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WA3 7FJ

Birchwood · Warrington · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Birchwood
Local authority
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington North
Postcode district
WA3
Postcode sector
WA3 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA3 7LA 133 m
WA3 7LY 226 m
WA3 7LX 278 m
WA3 7LU 334 m
WA3 7ET 347 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA3 7FJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA3
Postcode sector
WA3 7
Latitude
53.427081
Longitude
-2.541062
British National Grid easting
364,145
British National Grid northing
392,389

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
E00062842
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 004C · E01012463
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 004 · E02002593

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
28
Secondary
6

  1. Locking Stumps Community Primary School

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    627 m

  2. Birchwood Community High School

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    1.4 km

  3. Croft Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
487
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 234
  • Public order 53
  • Anti social behaviour 44
  • Vehicle crime 33
  • Criminal damage and arson 30

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • BIRCHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 BENSON ROAD, BIRCHWOOD, WARRINGTON, WA3 7PJ

    ODS code N81114

    1.6 km

  • FEARNHEAD CROSS MED.CTR.

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

    ODS code N81048

    2.1 km

  • PADGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 STATION ROAD, PADGATE, WARRINGTON, WA2 0RX

    ODS code N81109

    2.5 km

  • FAIRFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y01108

    2.9 km

  • CULCHETH MEDICAL CENTRE

    JACKSON AVENUE, CULCHETH, WARRINGTON, WA3 4DZ

    ODS code N81059

    2.9 km

  • HOLES LANE MEDICAL LTD.

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

    ODS code N81007

    3.0 km

  • GREENBANK SURGERY

    274 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81089

    3.9 km

  • MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    280 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81107

    3.9 km

  • 4 SEASONS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81645

    4.0 km

  • PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81083

    4.0 km

  • HELSBY STREET MED/CTR

    2 HELSBY STREET, WARRINGTON, WA1 3AW

    ODS code N81041

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Copperfield Close

    BCT · Birchwood

    0.2 miles

  • Copperfield Close

    BCT · Birchwood

    0.2 miles

  • Redvales Court

    BCT · Locking Stumps

    0.3 miles

  • Redvales Court

    BCT · Locking Stumps

    0.3 miles

  • Kelvin Close

    BCT · Birchwood

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Warrington 004C, 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

28,161 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

42 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 6 secondary schools. Locking Stumps Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 627 m.

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

Recorded crime

487 published events cover 12 months, averaging 40.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 234 events.

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