North West · Unitary authority

Warrington

2026/27 view

Warrington · ONS E06000007

Financial position as at 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

COUNCIL AT A GLANCE

Who runs the council and its current position

16/ 100
COUNCILMETRICS FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE

Significant pressure

Compared only with unitary authority councils using central government returns.

63 councils in peer group Rank 59 of 63 High confidence 2024/25 outturn · 2026/27 Q1 debt How this is calculated
Reserves cover18
Debt burden0
Liquidity23
Debt direction35
YEAR-ON-YEAR CONTEXT Change from the previous reported period Each measure uses its own official reporting timetable.
Net debt £1,391.33m 2026/27 Q1 vs 2025/26 Q4
−£15.01m 1.1%
Service expenditure £397.68m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
+£30.76m 8.4%
Unallocated reserves £8.44m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
+£3.44m 68.9%
FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL TREND

How this council's finances have changed

Official annual outturn. Each line uses its own scale so direction remains easy to read.

Through 2024/25
Service expenditure £397.68m
23.9%
2020/21: £320.86m 2021/22: £320.57m 2022/23: £335.06m 2023/24: £366.92m 2024/25: £397.68m
Net revenue expenditure £187.08m
34.2%
2020/21: £139.45m 2021/22: £153.63m 2022/23: £154.31m 2023/24: £172.76m 2024/25: £187.08m
Council Tax requirement £130.43m
24.7%
2020/21: £104.57m 2021/22: £110.64m 2022/23: £114.82m 2023/24: £122.27m 2024/25: £130.43m
Unallocated reserves £8.44m
44.0%
2020/21: £15.09m 2021/22: £4.60m 2022/23: £10.92m 2023/24: £5.00m 2024/25: £8.44m
COUNCILMETRICS COMMUNITY SCORE Share your experience 0 of 25 responses collected before results are published
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ROADS & HIGHWAYS

How well are the roads being maintained?

Official DfT condition data, showing the share of each road class requiring maintenance investigation.

2024/25
Unclassified roads13.0%requiring maintenance investigation−1.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 46 / 130peer median 15.0%
A roads & motorways1.0%requiring maintenance investigation−0.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 1 / 149peer median 4.0%
B & C roads1.0%requiring maintenance investigation−0.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 1 / 133peer median 5.0%
A roads & motorways1.0% red
Good 82.0%Amber 16.0%Red 1.0%
B & C roads1.0% red
Good 83.0%Amber 16.0%Red 1.0%
ROAD CONDITION TREND

Red condition over time

Lower is better
2015/16: 2.0%2016/17: 2.0%2017/18: 3.0%2018/19: 2.0%2019/20: 2.0%2020/21: 2.0%2021/22: 1.0%2022/23: 2.0%2023/24: 1.0%2024/25: 1.0%2015/16: 2.0%2016/17: 2.0%2017/18: 2.0%2018/19: 2.0%2019/20: 2.0%2020/21: 1.0%2021/22: 1.0%2022/23: 1.0%2023/24: 1.0%2024/25: 1.0%2015/16: 12.0%2016/17: 21.0%2017/18: 17.0%2018/19: 9.0%2019/20: 11.0%2020/21: 13.0%2021/22: 20.0%2022/23: 22.0%2023/24: 14.0%2024/25: 13.0%
2015/162024/25
A roadsB & C roadsUnclassified
2024/25 MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY

Network treated during the year

A roads5.9%118 km network
B, C & unclassified0.6%861 km network
Strengthening0.0%Resurfacing2.4%Preservation3.6%
Official DfT road condition statistics · Lower red percentages indicate fewer roads requiring investigation.View source
WASTE & RECYCLING

What happens to household waste?

Official Defra measures for Warrington, with like-for-like comparison against unitary authorities.

