32.9%34.3%
Employee, part-time14.4%11.9%
Self-employed5.7%9.5%
Unemployed2.4%2.9%
Full-time student7.7%7.9%
Retired22.2%21.5%
Looking after home or family4.7%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled7.2%4.1%
Other2.8%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

22.6% of adults in the WA5 1HG area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.

WA5 1HGEngland
Higher managerial & professional6.5%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional16.1%19.9%
Intermediate11.6%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed8%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical7%5.3%
Semi-routine16.1%11.3%
Routine17.6%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.4%8.5%
Full-time students7.6%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

21% of adults in the WA5 1HG area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 23.1% have no qualifications.

WA5 1HGEngland
Degree level or above21%33.9%
A level or equivalent17.2%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above17.6%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C13.7%9.7%
Apprenticeship5.1%5.3%
Other qualifications2.3%2.8%
No qualifications23.1%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WA5 1HG (Hood Manor & Sankey Bridges) (about 1,193 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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