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WA1 3GS

Poulton South · Warrington · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Warrington
Ward
Poulton South
Local authority
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington North
Postcode district
WA1
Postcode sector
WA1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA1 3EA 71 m
WA1 3EF 71 m
WA1 3GL 78 m
WA1 3EL 91 m
WA1 3HL 100 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA1 3GS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA1
Postcode sector
WA1 3
Latitude
53.399273
Longitude
-2.557914
British National Grid easting
363,001
British National Grid northing
389,304

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Warrington · E06000007
Electoral ward
Poulton South · E05011042
Parish or community
E04013419
Westminster constituency
Warrington North · E14001564
Output area
E00188908
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 012D · E01012549
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 012 · E02002601

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
15, Commander Drive, Paddington, Warrington, WA1 3GS 28 April 2026 £340,000
19, Commander Drive, Paddington, Warrington, WA1 3GS 14 April 2022 £365,750
17, Commander Drive, Paddington, Warrington, WA1 3GS 14 April 2022 £284,750

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
68
Primary
47
Secondary
9

  1. Bruche Academy

    Academy converter

    470 m

  2. St Oswald's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    560 m

  3. Fox Wood Special School

    Community special school

    751 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,785
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 919
  • Public order 186
  • Anti social behaviour 141
  • Criminal damage and arson 127
  • Other theft 108

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

5 female, 5 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
3.3
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA1 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

19

within 5 km

  • PADGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 STATION ROAD, PADGATE, WARRINGTON, WA2 0RX

    ODS code N81109

    815 m

  • FAIRFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y01108

    849 m

  • HOLES LANE MEDICAL LTD.

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

    ODS code N81007

    852 m

  • GREENBANK SURGERY

    274 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81089

    935 m

  • MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    280 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81107

    935 m

  • HELSBY STREET MED/CTR

    2 HELSBY STREET, WARRINGTON, WA1 3AW

    ODS code N81041

    1.3 km

  • FEARNHEAD CROSS MED.CTR.

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

    ODS code N81048

    1.3 km

  • LATCHFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    5 THELWALL LANE, LATCHFORD, WARRINGTON, WA4 1LJ

    ODS code N81065

    2.0 km

  • 4 SEASONS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81645

    2.1 km

  • PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81083

    2.1 km

  • COCKHEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    7 COCKHEDGE WAY, WARRINGTON, WA1 2QQ

    ODS code N81637

    2.3 km

  • DALLAM LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    20 DALLAM LANE, WARRINGTON, WA2 7NG

    ODS code N81097

    2.6 km

  • THE ERIC MOORE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code N81628

    2.7 km

  • BIRCHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 BENSON ROAD, BIRCHWOOD, WARRINGTON, WA3 7PJ

    ODS code N81114

    2.8 km

  • SPRINGFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81036

    2.9 km

  • CAUSEWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    166-170 WILDERSPOOL CAUSEWAY, WARRINGTON, WA4 6QA

    ODS code N81028

    3.0 km

  • FOLLY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOLLY LANE, BEWSEY, WARRINGTON, WA5 0LU

    ODS code N81056

    3.3 km

  • GUARDIAN STREET MED/CTR

    GUARDIAN STREET, WARRINGTON, WA5 1UD

    ODS code N81012

    3.3 km

  • STOCKTON HEATH MED.CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81075

    3.4 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Greenway

    BCT · Bruche

    0.1 miles

  • Greenway

    BCT · Bruche

    0.1 miles

  • Bruche Bridge

    BCT · Bruche

    0.3 miles

  • Green Lane Shops

    BCT · Paddington

    0.3 miles

  • Green Lane Shops

    BCT · Paddington

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Warrington 012D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

30,237 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
9 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £345,750 from 10 recorded sales in WA1 3GS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Warrington is £259,398 in June 2026, up 6.5% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

68 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 9 secondary schools. Bruche Academy is the nearest published school at 470 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,785 published events cover 12 months, averaging 148.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 919 events.

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