Westbrook, Cheshire

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Westbrook
Westbrook shown within Cheshire
Population	6,450 (2001)
OS grid reference	SJ581901
Parish	Burtonwood and Westbrook
Unitary authority	Warrington
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Warrington
Postcode district	WA5
Dialling code	01925
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
European Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Warrington North
List of places: UK • England • Cheshire

Coordinates: 53°24′22″N 2°37′46″W / 53.4062, -2.6295

Westbrook is a ward and suburb in the North West area of Warrington. It forms part of the civil parish of Burtonwood, to part of which it gives its name. It is part of the "new-town" of Warrington. The main part of Westbrook was built in the early 1980s. There are new estates being developed, the newest (Chapelford) was started in 2001.

Contents 1 Facilities 2 Travel 3 Demographics 3.1 Politics 3.2 Census Data 3.2.1 Population 3.2.1.1 Ethnicity Breakdown 3.2.2 Housing and Social situation 3.2.2.1 Housing Situation 3.2.2.2 Social Situation 3.2.3 Employment and Education 3.2.3.1 Employment 3.2.3.2 Education 4 References

[edit] Facilities

The original estate (area around Westbrook Crescent and Cromwell Avenue) has an out of town shopping area. The shopping centre is known as the "Westbrook Centre", and has a large ASDA supermarket as well as many smaller specialist stores. Westbrook also has Warrrington's only cinema adjacent to the shopping centre.

There is one primary school in Westbrook, the nearest high schools are St. Gregory's Catholic School and Great Sankey High School.

There are various pubs in the district. There are also playing fields and parkland. Sankey Valley Park is also a short distance away.

[edit] Travel

The centre of Westbrook is served by ten buses per hour/direction. On average the journey to Warrington takes 19:30 minutes. The buses serving Westbrook are the 13 (Warrington-Westbrook), 18/18A (Warrington-Callands), and 29 (Warrington-Collins Green).

[edit] Demographics

Note: Statistics expressed as percentages may not add up to 100%

[edit] Politics

It is in the Westbrook ward of Warrington borough. There are two councillors. Both of which represent the Liberal Democrats.

[edit] Census Data

Data is based on that of Westbrook Ward.^[1]

[edit] Population

• Total Population: 6,450 residents
• Male:Female ratio: 49.7%:50.3%
• Average age of population: 34.7 years

[edit] Ethnicity Breakdown

• 95.3% White
• 0.6% Mixed
• 0.1% Black
• 2.6% Asian
• 1.4% Other

[edit] Housing and Social situation

[edit] Housing Situation

• Households: 2,294
  • 92.4% are owner occupied
  • 3.9% are socially rented (i.e. Council Accommodation)
  • 3.7% are privately rented
  • 0.3% are rent free
• Average House Price: £111,855

[edit] Social Situation

• Population Density: 14.8 residents per hectare
• 72.1% of residents say this ward is a "Wealthy" area (based on ACORN index)
• Based on the Index of Multiple Deprivation, this is ranked as a "very above average" (in terms of economics) in Warrington, with an index of around 90.0%.
• 3.9% of residents are on some form of benefits.
• 2.5% of households are classed as overcrowded.

[edit] Employment and Education

[edit] Employment

• 63.6% are employed.
• 1.7% are unemployed.
• 3.5% are full-time students (therefore classed as active).
• 21.2% are classed as "economically inactive".

[edit] Education

• 16.7% have No Qualifications whatsoever.
• 52.7% have only level 1 or 2 qualifications.
• 25.1% have level 3 or higher (i.e. non-compulsory qualifications).

v • d • e The Borough of Warrington, Cheshire Principal Settlements Warrington Civil Parishes Appleton • Birchwood • Burtonwood and Westbrook • Croft • Cuerdley • Culcheth and Glazebury • Grappenhall and Thelwall • Great Sankey • Hatton • Lymm • Penketh • Poulton-with-Fearnhead • Rixton-with-Glazebrook • Stockton Heath • Stretton • Walton • Winwick • Woolston Unparished Areas Warrington

v • d • e Ceremonial county of Cheshire Cheshire Portal Unitary authorities Halton • Warrington Boroughs or districts Chester • Congleton • Crewe and Nantwich • Ellesmere Port and Neston • Macclesfield • Vale Royal Cities and towns Alsager • Bollington • Birchwood • Chester • Congleton • Crewe • Ellesmere Port • Frodsham • Knutsford • Macclesfield • Middlewich • Nantwich • Neston • Northwich • Runcorn • Sandbach • Warrington • Widnes • Wilmslow • Winsford See also: List of civil parishes in Cheshire Rivers Bollin • Croco • Dane • Dean • Dee • Gowy • Goyt • Mersey • Weaver • Wheelock

[edit] References