2024/25
44.0%recycled
Household recycling rate

More waste recycled

0.2 percentage points vs 2023/24
35 of 96 peer authorities Peer median 39.0%
Residual waste522.1 kgper household+21.4 kg year on year
Waste collected415.7 kgper resident+16.7 kg year on year
Household waste90,847tonnes collected39,997 tonnes recycled
WHERE HOUSEHOLD WASTE WENT

Recycled versus residual waste

39,997 t recycled, composted or reused 50,851 t not recycled
RECYCLING RATE TREND

10 years of official data

44.0%
2015/16: 52.7%2016/17: 54.3%2017/18: 42.8%2018/19: 44.2%2019/20: 47.5%2020/21: 44.4%2021/22: 42.1%2022/23: 44.2%2023/24: 43.8%2024/25: 44.0%
2015/162024/25
Official Defra waste statistics · Annual local-authority return · Figures may not sum exactly because of published rounding.View source
EDUCATION

Schools and education

Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across Warrington.

2024/25
SCHOOLS & PUPILS

Education at a glance

Explore schools
95 Open schools
31,467 Pupils
37,329 School places
84.3% Capacity utilisation
ATTAINMENT & OUTCOMES

Key Stage 4

Published outcomes for pupils living in Warrington.

Attainment 8
49.2
North West 44.6
England 46.1
3.1 points above England
English & maths grade 5+
49.1%
North West 42.0%
England 45.4%
3.7 percentage points above England
EBacc entry
47.2%
North West 36.7%
England 40.5%
6.7 percentage points above England
PROGRESS

Progress 8

-0.05

Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.

A score of 0 represents the national average.
TREND

Attainment 8 over time

49.3 18/19
52.2 19/20
52.3 20/21
51.9 21/22
48.5 22/23
48.3 23/24
49.2 24/25
Education context

Warrington's latest Key Stage 4 outcomes are above both North West and England benchmarks across all three headline measures.

Department for Education · Key Stage 4 performance · Pupil residency
HOUSING & AFFORDABILITY

Housing costs and local earnings

House prices and affordability for Warrington, based on the earnings of local residents.

2025
Median house price
£255,000
+ 25.6% over five years
Median resident earnings
£40,380
+ 33.5% over five years
PRIVATE RENTING

Average monthly private rent

Typical private rental cost across all property types in Warrington.

£894 / month
+ 5.1% in the last year
July 2026
Warrington
£894
+ 5.1%
North West
£965
+ 5.7%
England
£1,451
+ 3.8%
Compared with North West £71 less per month
Compared with England £557 less per month
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Housing affordability

Median house price as a multiple of median resident earnings. Lower is more affordable.

Warrington
6.32×
North West
5.90×
England
7.64×
Compared with North West Less affordable
Compared with England More affordable
Source: Office for National Statistics · Housing affordability in England and Wales · House prices year ending September · Residence-based earnings
PLANNING & HOUSING DELIVERY

Is development moving through the system?

Quarterly planning decisions and the government's latest three-year Housing Delivery Test.

2026 Q1
Applications received286this quarter+81 vs 2025 Q4
Applications decided197this quarter+8 vs 2025 Q4
Outstanding applications—at quarter end
81.7%approved
Overall approval rate161 granted36 refused−0.3 pts vs previous quarter
DECISION TIMELINESS

Decisions made within time

93.4%
Rank 129 of 294 reporting authoritiesNational median 92.5%

3.4 percentage points lower than 2025 Q4

APPLICATION MIX

Performance by development type

TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time Major683.3%83.3% Minor5379.3%92.5% Other13882.6%94.2%
QUARTERLY FLOW

Applications through the system

Last 8 quarters
2024 Q2: 1982024 Q3: 2122024 Q4: 1882025 Q1: 2712025 Q2: 2192025 Q3: 2002025 Q4: 2052026 Q1: 2862024 Q2: 2622024 Q3: 1742024 Q4: 1922025 Q1: 2152025 Q2: 2732025 Q3: 2242025 Q4: 1892026 Q1: 197
HOUSING DELIVERY TEST

Homes delivered against requirement

134%
Required2,036homes over three years
Delivered2,735homes over three years
100% requirement
No consequenceHDT 2025 government assessment
CRIME & POLICING

Police-recorded crime

Latest police-recorded crime figures for Warrington, excluding fraud.

