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.

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

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 supermarket as well as many smaller specialist stores. Westbrook also has Warrrington's only cinema adjacent to the shopping centre.

There are two primary schools in Westbrook, St Phillips COE and Old hall, the nearest high schools are St. Gregory's Catholic School and Great Sankey High School

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

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).

Politics

It is in the Westbrook ward of Warrington borough. There are two councillors, one representing the Labour Party and one the Liberal Democrats.

Population

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

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

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.

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".

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).