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WA3 6EQ

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA3 6EH 567 m
WA3 6EG 643 m
WA3 6DZ 777 m
WA3 6EJ 998 m
WA3 6RT 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA3 6EQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA3
Postcode sector
WA3 6
Latitude
53.413146
Longitude
-2.496142
British National Grid easting
367,119
British National Grid northing
390,817

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
E00063302
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 002D · E01012554
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 002 · E02002591

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
28
Secondary
7

  1. Birchwood CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.4 km

  2. Gorse Covert Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

  3. Birchwood School

    Other independent special school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
180
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 93
  • Public order 25
  • Anti social behaviour 16
  • Criminal damage and arson 10
  • Drugs 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WA3 6 residents
10,619

Age bands in WA3 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.2%

1,466 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

1,070 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.5%

2,938 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.8%

2,971 residents

Age 65 and over
18.1%

1,865 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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • BIRCHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 BENSON ROAD, BIRCHWOOD, WARRINGTON, WA3 7PJ

    ODS code N81114

    2.0 km

  • FAIRFIELD SURGERY

    WOOLSTON CLINIC, HOLES LANE, WOOLSTON, WARRINGTON, WA1 4LS

    ODS code Y01108

    3.5 km

  • BROOKFIELD SURGERY

    WHITBARROW ROAD, LYMM, WARRINGTON, LYMM, WA13 9DB

    ODS code N81014

    3.6 km

  • HOLES LANE MEDICAL LTD.

    THE SURGERY, 28 HOLES LANE, WOOLSTON, WARRINGTON, WA1 4NE

    ODS code N81007

    3.6 km

  • PADGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 STATION ROAD, PADGATE, WARRINGTON, WA2 0RX

    ODS code N81109

    4.1 km

  • THE LAKESIDE SURGERY

    LAKESIDE ROAD, LYMM, WA13 0QE

    ODS code N81108

    4.1 km

  • FEARNHEAD CROSS MED.CTR.

    25 FEARNHEAD CROSS, INSALL ROAD, PADGATE, FEARNHEAD, WARRINGTON, WA2 0HD

    ODS code N81048

    4.2 km

  • PARTINGTON CENTRAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P91019

    4.7 km

  • PARTINGTON FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P91026

    4.7 km

  • CULCHETH MEDICAL CENTRE

    JACKSON AVENUE, CULCHETH, WARRINGTON, WA3 4DZ

    ODS code N81059

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Jay Close

    BCT · Oakwood

    0.8 miles

  • Woodside Farm

    BCT · Rixton

    0.8 miles

  • Woodside Farm

    BCT · Rixton

    0.8 miles

  • Holly Bush Lane

    BCT · Rixton

    0.9 miles

  • Holly Bush Lane

    BCT · Rixton

    0.9 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

43 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 7 secondary schools. Birchwood CofE 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

180 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 93 events.

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