Year ending Mar 2026
Recorded offences 15,156 Total police-recorded crime excluding fraud
Crime rate 70.4 offences per 1,000 residents
Annual change − 0.7% compared with the previous year
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Recorded crime rate

Offences per 1,000 residents
Warrington Your council
70.4 − 0.7%
North West Region
89.4 − 0.9%
England National
83.4 − 1.5%

Warrington has a recorded crime rate 21.3% below North West. It is 15.7% below the England rate.

OFFENCE PROFILE

Recorded crime by category

Cheshire
Violence 6,799
31.6 per 1,000 − 0.8%
Theft 3,199
14.9 per 1,000 − 2.1%
Public order 1,751
8.1 per 1,000 + 9.2%
Criminal damage 1,035
4.8 per 1,000 − 5.6%
Shoplifting 890
4.1 per 1,000 − 9.6%
Vehicle offences 589
2.7 per 1,000 + 19.2%
Burglary 484
2.2 per 1,000 + 4.3%
Drug offences 904
4.2 per 1,000 − 1.7%
ONS / Home Office · Police-recorded crime · Community Safety Partnership data
SCHOOLS & OFSTED

Schools and inspection outcomes

Open schools, pupil numbers and the latest published Ofsted inspection position for Warrington.

95 schools
Open schools 95
Pupils 31,467
School places 37,329
Capacity used 84.3%
Primary 69 schools
16,403 pupils
Secondary 13 schools
14,302 pupils
Other / specialist 10 schools
660 pupils
16+ provision 2 schools
0 pupils
Nursery 1 school
102 pupils
CURRENT POSITION

Inspection coverage

Latest Ofsted management information
Renewed framework 9
9.5% of open schools
Previous full framework 51
53.7% of open schools
Ungraded inspection 27
28.4% of open schools
No Ofsted record 7
7.4% of open schools
No published outcome 1
1.1% of open schools
RENEWED FRAMEWORK

Latest inspection standards

9 schools assessed
Achievement 9 assessed
Expected standard 6
Strong standard 2
Needs attention 1
Attendance & behaviour 9 assessed
Strong standard 4
Expected standard 3
Exceptional 1
Needs attention 1
Curriculum & teaching 9 assessed
Expected standard 6
Strong standard 2
Needs attention 1
Inclusion 9 assessed
Strong standard 4
Expected standard 3
Exceptional 1
Needs attention 1
Leadership & governance 9 assessed
Expected standard 4
Strong standard 4
Needs attention 1
Personal development 9 assessed
Strong standard 5
Expected standard 3
Needs attention 1
Safeguarding 9 assessed
Met 9
PREVIOUS FRAMEWORK

Legacy Ofsted ratings

These ratings apply only to schools whose latest full inspection remains under the previous Ofsted framework. Schools assessed under the renewed framework are shown separately above.

Outstanding 4
Good 34
Not judged 13
LOCAL SCHOOLS

School directory

View all schools
School Phase Pupils Capacity Latest Ofsted position
Alderman Bolton Primary School URN 145800 · WA4 1PW Primary 277 334 Ungraded inspection
Appleton Thorn Primary School URN 149676 · WA4 4RW Primary 198 210 Not judged
Barrow Hall Community Primary School URN 111234 · WA5 3TX Primary 628 630 Outstanding
Beamont Primary School URN 145799 · WA2 7RQ Primary 333 420 Good
Bewsey Lodge Academy URN 151978 · WA5 0AG Primary 328 315 Good
Birchwood CofE Primary School URN 111304 · WA3 6QG Primary 157 226 Good
Bradshaw Primary School URN 150572 · WA4 2QN Primary 159 210 No published outcome
Brook Acre Community Primary School URN 151050 · WA2 0JP Primary 211 210 Ungraded inspection
School information: Get Information about Schools (GIAS). Inspection information: Ofsted monthly management information. Inspection frameworks differ over time, so renewed-framework standards and previous overall effectiveness grades are shown separately.
Published expenditure£0.00No spending file imported
Revenue budget£0.00Not imported
Reported overspend£0.00Not imported outturn
Contracts00 active
Identified suppliers0Normalised entities
PEOPLE AND PLACE

