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WA3 5BF

Rixton and Woolston · Warrington · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Rixton and Woolston
Local authority
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington North
Postcode district
WA3
Postcode sector
WA3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA3 5BJ 70 m
WA3 5BE 71 m
WA3 5BG 71 m
WA3 5BQ 196 m
WA3 5BH 223 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA3 5BF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA3
Postcode sector
WA3 5
Latitude
53.426001
Longitude
-2.452739
British National Grid easting
370,013
British National Grid northing
392,228

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Warrington · E06000007
Electoral ward
Rixton and Woolston · E05011043
Parish or community
E04000331
Westminster constituency
Warrington North · E14001564
Output area
E00063304
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 002D · E01012554
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
25
Primary
18
Secondary
4

  1. St Mary's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    504 m

  2. Cadishead Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

  3. St Helen's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
69
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 26
  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Public order 8
  • Criminal damage and arson 7
  • Burglary 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WA3 5 residents
4,743

Age bands in WA3 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

722 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

419 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.8%

1,007 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.7%

1,418 residents

Age 65 and over
22.8%

1,054 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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE MOSSLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MACDONALD ROAD, IRLAM, MANCHESTER, M44 5LH

    ODS code P87610

    1.9 km

  • PARTINGTON CENTRAL SURGERY

    PARTINGTON HEALTH CENTRE, CENTRAL ROAD, PARTINGTON, MANCHESTER, M31 4FL

    ODS code P91019

    2.0 km

  • PARTINGTON FAMILY PRACTICE

    PARTINGTON HEALTH CENTRE, CENTRAL ROAD, PARTINGTON, MANCHESTER, M31 4FL

    ODS code P91026

    2.0 km

  • CHAPEL GROUP MEDICAL CENTRE

    220 LIVERPOOL ROAD, IRLAM, MANCHESTER, M44 6FE

    ODS code P87649

    3.4 km

  • (IRLAM) SALFORD CARE CTRS MEDICAL PRACTI

    125 LIVERPOOL ROAD, IRLAM, MANCHESTER, M44 6DP

    ODS code P87657

    3.5 km

  • URMSTON GROUP PRACTICE

    6 WOODSEND CRESCENT ROAD, URMSTON, MANCHESTER, M41 8AA

    ODS code P91006

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Carlton Way

    BCT · Glazebrook

    0.0 miles

  • Carlton Way

    BCT · Glazebrook

    0.0 miles

  • Purley Drive

    BCT · Glaze Estate

    0.2 miles

  • Fir Street

    BCT · Glaze Estate

    0.2 miles

  • Flint Grove

    BCT · Glaze Estate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Warrington 002D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,164 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
4 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

25 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Mary's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 504 m.

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

Recorded crime

69 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 26 events.

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