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Affluence in WA5 1XQ

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

Neighbourhood
Hood Manor & Sankey Bridges
Council
Warrington
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,536 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off WA5 1XQ is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the WA5 1XQ area scores 3.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is employment (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
  • Employment2.0
  • Education and skills2.0
  • Income3.0
  • Health and disability3.0
  • Crime3.0
  • Children in low-income families3.0
  • Older people in low-income households3.0
  • Living environment7.0
  • Barriers to housing and services8.0
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

53.6% of adults in the WA5 1XQ area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 22.4% are retired and 6.2% are full-time students.

WA5 1XQEngland
Employee, full-time35.5%34.3%
Employee, part-time12.1%11.9%
Self-employed5.9%9.5%
Unemployed2.8%2.9%
Full-time student6.2%7.9%
Retired22.4%21.5%
Looking after home or family4.8%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled6.8%4.1%
Other3.5%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

23.5% of adults in the WA5 1XQ area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.

WA5 1XQEngland
Higher managerial & professional7.2%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional16.3%19.9%
Intermediate14.4%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed6.4%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical6.5%5.3%
Semi-routine14%11.3%
Routine19%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed10.2%8.5%
Full-time students6%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

21.9% of adults in the WA5 1XQ area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 21.1% have no qualifications.

WA5 1XQEngland
Degree level or above21.9%33.9%
A level or equivalent16.1%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above16.9%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C15.4%9.7%
Apprenticeship6%5.3%
Other qualifications2.6%2.8%
No qualifications21.1%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 1XQ (Hood Manor & Sankey Bridges) (about 1,536 residents).

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

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