Population snapshot

View full People profile
Population 215,391 2024
North West region 7,737,414
Warrington represents 2.78% of the region's population
Five-year population change
+3,146 residents ↑ 1.5%
2019: 212,245 residents2020: 211,627 residents2021: 211,182 residents2022: 211,756 residents2023: 213,598 residents2024: 215,391 residents
Warrington +1.5%
North West +5.1%
England +4.3%
Growth context

Warrington's population grew over five years. Its change was 3.6 percentage points below the North West and 2.8 percentage points below England.

2019–2024 ONS mid-year estimates
Population estimates and labour-market measures from ONS/Nomis.Official profile
PUBLIC HEALTH

How healthy are people in Warrington?

Life expectancy, early mortality, lifestyle and prevention measures from the Public Health Outcomes Framework.

OHID · latest available
LIFE EXPECTANCY

How does Warrington compare with England?

Latest published life expectancy at birth, shown against the matching England figure.

2025
Male 79.5 years
0.5 years lower than England
England 80.0
Female 83.2 years
0.6 years lower than England
England 83.8
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY

Years expected in good health

Healthy life expectancy is considerably different from total life expectancy: it estimates how many years are expected to be lived in good health.

Male
62.1
1.2 year s above England
England 60.9
Female
63.3
2.0 year s above England
England 61.3
2022 - 24
EARLY MORTALITY

Deaths and premature mortality

Age-standardised mortality rates and the latest published suicide rate.

Preventable mortality 2024
164.9 per 100,000
England 145.8
Worse
Cardiovascular disease 2025
79.6 per 100,000
England 71.5
Similar
Cancer 2025
111.7 per 100,000
England 114.6
Similar
Liver disease 2025
25.6 per 100,000
England 19.4
Similar
Respiratory disease 2025
39.1 per 100,000
England 31.5
Similar
Suicide rate 2022 - 24
15.6 per 100,000
England 10.9
Worse
HEALTH & LIFESTYLE

Behaviours and health risks

Smoking, excess weight, physical activity and alcohol-related harm.

Adult smoking 2024
Warrington 5.6% England 10.4%
Better
Adults overweight or obese 2024/25
Warrington 61.4% England 68.0%
Similar
Physically active adults 2024/25
Warrington 68.7% England 64.6%
Similar
Alcohol-related admissions 2023/24
Warrington 454.8 England 504.1
Rate per 100,000 Better
CHILDREN & PREVENTION

Prevention and healthy development

Child health, physical activity, vaccination and screening coverage.

Reception overweight or obese 2024/25
24.1%
Warrington 24.1% England 23.5%
Council compared with England Similar
Year 6 overweight or obese 2024/25
34.7%
Warrington 34.7% England 36.2%
Council compared with England Similar
Physically active children 2024/25
No current data
No current published value
Council compared with England Not compared
MMR two-dose coverage 2024/25
91.0%
Warrington 91.0% England 83.7%
Council compared with England Better
Bowel cancer screening 2025
74.8%
Warrington 74.8% England 72.9%
Council compared with England Better
WIDER HEALTH

Other measures affecting population health

Selected wider indicators that help describe health and wellbeing across the area.

Dementia diagnosis rate 2026
71.7 per 100
England 66.3 per 100 Similar
Air pollution mortality 2024
4.9%
England 5.3% Not compared
Latest available measures can cover different reporting periods. England comparison is the classification published with the OHID measure. Public Health Outcomes Framework
BENEFITS & FINANCIAL PRESSURE

How is Universal Credit changing in Warrington?

