WA3 5JT

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA3 5JR 184 m
WA3 5JS 190 m
WA3 5PH 198 m
WA3 5PJ 214 m
WA3 5PL 230 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA3 5JT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2017
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA3
Postcode sector
WA3 5
Latitude
53.458824
Longitude
-2.489866
British National Grid easting
367,571
British National Grid northing
395,896

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

Explore WA3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
26
Secondary
5
  1. Glazebury Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km
  2. Culcheth Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km
  3. Culcheth High School

    Community school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
93
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 47
  • Anti social behaviour 12
  • Other theft 8
  • Public order 8
  • Criminal damage and arson 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.

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%

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

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • CULCHETH MEDICAL CENTRE

    JACKSON AVENUE, CULCHETH, WARRINGTON, WA3 4DZ

    ODS code N81059

    2.5 km

  • FOXLEIGH FAMILY SURGERY

    HENRY STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2PE

    ODS code P92602

    4.1 km

  • LEIGH FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02322

    4.1 km

  • LILFORD & PENNINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00050

    4.1 km

  • OLD HENRY STREET MED CTR

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

    ODS code P92007

    4.1 km

  • PREMIER HEALTH TEAM

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

    ODS code P92621

    4.1 km

  • LEIGH SPORTS VILLAGE

    LEIGH STADIUM, SALE WAY, LEIGH, WN7 4JY

    ODS code Y02886

    4.4 km

  • BROOKMILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    COLLEGE STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2RB

    ODS code P92023

    4.4 km

  • THE MOSSLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MACDONALD ROAD, IRLAM, MANCHESTER, M44 5LH

    ODS code P87610

    4.5 km

  • CHAPEL GROUP MEDICAL CENTRE

    220 LIVERPOOL ROAD, IRLAM, MANCHESTER, M44 6FE

    ODS code P87649

    4.9 km

  • (IRLAM) SALFORD CARE CTRS MEDICAL PRACTI

    125 LIVERPOOL ROAD, IRLAM, MANCHESTER, M44 6DP

    ODS code P87657

    5.0 km

  • LOWTON & PLATT BRIDGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92651

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Fowley Common Lane

    BCT · Fowley Common

    0.2 miles
  • Fowley Common Lane

    BCT · Fowley Common

    0.2 miles
  • Eden Avenue

    BCT · Culcheth

    0.3 miles
  • Eden Avenue

    BCT · Culcheth

    0.3 miles
  • Mee Brow Playground

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

32 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 5 secondary schools. Glazebury Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

93 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 47 events.

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