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WA3 6HE

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 6HX 180 m
WA3 6HG 187 m
WA3 6HD 191 m
WA3 6HF 203 m
WA3 6FA 249 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA3 6HE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA3
Postcode sector
WA3 6
Latitude
53.410411
Longitude
-2.467812
British National Grid easting
369,000
British National Grid northing
390,500

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

Explore WA3

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
18
Secondary
5

  1. St Helen's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    768 m

  2. Forest Gate Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.9 km

  3. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
67
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 28
  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Other theft 7
  • Public order 6
  • Vehicle crime 5

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • PARTINGTON CENTRAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P91019

    2.9 km

  • PARTINGTON FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P91026

    2.9 km

  • BROOKFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code N81014

    3.3 km

  • THE MOSSLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MACDONALD ROAD, IRLAM, MANCHESTER, M44 5LH

    ODS code P87610

    3.9 km

  • THE LAKESIDE SURGERY

    LAKESIDE ROAD, LYMM, WA13 0QE

    ODS code N81108

    3.9 km

  • BIRCHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 BENSON ROAD, BIRCHWOOD, WARRINGTON, WA3 7PJ

    ODS code N81114

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Chapel Lane

    BCT · Rixton

    34 m

  • Chapel Lane

    BCT · Rixton

    44 m

  • Warburton Bridge Road

    BCT · Rixton

    138 m

  • Claydon Gardens

    BCT · Rixton

    196 m

  • Claydon Gardens

    BCT · Rixton

    204 m

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

27 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Helen's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 768 m.

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

Recorded crime

67 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 28 events.

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