People receiving Universal Credit and how the caseload has changed over the latest 24 months.

DWP · May 2026
PEOPLE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT 22,349 10.4% of the 2024 resident population May 2026
CHANGE IN 12 MONTHS +6.4% +1,348 people
LATEST MONTHLY CHANGE +0.3% +77 since April 2026
LOCAL CONTEXT

Universal Credit recipients as a share of population

Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.

May 2026
Warrington LOCAL AUTHORITY
10.4%
North West REGION
14.0%
England COUNTRY
12.3%
Percentage of the resident population receiving Universal Credit. This is not an unemployment rate.
24-MONTH TREND

People receiving Universal Credit

Monthly caseload recorded on the DWP Universal Credit system.

June 2024 May 2026
22,533 20,922 19,310
June 2024 May 2026
What does this measure?

Universal Credit provides financial support to people who are on a low income or out of work. These figures count people receiving Universal Credit, not households and not the number of people who are unemployed.

DWP Stat-Xplore
AIR QUALITY

How clean is the air?

Long-term particulate pollution across the council area, alongside measurements from local UK-AIR monitoring stations.

Defra 2,024
POPULATION-WEIGHTED ANNUAL MEAN

Fine particulate matter

6.6 µg/m³

PM2.5 · 2,024

Human-related sources 6.1 µg/m³
Other sources 0.5 µg/m³
Modelled population-weighted annual concentration across the local authority area. This is not a live sensor reading.
LONG-TERM TREND

PM2.5 over time

41.1%
11.1 6.5
2011: 11.15 µg/m³ 2012: 10.32 µg/m³ 2013: 10.49 µg/m³ 2014: 10.20 µg/m³ 2015: 8.10 µg/m³ 2016: 9.07 µg/m³ 2017: 7.96 µg/m³ 2018: 8.29 µg/m³ 2019: 8.88 µg/m³ 2020: 6.73 µg/m³ 2021: 6.88 µg/m³ 2022: 7.29 µg/m³ 2023: 6.54 µg/m³ 2024: 6.57 µg/m³
2011 2024
Since 2011 ↓ 41.1%
5 years ↓ 26.0%
10 years ↓ 35.6%
CURRENT MONITORING

Latest station measurement

UK-AIR
PM2.5 16.8 µg/m³
Provisional
Last 24 hours 3.7 – 18.6 µg/m³
2026-09-22 02:00:00+01: 9.9 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 03:00:00+01: 8.3 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 04:00:00+01: 8.7 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 05:00:00+01: 8.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 06:00:00+01: 10.4 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 07:00:00+01: 12.5 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 08:00:00+01: 12.4 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 09:00:00+01: 6.9 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 10:00:00+01: 6.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 11:00:00+01: 4.8 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 12:00:00+01: 4.9 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 13:00:00+01: 7.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 14:00:00+01: 6.7 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 15:00:00+01: 5.6 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 16:00:00+01: 4.2 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 17:00:00+01: 3.7 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 18:00:00+01: 4.2 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 19:00:00+01: 11.7 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 20:00:00+01: 12.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 21:00:00+01: 13.5 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 22:00:00+01: 16.9 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 23:00:00+01: 18.6 µg/m³ 2026-09-23 00:00:00+01: 16.8 µg/m³ 2026-09-23 01:00:00+01: 16.8 µg/m³
Warrington St. Peter's Park Automatic Urban and Rural Monitoring Network (AURN) · Urban Background Latest measurement: 2026-09-23 01:00:00+01

This is a measurement from an individual monitoring station and should not be interpreted as the current concentration across the whole council area.

HEALTH IMPACT

Particulate air pollution

4.9% of mortality attributable to particulate air pollution
2024 Not compared

This OHID measure estimates the mortality burden associated with particulate air pollution. It is a health-impact measure, not a pollution concentration.

