WA1 4QH

Rixton and Woolston · Warrington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Warrington
Local authority
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington North
Postcode district
WA1
Postcode sector
WA1 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA1 4LT 75 m
WA1 4EF 157 m
WA1 4QT 166 m
WA1 4ED 221 m
WA1 4EH 240 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA1 4QH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA1
Postcode sector
WA1 4
Latitude
53.394918
Longitude
-2.521043
British National Grid easting
365,449
British National Grid northing
388,801

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Warrington · E06000007
Parish or community
E04000336
Westminster constituency
Warrington North · E14001564
Output area
E00063321
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 014A · E01012551
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 014 · E02002603

Postcode source versions

Explore WA1

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Weir Lodge, Weir Lane, Woolston, Warrington, WA1 4QH 7 September 2018 £500,000
Lock Cottage, Weir Lane, Woolston, Warrington, WA1 4QH 1 April 2004 £115,000
Weir Lodge, Weir Lane, Woolston, Warrington, WA1 4QH 1 April 2004 £151,547

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
56
Primary
39
Secondary
8
  1. Chaigeley School

    Non-maintained special school

    1.2 km
  2. St Peter's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km
  3. Woolston CofE Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
348
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 139
  • Vehicle crime 41
  • Criminal damage and arson 39
  • Public order 35
  • Anti social behaviour 23

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
19

10 female, 9 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
3.2
WA1 4 residents
8,033

Age bands in WA1 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15%

1,233 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

816 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.5%

1,686 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.5%

2,508 residents

Age 65 and over
24%

1,970 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA1 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
85.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
85.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
85.7%
Gigabit-capable
85.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
85.7%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

17

within 5 km

  • HOLES LANE MEDICAL LTD.

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

    ODS code N81007

    1.7 km

  • FAIRFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y01108

    1.8 km

  • BIRCHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 BENSON ROAD, BIRCHWOOD, WARRINGTON, WA3 7PJ

    ODS code N81114

    2.3 km

  • PADGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 STATION ROAD, PADGATE, WARRINGTON, WA2 0RX

    ODS code N81109

    2.7 km

  • BROOKFIELD SURGERY

    WHITBARROW ROAD, LYMM, WARRINGTON, LYMM, WA13 9DB

    ODS code N81014

    3.0 km

  • FEARNHEAD CROSS MED.CTR.

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

    ODS code N81048

    3.1 km

  • LATCHFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    5 THELWALL LANE, LATCHFORD, WARRINGTON, WA4 1LJ

    ODS code N81065

    3.1 km

  • THE LAKESIDE SURGERY

    LAKESIDE ROAD, LYMM, WA13 0QE

    ODS code N81108

    3.2 km

  • GREENBANK SURGERY

    274 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81089

    3.3 km

  • MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    280 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81107

    3.3 km

  • HELSBY STREET MED/CTR

    2 HELSBY STREET, WARRINGTON, WA1 3AW

    ODS code N81041

    3.7 km

  • COCKHEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    7 COCKHEDGE WAY, WARRINGTON, WA1 2QQ

    ODS code N81637

    4.6 km

  • 4 SEASONS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81645

    4.6 km

  • PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81083

    4.6 km

  • STOCKTON HEATH MED.CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81075

    4.8 km

  • CAUSEWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    166-170 WILDERSPOOL CAUSEWAY, WARRINGTON, WA4 6QA

    ODS code N81028

    4.8 km

  • DALLAM LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    20 DALLAM LANE, WARRINGTON, WA2 7NG

    ODS code N81097

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Gig Lane

    BCT · Martinscroft

    0.3 miles
  • Gig Lane

    BCT · Martinscroft

    0.3 miles
  • Weir Lane

    BCT · Martinscroft

    0.3 miles
  • Mawdsley Avenue

    BCT · Martinscroft

    0.3 miles
  • Monmouth Close

    BCT · Woolston

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Warrington 014A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,008 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
6 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
4
Low risk addresses
2
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

Schools

56 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 8 secondary schools. Chaigeley School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

348 published events cover 12 months, averaging 29 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 139 events.

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