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WA3 6SQ

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 6SU 18 m
WA3 6UG 61 m
WA3 6TT 103 m
WA3 6TR 123 m
WA3 6UU 130 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA3 6SQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA3
Postcode sector
WA3 6
Latitude
53.430050
Longitude
-2.501140
British National Grid easting
366,800
British National Grid northing
392,700

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
E00062838
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 005B · E01012461
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 005 · E02002594

Postcode source versions

Explore WA3

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
22
Secondary
5

  1. Gorse Covert Primary School

    Academy converter

    274 m

  2. Birchwood CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.6 km

  3. Birchwood School

    Other independent special school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
218
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 109
  • Public order 24
  • Anti social behaviour 18
  • Other theft 17
  • Criminal damage and arson 13

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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • BIRCHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 BENSON ROAD, BIRCHWOOD, WARRINGTON, WA3 7PJ

    ODS code N81114

    2.3 km

  • CULCHETH MEDICAL CENTRE

    JACKSON AVENUE, CULCHETH, WARRINGTON, WA3 4DZ

    ODS code N81059

    2.9 km

  • FAIRFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y01108

    4.4 km

  • FEARNHEAD CROSS MED.CTR.

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

    ODS code N81048

    4.4 km

  • HOLES LANE MEDICAL LTD.

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

    ODS code N81007

    4.5 km

  • PADGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 STATION ROAD, PADGATE, WARRINGTON, WA2 0RX

    ODS code N81109

    4.5 km

  • THE MOSSLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MACDONALD ROAD, IRLAM, MANCHESTER, M44 5LH

    ODS code P87610

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Hamsterly Close

    BCT · Gorse Covert

    100 m

  • Inglewood Close

    BCT · Gorse Covert

    159 m

  • Ringwood Close

    BCT · Gorse Covert

    212 m

  • Arden Close

    BCT · Gorse Covert

    225 m

  • Spar Shop

    BCT · Gorse Covert

    311 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Warrington 005B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,524 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
10 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

33 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 5 secondary schools. Gorse Covert Primary School is the nearest published school at 274 m.

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

Recorded crime

218 published events cover 12 months, averaging 18 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 109 events.

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