Annual PM2.5 is Defra Pollution Climate Mapping data. Monitoring readings are station-specific UK-AIR measurements and may be provisional. Defra source
HOUSING LICENSING

HMOs and property licensing

Coverage not assessedNational HMO explorer
Licensed HMOsAwaiting registerOnly licensed properties will be counted
Register accessNot assessedNo register record available
Identifiable HMO expenditureNot identifiableNot separately described in published transactions
Inspection and enforcement dataAwaiting dataNo activity source imported yet
Coverage note

A licensed HMO register has not yet been located for this council. CouncilMetrics does not estimate HMO expenditure from broad housing or social-care descriptions.

FINANCE

How this council raises and spends money

Comparable official outturn for 2024/25, reported to central government.

MHCLG official outturn
Total service expenditure
£397.68m 2024/25 actual outturn
Net revenue expenditure
£187.08m 2024/25 actual outturn
Council Tax requirement
£130.43m 2024/25 actual outturn
Unallocated reserves
£8.44m 2024/25 actual outturn
Service expenditure per resident £1,846
Median for councils of the same type £1,777 3.9% above peer median
2024/25 SERVICE SPENDING

Where the money was spent

Net current expenditure after service income.

Actual outturn
Education Gross £171.08m · Income £15.51m
£155.57m
Adult social care Gross £214.04m · Income £112.08m
£101.96m
Children's social care Gross £63.74m · Income £7.43m
£56.31m
Central services Gross £62.19m · Income £36.70m
£25.49m
Public health Gross £15.49m · Income £0.00
£15.49m
Environmental and regulatory services Gross £31.81m · Income £16.73m
£15.08m
Culture and related services Gross £24.49m · Income £13.11m
£11.37m
Highways and transport Gross £20.69m · Income £11.43m
£9.26m
Housing Gross £9.89m · Income £4.52m
£5.37m
Planning and development Gross £10.87m · Income £9.09m
£1.78m
CORE FUNDING

Selected funding sources

Major financing lines in the central return.

Council Tax requirement£130.43m
Retained business rates£36.57m
Revenue Support Grant£1.92m
UNALLOCATED RESERVES

Financial buffer

General unallocated reserves during the year.

Opening £5.00m
Closing £8.44m
£3.44m increase during 2024/25
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Revenue Outturn RS and RSX · values shown in pounds Official dataset
BORROWING AND INVESTMENTS

Balance-sheet position

A point-in-time view of debt and liquid investments at the end of 2026/27 Q1.

MHCLG quarterly return
Outstanding borrowing
£1,548.73m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Investments and cash
£157.40m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt
£1,391.33m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt per resident
£6,460 Per resident using latest population
This council's net debt per resident £6,460
Median for unitary authority councils £1,104 485.3% higher than the peer median
QUARTERLY TREND

Borrowing, investments and net debt

2020/21 Q1 to 2026/27 Q1.

£15.01m quarterly reduction
2020/21 Q12021/22 Q32023/24 Q12024/25 Q32026/27 Q1
Latest quarterly movement −£15.01m −1.1%
Change across the series +£248.81m Net debt since 2020/21 Q1
What changed?

Net debt reduced during the latest quarter as the balance between borrowing and investments improved.

BORROWING COMPOSITION

Where the borrowing sits

PWLB, other longer-term borrowing and short-term borrowing.

2026/27 Q1
Public Works Loan Board£1,339.28m
Other longer-term borrowing£193.51m
Short-term borrowing£15.94m
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment live table · 2026/27 Q1 · values shown in pounds Official dataset
COUNCIL TAX & COLLECTION

How much council tax remains unpaid?

Council tax collection, outstanding arrears and write-offs reported to central government.

