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Vital facts and key information for businesses considering relocation to or setting up an office in Warrington.

Warrington, a large town and borough, is considered to have a strategic location due to the fact that the River Mersey runs through it. It is a very busy commuter town and is known for being one of the larger shopping centres in North West England.

Population
194,700 (ONS estimate 2005)

Migration, immigration, ethnic diversity, basic population demographics
• Ethnicity: White (97.86%), Mixed (0.6%), Asian or Asian British (0.84%), Black or Black British (0.19%), Chinese or Other (0.51%)
• Religion: Christian (82.031%), No religion (10.26%), Muslim (0.58%)
• 97.31% of the population were born in UK while 0.73% come from other parts of EU and the rest (1.95%) coming from other parts of the world.

Unemployment/employment rate
• 63.59% are employed
• 2.92% are unemployed
• The rest of the population are either students, retired, homemakers or disabled.

Average income/salary
• £448.4 per week (ONS residence-based 2006)

Location within the UK and closest major location
• Located in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England.
• Nearby areas are: Manchester (to the East), Stockton Heath (to the South), and Liverpool (to the west).
• Bordered by: Halton, Trafford, Salford, Wigan and St. Helens boroughs and Vale Royal and Macclesfield districts

Transport options to and within
• Pretty good transport links with two main railway stations and is very close to three motorways.
• The bus service is the main means of public transport within the area.
• Shipping movements at the River Mersey sometimes causes road traffic.

Closest airports with average distance from town/city centre
• London Luton Airport - 24.36 miles
• Coventry Airport - 35.93 miles
• London Stansted Airport - 44.95 miles

Dominating sectors / industries
• Wholesale & retail trade; repair of motor vehicles - 21.66%
• Manufacturing - 15.58%
• Real estate; renting and business activities - 13.20%
• Health and social work - 10.40%
Source: Census 2001, Industry of Employment

Large companies that have headquarters or major branches in the location
• Sterling Packaging Ltd
• Kwik Clean Supply Ltd
• Kawasaki Robotics (UK) Ltd
• Good Life Foods Ltd
• Bently Nevada (UK) Ltd

Areas that are considered to be prime business locations
• Buttermarket Street
• Horsemarket Street
• Sankey Street
• Bridge Street
• Lingley Mere
• Birchwood Park
• Omega

Awards
• Centre of Excellence for Integrated Transport Planning 2001

Restrictions
• Charges for getting a Licence for selling Fireworks, Petroleum and Poison, Dog breeding, Setting up Kennels, Catteries, Pet shops and Riding Establishments and for skin piercing clinics.

3 best things about the location
• Relatively newly modernized town centre.
• Its proximity to one of Europe’s highest concentrations of higher educational institutions and research and development facilities provided competitive advantage in terms of workforce.
• There is no single dominant sector making it ideal for newer more active sectors.

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