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WA3 6RS

Birchwood · Warrington · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA3 6RY 59 m
WA3 6RT 105 m
WA3 6RR 120 m
WA3 6RN 135 m
WA3 6QJ 183 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA3 6RS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1983
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA3
Postcode sector
WA3 6
Latitude
53.419369
Longitude
-2.510223
British National Grid easting
366,188
British National Grid northing
391,516

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
E00062862
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 005C · E01012465
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 005 · E02002594

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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102 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
71, Mccarthy Close, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 6RS 13 February 2026 £205,000
31, Mccarthy Close, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 6RS 29 August 2025 £180,000
39, Mccarthy Close, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 6RS 22 August 2025 £165,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
28
Secondary
5

  1. Birchwood CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    355 m

  2. Birchwood School

    Other independent special school

    1.0 km

  3. Gorse Covert Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
618
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 299
  • Public order 73
  • Anti social behaviour 48
  • Other theft 38
  • Vehicle crime 33

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
141

66 female, 75 male

Postcode households
61
Residents per household
2.3
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

This postcode contained 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA3 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • BIRCHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 BENSON ROAD, BIRCHWOOD, WARRINGTON, WA3 7PJ

    ODS code N81114

    1.2 km

  • FAIRFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y01108

    3.1 km

  • HOLES LANE MEDICAL LTD.

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

    ODS code N81007

    3.2 km

  • PADGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 STATION ROAD, PADGATE, WARRINGTON, WA2 0RX

    ODS code N81109

    3.4 km

  • FEARNHEAD CROSS MED.CTR.

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

    ODS code N81048

    3.4 km

  • CULCHETH MEDICAL CENTRE

    JACKSON AVENUE, CULCHETH, WARRINGTON, WA3 4DZ

    ODS code N81059

    3.7 km

  • BROOKFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code N81014

    4.6 km

  • GREENBANK SURGERY

    274 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81089

    4.8 km

  • MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    280 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81107

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Jay Close

    BCT · Oakwood

    0.1 miles

  • Jay Close

    BCT · Oakwood

    0.1 miles

  • Keyes Close

    BCT · Oakwood

    0.2 miles

  • Nelsons Quarterdeck

    BCT · Oakwood

    0.3 miles

  • Nelsons Quarterdeck

    BCT · Oakwood

    0.3 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
3
Medium risk addresses
6
Low risk addresses
10
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £180,000 from 14 recorded sales in WA3 6RS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Warrington is £259,398 in June 2026, up 6.5% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

40 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 5 secondary schools. Birchwood CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 355 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

618 published events cover 12 months, averaging 51.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 299 events.

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