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WA1 3AU

Fairfield and Howley · Warrington · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Fairfield and Howley
Local authority
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington North
Postcode district
WA1
Postcode sector
WA1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA1 2DT 17 m
WA1 3AX 108 m
WA1 3AT 124 m
WA1 2GN 148 m
WA1 3AY 152 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA1 3AU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA1
Postcode sector
WA1 3
Latitude
53.392866
Longitude
-2.574386
British National Grid easting
361,900
British National Grid northing
388,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Warrington · E06000007
Electoral ward
Fairfield and Howley · E05011030
Parish or community
E43000007
Westminster constituency
Warrington North · E14001564
Output area
E00062961
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 017A · E01012479
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 017 · E02002606

Postcode source versions

Explore WA1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
68
Primary
47
Secondary
10

  1. St Elphin's Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    152 m

  2. Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    696 m

  3. St Benedict's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    768 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,624
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,064
  • Public order 538
  • Drugs 337
  • Anti social behaviour 323
  • Shoplifting 320

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WA1 3 residents
10,774

Age bands in WA1 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.9%

1,820 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

1,023 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.2%

3,032 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

2,924 residents

Age 65 and over
18.1%

1,941 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

21

within 5 km straight-line

  • HELSBY STREET MED/CTR

    2 HELSBY STREET, WARRINGTON, WA1 3AW

    ODS code N81041

    270 m

  • GREENBANK SURGERY

    274 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81089

    466 m

  • MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    280 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81107

    466 m

  • COCKHEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    7 COCKHEDGE WAY, WARRINGTON, WA1 2QQ

    ODS code N81637

    1.0 km

  • DALLAM LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    20 DALLAM LANE, WARRINGTON, WA2 7NG

    ODS code N81097

    1.4 km

  • THE ERIC MOORE PARTNERSHIP

    MEDI CENTRE, 1 TANNERS LANE, WARRINGTON, WA2 7NJ

    ODS code N81628

    1.5 km

  • LATCHFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    5 THELWALL LANE, LATCHFORD, WARRINGTON, WA4 1LJ

    ODS code N81065

    1.6 km

  • SPRINGFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE BATHS HLTH & W/B CTR, LEGH STREET, WARRINGTON, WA1 1UG

    ODS code N81036

    1.6 km

  • 4 SEASONS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ORFORD JUBILEE PARK H/C, JUBILEE WAY, ORFORD, WARRINGTON, WA2 8HE

    ODS code N81645

    1.6 km

  • PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    ORFORD JUBILEE PARK H/C, JUBILEE WAY, ORFORD, WARRINGTON, WA2 8HE

    ODS code N81083

    1.6 km

  • CAUSEWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    166-170 WILDERSPOOL CAUSEWAY, WARRINGTON, WA4 6QA

    ODS code N81028

    1.7 km

  • PADGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 STATION ROAD, PADGATE, WARRINGTON, WA2 0RX

    ODS code N81109

    1.9 km

  • HOLES LANE MEDICAL LTD.

    THE SURGERY, 28 HOLES LANE, WOOLSTON, WARRINGTON, WA1 4NE

    ODS code N81007

    2.1 km

  • FAIRFIELD SURGERY

    WOOLSTON CLINIC, HOLES LANE, WOOLSTON, WARRINGTON, WA1 4LS

    ODS code Y01108

    2.1 km

  • GUARDIAN STREET MED/CTR

    GUARDIAN STREET, WARRINGTON, WA5 1UD

    ODS code N81012

    2.1 km

  • FOLLY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOLLY LANE, BEWSEY, WARRINGTON, WA5 0LU

    ODS code N81056

    2.2 km

  • FEARNHEAD CROSS MED.CTR.

    25 FEARNHEAD CROSS, INSALL ROAD, PADGATE, FEARNHEAD, WARRINGTON, WA2 0HD

    ODS code N81048

    2.3 km

  • STOCKTON HEATH MED.CENTRE

    THE FORGE, LONDON ROAD, STOCKTON HEATH, WARRINGTON, WA4 6HJ

    ODS code N81075

    2.4 km

  • BIRCHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 BENSON ROAD, BIRCHWOOD, WARRINGTON, WA3 7PJ

    ODS code N81114

    4.1 km

  • CHAPELFORD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    SANTA ROSA BOULEVARD, GREAT SANKEY, WARRINGTON, WA5 3AL

    ODS code Y04925

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 21 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Holmesfield Road

    BCT · Howley

    0.1 miles

  • Holmesfield Road

    BCT · Howley

    0.1 miles

  • Helsby Street

    BCT · Howley

    0.2 miles

  • Helsby Street

    BCT · Howley

    0.2 miles

  • St Elphin's Park

    BCT · Howley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Warrington 017A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,926 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

68 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 10 secondary schools. St Elphin's Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 152 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

4,624 published events cover 12 months, averaging 385.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,064 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.