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WA3 6GU

Birchwood · Warrington · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Birchwood
Local authority
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington North
Postcode district
WA3
Postcode sector
WA3 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA3 6YF 118 m
WA3 6YE 121 m
WA3 6YN 124 m
WA3 6FW 166 m
WA3 6DW 187 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA3 6GU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
1 May 2003
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA3
Postcode sector
WA3 6
Latitude
53.428418
Longitude
-2.525321
British National Grid easting
365,192
British National Grid northing
392,530

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
E00062849
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 004D · E01012464
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 004 · E02002593

Postcode source versions

Explore WA3

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
26
Secondary
5

  1. Locking Stumps Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    943 m

  2. Birchwood CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.3 km

  3. Birchwood Community High School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
776
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 398
  • Public order 87
  • Anti social behaviour 54
  • Other theft 45
  • Vehicle crime 45

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

    1.4 km

  • CULCHETH MEDICAL CENTRE

    JACKSON AVENUE, CULCHETH, WARRINGTON, WA3 4DZ

    ODS code N81059

    2.6 km

  • FEARNHEAD CROSS MED.CTR.

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

    ODS code N81048

    3.0 km

  • PADGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 STATION ROAD, PADGATE, WARRINGTON, WA2 0RX

    ODS code N81109

    3.2 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

    3.4 km

  • GREENBANK SURGERY

    274 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81089

    4.7 km

  • MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    280 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81107

    4.7 km

  • 4 SEASONS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ORFORD JUBILEE PARK H/C, JUBILEE WAY, ORFORD, WARRINGTON, WA2 8HE

    ODS code N81645

    5.0 km

  • PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    ORFORD JUBILEE PARK H/C, JUBILEE WAY, ORFORD, WARRINGTON, WA2 8HE

    ODS code N81083

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Fujitsu

    BCT · Warrington

    112 m

  • Fujitsu

    BCT · Warrington

    124 m

  • The Centre

    BCT · Birchwood

    159 m

  • Chadwick House

    BCT · Birchwood

    202 m

  • Chadwick Place

    BCT · Birchwood

    217 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Warrington 004D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,769 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
6 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

38 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 5 secondary schools. Locking Stumps Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 943 m.

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

Recorded crime

776 published events cover 12 months, averaging 65 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 398 events.

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