Residential dwellings
27,733
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
WA5 rents and yields
Asking rent £1,067/month · Gross yield 4.3% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is WA5?
WA5: residential dwellings 27,733.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.6%
WA5 ranks 3rd of 6 neighbouring postcode districts for HMO-shaped dwellings.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 26,563
- Mixed-use buildings
- 33%
- HMO-shaped units
- 54%
- EPC A or B
- 16%
- EPC D or worse
- 42%
What does WA5 earn?
WA5: asking rent £1,067/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 407 lets).
Asking rent
£1,067/month 12 months to Sep 2026
407 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 407 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.3% 12 months to Sep 2026
630 lets
+7.2% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 630 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
135 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
How does WA5 vary by home size?
Asking rent in WA5 runs from £677/month for 1 bedroom to £1,562/month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £677/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 112 |
| 2 bedrooms | £924/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +7.4% on the previous 12 months | 234 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,219/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +4.6% on the previous 12 months | 184 |
| 4 bedrooms | £1,562/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 6 of 12 months observed | — | 44 |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns WA5?
Corporate landlords hold 89% of the 2,224 units in WA5 whose freeholder is classified; 92% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords89% of classified · 1,977 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)7.8% of classified · 173 units
- Housing associations3.1% of classified · 70 units
- RMC0.2% of classified · 4 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does WA5 rank?
WA5 ranks 3rd of 6 postcode districts in Warrington for asking rent, at £1,067/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Warrington
WA5 ranks 3rd of 6 postcode districts in Warrington for asking rent, at £1,067/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WA13 | £1,400/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 124 | measured |
| 2 | WA4 | £1,100/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 457 | measured |
| 3 | WA5 | £1,067/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 407 | measured |
| 4 | WA3 | £1,038/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 308 | measured |
| 5 | WA1 | £930/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 378 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Warrington
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Warrington
WA5 ranks 2nd of 6 postcode districts in Warrington for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.3%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WA1 | 5.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 615 | measured |
| 2 | WA5 | 4.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 630 | measured |
| 3 | WA3 | 4.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 397 | measured |
| 4 | WA2 | 3.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 743 | measured |
| 5 | WA13 | 3.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 146 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Warrington
Where next from WA5?
- WarringtonThe wider market this area sits in.
- WA1Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,082/m² · Sep 2026
- WA13Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,595/m² · Sep 2026
- WA2Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,429/m² · Sep 2026
- WA3Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,085/m² · Sep 2026
- WA4Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,413/m² · Sep 2026
- WA12Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,821/m² · Sep 2026
- WA8Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,064/m² · Sep 2026
- WA9Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,336/m² · Sep 2026
- WA7Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,596/m² · Sep 2026
- WA11Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,993/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about WA5
- What is the average rent in WA5?
- Homes to let in WA5 asked a median £1,067/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 407 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in WA5?
- 4.3% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 630 lets. +7.2% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in WA5?
- WA5 has 27,733 homes, 0.6% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about WA5
- Property values in WA5Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in WA5Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in WA5What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in WA5What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in WA5Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in WA5What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in WA5Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 407 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 630 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |