WA3 7DN

Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft · Warrington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Warrington
Local authority
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington North
Postcode district
WA3
Postcode sector
WA3 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA3 7DL 217 m
WA3 7DW 248 m
WA3 7DP 275 m
WA3 7DJ 326 m
WA3 7GD 396 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA3 7DN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA3
Postcode sector
WA3 7
Latitude
53.445728
Longitude
-2.553599
British National Grid easting
363,328
British National Grid northing
394,470

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Warrington · E06000007
Parish or community
E04000322
Westminster constituency
Warrington North · E14001564
Output area
E00173152
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 001A · E01012471
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 001 · E02002590

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
70, Heath Lane, Croft, Warrington, WA3 7DN 15 December 1997 £120,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
31
Secondary
7
  1. St Lewis Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    591 m
  2. Croft Primary School

    Academy converter

    616 m
  3. Newchurch Community Primary School

    Community school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
72
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 34
  • Anti social behaviour 11
  • Other theft 8
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Other crime 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

5 female, 2 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.2
WA3 7 residents
4,480

Age bands in WA3 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

789 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

441 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.1%

1,018 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.6%

1,430 residents

Age 65 and over
23.8%

1,147 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA3 7 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

11

within 5 km

  • CULCHETH MEDICAL CENTRE

    JACKSON AVENUE, CULCHETH, WARRINGTON, WA3 4DZ

    ODS code N81059

    2.0 km

  • LOWTON & PLATT BRIDGE SURGERY

    208C NEWTON ROAD, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2AQ

    ODS code P92651

    3.0 km

  • BRAITHWAITE RD SURGERY

    36 BRAITHWAITE ROAD, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2HY

    ODS code P92002

    3.8 km

  • BIRCHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 BENSON ROAD, BIRCHWOOD, WARRINGTON, WA3 7PJ

    ODS code N81114

    3.8 km

  • FEARNHEAD CROSS MED.CTR.

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

    ODS code N81048

    3.9 km

  • SLAG LANE MC

    216 SLAG LANE, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2EZ

    ODS code P92648

    3.9 km

  • PADGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 STATION ROAD, PADGATE, WARRINGTON, WA2 0RX

    ODS code N81109

    4.4 km

  • FAMILY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GOLBORNE HEALTH CENTRE, KID GLOVE ROAD, GOLBORNE, WARRINGTON, WA3 3GS

    ODS code P92639

    4.7 km

  • GOLBORNE SURGERY

    GOLBORNE HEALTH CENTRE, KID GLOVE ROAD, GOLBORNE, WARRINGTON, WA3 3GS

    ODS code P92630

    4.7 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    GOLBORNE HEALTH CENTRE, KIDGLOVE ROAD, GOLBORNE, WARRINGTON, WA3 3GS

    ODS code P92012

    4.7 km

  • FAIRFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y01108

    5.0 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

  • Heath Lane

    BCT · New Lane End

    0.0 miles
  • Heath Lane

    BCT · New Lane End

    0.0 miles
  • Hodgekinson Farm

    BCT · Little Town

    0.3 miles
  • Hodgekinson Farm

    BCT · Little Town

    0.3 miles
  • The Plough

    BCT · New Lane End

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Warrington 001A, 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

30,033 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
6 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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.

Schools

Published establishments

46 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Lewis Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 591 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

72 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 34 events.

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