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WA3 5LU

Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft · Warrington · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft
Local authority
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington North
Postcode district
WA3
Postcode sector
WA3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA3 5QA 138 m
WA3 5LS 213 m
WA3 5LR 265 m
WA3 5LZ 288 m
WA3 5LW 293 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA3 5LU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA3
Postcode sector
WA3 5
Latitude
53.468711
Longitude
-2.498581
British National Grid easting
367,000
British National Grid northing
397,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Warrington · E06000007
Electoral ward
Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft · E05011029
Parish or community
E04000324
Westminster constituency
Warrington North · E14001564
Output area
E00062923
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
25
Secondary
4

  1. Glazebury Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    272 m

  2. Culcheth Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

  3. Culcheth High School

    Community school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
117
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 49
  • Shoplifting 23
  • Anti social behaviour 11
  • Other theft 9
  • Public order 7

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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • CULCHETH MEDICAL CENTRE

    JACKSON AVENUE, CULCHETH, WARRINGTON, WA3 4DZ

    ODS code N81059

    2.6 km

  • FOXLEIGH FAMILY SURGERY

    HENRY STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2PE

    ODS code P92602

    2.9 km

  • LEIGH FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02322

    2.9 km

  • LILFORD & PENNINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00050

    2.9 km

  • OLD HENRY STREET MED CTR

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

    ODS code P92007

    2.9 km

  • PREMIER HEALTH TEAM

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

    ODS code P92621

    2.9 km

  • LEIGH SPORTS VILLAGE

    LEIGH STADIUM, SALE WAY, LEIGH, WN7 4JY

    ODS code Y02886

    3.2 km

  • BROOKMILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    COLLEGE STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2RB

    ODS code P92023

    3.2 km

  • GRASMERE SURGERY

    LEIGH HEALTH CENTRE, THE AVENUE, LEIGH, WN7 1HR

    ODS code P92607

    3.9 km

  • THE AVENUE SURGERY

    LEIGH HEALTH CENTRE, THE AVENUE, LEIGH, WN7 1HR

    ODS code P92615

    3.9 km

  • LOWTON & PLATT BRIDGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92651

    4.2 km

  • ASTLEY GENERAL PRACTICE

    391A MANCHESTER ROAD, ASTLEY, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 7BY

    ODS code P92637

    4.4 km

  • SIVAKUMAR & PARTNER

    THE SURGERY, 1 COLDALHURST LANE, ASTLEY, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 7BS

    ODS code P92020

    4.5 km

  • DR VARDHAN'S SURGERY

    10 HIGHER GREEN LANE, ASTLEY, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 7HG

    ODS code P92646

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Coronation Avenue

    BCT · Glazebury

    0.2 miles

  • Coronation Avenue

    BCT · Glazebury

    0.2 miles

  • Queen's Avenue

    BCT · Glazebury

    0.3 miles

  • Chat Moss Hotel

    BCT · Glazebury

    0.3 miles

  • Queen's Avenue

    BCT · Glazebury

    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 25 primary and 4 secondary schools. Glazebury Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 272 m.

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

Recorded crime

117 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 49 events.

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