WA3 5JS

Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft · 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
WA3
Postcode sector
WA3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA3 5JR 37 m
WA3 5PH 104 m
WA3 5LA 117 m
WA3 5JQ 162 m
WA3 5JW 177 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA3 5JS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA3
Postcode sector
WA3 5
Latitude
53.459379
Longitude
-2.492568
British National Grid easting
367,392
British National Grid northing
395,959

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
E00062929
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 001C · E01012476
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 001 · E02002590

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
21, Hawthorne Avenue, Culcheth, Warrington, WA3 5JS 7 April 2026 £450,000
19, Hawthorne Avenue, Culcheth, Warrington, WA3 5JS 7 April 2026 £300,500
15, Hawthorne Avenue, Culcheth, Warrington, WA3 5JS 6 September 2024 £320,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
27
Secondary
5
  1. Glazebury Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  2. Culcheth Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  3. Culcheth High School

    Community school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
135
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 65
  • Anti social behaviour 29
  • Other theft 9
  • Public order 9
  • Criminal damage and arson 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
57

28 female, 29 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.9
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

This postcode contained 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA3 5 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

10

within 5 km

  • CULCHETH MEDICAL CENTRE

    JACKSON AVENUE, CULCHETH, WARRINGTON, WA3 4DZ

    ODS code N81059

    2.4 km

  • FOXLEIGH FAMILY SURGERY

    HENRY STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2PE

    ODS code P92602

    4.0 km

  • LEIGH FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02322

    4.0 km

  • LILFORD & PENNINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00050

    4.0 km

  • OLD HENRY STREET MED CTR

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

    ODS code P92007

    4.0 km

  • PREMIER HEALTH TEAM

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

    ODS code P92621

    4.0 km

  • LEIGH SPORTS VILLAGE

    LEIGH STADIUM, SALE WAY, LEIGH, WN7 4JY

    ODS code Y02886

    4.2 km

  • BROOKMILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    COLLEGE STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2RB

    ODS code P92023

    4.3 km

  • THE MOSSLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MACDONALD ROAD, IRLAM, MANCHESTER, M44 5LH

    ODS code P87610

    4.7 km

  • LOWTON & PLATT BRIDGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92651

    4.8 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

  • Fowley Common Lane

    BCT · Fowley Common

    0.1 miles
  • Fowley Common Lane

    BCT · Fowley Common

    0.1 miles
  • Mee Brow Playground

    BCT · Culcheth

    0.2 miles
  • Eden Avenue

    BCT · Culcheth

    0.3 miles
  • Eden Avenue

    BCT · Culcheth

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Warrington 001C, 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

19,694 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
5 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 £290,250 from 8 recorded sales in WA3 5JS. 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

33 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 5 secondary schools. Glazebury Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

135 published events cover 12 months, averaging 11.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 65 events.

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