WA3 6ES

Birchwood · 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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA3 6QN 56 m
WA3 6RN 137 m
WA3 6QL 144 m
WA3 6RS 216 m
WA3 6RY 226 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA3 6ES
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1996
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA3
Postcode sector
WA3 6
Latitude
53.421311
Longitude
-2.510141
British National Grid easting
366,195
British National Grid northing
391,732

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Warrington · E06000007
Electoral ward
Birchwood · E05011026
Parish or community
E04000320
Westminster constituency
Warrington North · E14001564
Output area
E00062865
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 005C · E01012465
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 005 · E02002594

Postcode source versions

Explore WA3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
26
Secondary
5
  1. Birchwood CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    464 m
  2. Gorse Covert Primary School

    Academy converter

    868 m
  3. Birchwood School

    Other independent special school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
646
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 318
  • Public order 77
  • Anti social behaviour 48
  • Other theft 39
  • Vehicle crime 34

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • BIRCHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 BENSON ROAD, BIRCHWOOD, WARRINGTON, WA3 7PJ

    ODS code N81114

    1.3 km

  • FAIRFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y01108

    3.3 km

  • HOLES LANE MEDICAL LTD.

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

    ODS code N81007

    3.3 km

  • FEARNHEAD CROSS MED.CTR.

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

    ODS code N81048

    3.4 km

  • PADGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 STATION ROAD, PADGATE, WARRINGTON, WA2 0RX

    ODS code N81109

    3.5 km

  • CULCHETH MEDICAL CENTRE

    JACKSON AVENUE, CULCHETH, WARRINGTON, WA3 4DZ

    ODS code N81059

    3.5 km

  • BROOKFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code N81014

    4.7 km

  • GREENBANK SURGERY

    274 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81089

    4.9 km

  • MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    280 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81107

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Jay Close

    BCT · Oakwood

    0.1 miles
  • Jay Close

    BCT · Oakwood

    0.1 miles
  • Keyes Close

    BCT · Oakwood

    0.2 miles
  • Keyes Close

    BCT · Oakwood

    0.2 miles
  • Country Park

    BCT · Risley Moss

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Warrington 005C, 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

17,809 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
9 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

38 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 5 secondary schools. Birchwood CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 464 m.

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

Recorded crime

646 published events cover 12 months, averaging 53.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 318 events.

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