WA3 4ET

Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft · Warrington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington North
Postcode district
WA3
Postcode sector
WA3 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA3 4GB 26 m
WA3 4BP 32 m
WA3 4ER 92 m
WA3 4BS 94 m
WA3 4BW 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA3 4ET
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 2002
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA3
Postcode sector
WA3 4
Latitude
53.454058
Longitude
-2.520050
British National Grid easting
365,563
British National Grid northing
395,380

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Warrington · E06000007
Parish or community
E04000324
Westminster constituency
Warrington North · E14001564
Output area
E00062928
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 002A · E01012473
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 002 · E02002591

Postcode source versions

Explore WA3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
22
Secondary
4
  1. Newchurch Community Primary School

    Community school

    538 m
  2. Twiss Green Community Primary School

    Community school

    547 m
  3. Culcheth High School

    Community school

    612 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
324
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 147
  • Anti social behaviour 40
  • Public order 36
  • Shoplifting 30
  • Burglary 15

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WA3 4 residents
4,656

Age bands in WA3 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.3%

710 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

456 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.6%

770 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.6%

1,468 residents

Age 65 and over
26.7%

1,237 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

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • CULCHETH MEDICAL CENTRE

    JACKSON AVENUE, CULCHETH, WARRINGTON, WA3 4DZ

    ODS code N81059

    452 m

  • LOWTON & PLATT BRIDGE SURGERY

    208C NEWTON ROAD, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2AQ

    ODS code P92651

    3.4 km

  • LEIGH SPORTS VILLAGE

    LEIGH STADIUM, SALE WAY, LEIGH, WN7 4JY

    ODS code Y02886

    4.0 km

  • BIRCHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 BENSON ROAD, BIRCHWOOD, WARRINGTON, WA3 7PJ

    ODS code N81114

    4.3 km

  • FOXLEIGH FAMILY SURGERY

    HENRY STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2PE

    ODS code P92602

    4.4 km

  • LEIGH FAMILY PRACTICE

    BRIDGEWATER MEDICAL CENTRE, HENRY STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2PE

    ODS code Y02322

    4.4 km

  • LILFORD & PENNINGTON PARK SURGERY

    THE BRIDGEWATER MEDICAL CENTRE, HENRY STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2PE

    ODS code Y00050

    4.4 km

  • OLD HENRY STREET MED CTR

    OLD HENRY STREET MEDICAL CENTRE, HENRY STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2PG

    ODS code P92007

    4.4 km

  • PREMIER HEALTH TEAM

    BRIDGEWATER MEDICAL CENTRE, HENRY STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2PE

    ODS code P92621

    4.4 km

  • BRAITHWAITE RD SURGERY

    36 BRAITHWAITE ROAD, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2HY

    ODS code P92002

    4.5 km

  • SLAG LANE MC

    216 SLAG LANE, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2EZ

    ODS code P92648

    4.6 km

  • BROOKMILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    COLLEGE STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2RB

    ODS code P92023

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • CPS Centre

    BCT · Culcheth

    0.1 miles
  • CPS Centre

    BCT · Culcheth

    0.1 miles
  • The Cherry Tree

    BCT · Culcheth

    0.1 miles
  • Cherry Tree

    BCT · Culcheth

    0.1 miles
  • Cherry Tree

    BCT · Culcheth

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Warrington 002A, 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

31,056 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 4 secondary schools. Newchurch Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 538 m.

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

Recorded crime

324 published events cover 12 months, averaging 27 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 147 events.

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