Great Sankey

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Great Sankey
Coordinates: 53.3918° N 2.6383° W
Population	24,211 (2001)
OS grid reference	SJ575885
Unitary authority	Warrington
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Warrington
Postcode district	WA5
Dial code	01925
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Warrington South
European Parliament	North West England
List of places: UK • England • Cheshire

Great Sankey is a Civil Parish and suburb in the west of the Warrington Borough, in the north-west of England. It is about 2 miles to the West of Warrington town centre.

Contents 1 History 2 Government 3 Industry 4 Churches 5 Demographics 6 Politics 7 Census Data 7.1 Population 7.1.1 Ethnicity Breakdown 7.2 Housing and Social situation 7.2.1 Housing Situation 7.2.2 Social Situation 7.3 Employment and Education 7.3.1 Employment 7.3.2 Education 8 Schools 9 Transport

[edit] History

The village of Sankey was originally a chapelry in Prescot parish but in the 18th century the present chapel was built. It became formally a separate civil parish in 1866. There was industrial growth along the banks of the Sankey Canal at Sankey Bridges during the 19th century but otherwise the area was rural. RAF Burtonwood was built on the outskirts in 1939.

The last 50 years has seen the area transformed into a large residential suburb for Warrington New Town and the area became known as Great Sankey rather than Sankey.

Great Sankey was until recently the only village in the United Kingdom to have a Parish Church, a Post Office, a Pub and a Police Station (known locally as the 4 P's), each situated on all four corners of a crossroads. In 2004 the post office was closed.

[edit] Government

The parish has a Parish Council and forms 3 wards (Great Sankey North, Great Sankey South, and Whittle Hall) of Warrington Borough. It forms part of Warrington South constituency of the United Kingdom Parliament.

[edit] Industry

The former heavy industry at Sankey Bridges has been replaced by light industrial units. A new "urban village" is under construction on the former Burtonwood RAF Base site.

[edit] Churches

The chapel now a Parish Church of the Church of England dedicated to St. Mary, to which the 10th Warrington Scout group are attached. The nearest Roman Catholic church is St Joseph's, Penketh, the nearest Methodist Church is also in Penketh and there are also one or two house churches in the area.

[edit] Demographics

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

[edit] Politics

Great Sankey is a large district of Warrington, and therefore has been divided into North and South.

Great Sankey North has two Liberal Democrat councillors. Great Sankey South has three Liberal Democrat councillors.

[edit] Census Data

Data is based on that of Great Sankey North Ward and Great Sankey South Ward [1] [2]

[edit] Population

• Total Population: 16,960 residents
• Male:Female ratio: 49.5%:50.5%
• Average age of population: 24.3 years

[edit] Ethnicity Breakdown

• 98.05% White
• 0.55% Mixed
• 0.15% Black
• 0.75% Asian
• 0.50% Other

[edit] Housing and Social situation

[edit] Housing Situation

• Households: 6,381
  • 87.10% are owner occupied
  • 9.55% are socially rented (i.e. Council Accommodation)
  • 2.70% are privately rented
  • 0.70% are rent free
• Average House Price: £136,409

[edit] Social Situation

• Population Density: 43.75 residents per hectare
• 66.55% of residents say this ward is a "comfortably well-off" area (based on ACORN index)
• Based on the Index of Multiple Deprivation, Great Sankey North is described as well above average (in terms of economics) in Warrington, with an index of around 90.0%. Great Sankey South is described as slightly below average (in terms of economics) in Warrington, with an index of around 28.25%.
• 2.80% of residents are on some form of benefits.
• 2.80% of households are classed as overcrowded.

[edit] Employment and Education

[edit] Employment

• 66.20% are employed.
• 2.25% are unemployed.
• 2.50% are students.
• 26.44% are classed as "economically inactive".

[edit] Education

• 24.05% have No Qualifications whatsoever.
• 49.70% have only level 1 or 2 qualifications.
• 18.25% have level 3 or higher

[edit] Schools

The secondary school is Great Sankey High School[3], which has a swimming pool, an indoor football pitch, an outdoor football pitch, several tennis courts and a theatre. There are a number of primary schools.

[edit] Transport

Sankey railway station is on the Liverpool to Manchester line and served by an hourly service of stopping trains run by Northern Rail. Frequent buses link Sankey with Warrington bus station and the shopping/cinema complex at Westbrook and the Gemini Retail Park. Sankey is on the A57 road linking Warrington with the M62 motorway. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport.

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