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Penketh & Cuerdley: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Penketh & Cuerdley neighbourhood of Warrington, England (ONS area Warrington 019). Headline figures assembled 22 October 2026. Postcodes WA4, WA5, WA8. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near WA5 2EN.

An affluent neighbourhood, showing some signs of gentrification

Penketh & Cuerdley is an affluent neighbourhood; it shows some signs of gentrification against Warrington (2 of 18 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £260,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Warrington (0.4 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Sankey for Penketh, is about a 15-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 22 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£260,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +51% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Affluent

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Some signs

Weighted balance +0.14; 2 of 18 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 9 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 8 to 10.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£48,200

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.4 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Penketh & Cuerdley sits in Warrington

  • Typical house price: 12th highest of 25 neighbourhoods in Warrington
  • Average household income: 9th lowest of 25 neighbourhoods in Warrington

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 22 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Penketh & Cuerdley

House prices: Penketh & Cuerdley against Warrington: This neighbourhood £50k (1995) to £265k (2026); Warrington £48k (1995) to £280k (2026).£78k£250k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£265kWarrington£280k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Warrington, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 22 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Warrington, 1 the other way and 15 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Resale prices
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

  • Income deprivation ranking

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Sankey for Penketh Railway station, about a 15-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.2 km in a straight line). About 0.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Liverpool Lime Street (about 38 min) and Warrington Central (about 5 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Penketh Primary School 400 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2023).
  • Nearest state secondary school Penketh High School 910 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2020). Ungraded visit May 2025: Standards maintained.

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Penketh & Cuerdley

What is the typical house price in Penketh & Cuerdley?

£260,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +51% against 2017-2019.

How does Penketh & Cuerdley compare with the rest of Warrington?

Typical house price: 12th highest of 25 neighbourhoods in Warrington. Average household income: 9th lowest of 25 neighbourhoods in Warrington.

Is Penketh & Cuerdley an affluent area?

Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Penketh & Cuerdley gentrifying?

Some signs. Weighted balance +0.14; 2 of 18 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Penketh & Cuerdley?

Sankey for Penketh. Railway station, about a 15-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.2 km in a straight line). About 0.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Liverpool Lime Street (about 38 min) and Warrington Central (about 5 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Penketh & Cuerdley?

Nearest state primary school. Penketh Primary School. 400 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Penketh High School. 910 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2020). Ungraded visit May 2025: Standards maintained.

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.