MHCLG 2025/26
Outstanding arrears
£27.12m Total outstanding at financial year-end
Collection rate
96.24% Collected against the in-year debit
Council tax written off
£229,000 Written off during the financial year
Council tax collected
£160.35m Receipts relating to the financial year
FIVE-YEAR TREND

How has unpaid council tax changed?

Outstanding arrears at each financial year-end.

2021/22–2025/26
OUTSTANDING ARREARS 2025/26
£27.12m
CHANGE SINCE 2021/22
+ 49.5%
+ £8.98m
ENGLAND CHANGE
+49.5%
£18.14m 2021/22 £20.03m 2022/23 £22.19m 2023/24 £23.90m 2024/25 £27.12m 2025/26

Figures represent total outstanding council tax balances, including arrears carried forward from earlier years. Changes in council boundaries can affect historical comparisons.

OUTSTANDING ARREARS

Where does the unpaid council tax come from?

Breakdown of outstanding balances at the end of 2025/26.

£27.12m outstanding
CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR £6.45m

23.8% of outstanding arrears

EARLIER FINANCIAL YEARS £20.67m

76.2% of outstanding arrears

Current-year arrears Earlier-years arrears

Earlier-years arrears represent unpaid council tax carried forward from previous financial years. These figures do not identify individual households or establish whether balances are recoverable.

COLLECTION PERFORMANCE

How does this council compare?

England 2025/26
In-year collection rate 96.24%

England average: 95.60%  ·  0.64 percentage points above England

Outstanding arrears include unpaid balances from earlier financial years and are not the same as council tax uncollected during 2025/26. Monetary values are rounded for display. Official MHCLG source

SPENDING

Published directorate expenditure

Explore all 0 records
CONTRACTS

Largest contracts

Explore all 0 contracts
ContractSupplierStatusEnd dateOriginal value
SUPPLIERS

Largest supplier exposure

Dated transactions
SupplierPaymentsPublished expenditure
PROVENANCE

Source documents

40 imported
DocumentDatasetPeriodStatusOfficial source
Housing Delivery Test 2025 results — Warringtonmhclg housing delivery testHDT 2025–HDT 2025importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — Warringtonmhclg planning ps21979 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — Warringtonmhclg planning ps11996 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
DfT road condition statistics — Warrington UAdft local road condition2007/08–2024/25importedOpen
Defra local authority waste statistics — Warrington Borough Councildefra local authority waste2010/11–2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — Warrington UAmhclg revenue outturn rsx2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — Warrington UAmhclg revenue outturn rs2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — Warringtonmhclg revenue outturn rsx2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — Warringtonmhclg revenue outturn rs2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — Warringtonmhclg revenue outturn rsx2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — Warringtonmhclg revenue outturn rs2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — Warrington UAmhclg revenue outturn rsx2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — Warrington UAmhclg revenue outturn rs2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — Warringtonmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — Warringtonmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — Warringtonmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — Warringtonmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — Warringtonmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — Warringtonmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — Warringtonmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — Warringtonmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — Warringtonmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — Warringtonmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — Warringtonmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — Warringtonmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — Warringtonmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — Warringtonmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — Warringtonmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — Warringtonmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — Warringtonmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — Warringtonmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — Warringtonmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — Warringtonmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — Warringtonmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — Warringtonmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — Warringtonmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — Warringtonmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — Warringtonmhclg borrowing investment2026/27 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — Warrington UAmhclg revenue outturn rsx2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — Warrington UAmhclg revenue outturn rs2024/25importedOpen
How to read these figures and the Financial Health Score

Budget summaries and financial positions retain the reporting year and assurance status of their original source. Draft or unaudited values are labelled separately from audited outturn figures. The Financial Health Score uses reserves cover, net debt per resident, liquidity and quarterly debt direction from central MHCLG returns. Each component is converted to a percentile among councils of the same authority type; available components are weighted 35%, 30%, 20% and 15% respectively. A score is published only when at least three components covering 65% of the weighting are available. It is a comparative financial indicator, not an assessment of service quality or political performance.