WA3 7GB

Birchwood · 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 7PW 99 m
WA3 6QR 160 m
WA3 7AG 207 m
WA3 6PY 227 m
WA3 6QP 238 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA3 7GB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA3
Postcode sector
WA3 7
Latitude
53.414558
Longitude
-2.523179
British National Grid easting
365,323
British National Grid northing
390,987

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
E00173151
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 005A · E01012459
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 005 · E02002594

Postcode source versions

Explore WA3

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Birchwood One Business Park, Unit 1a, Dewhurst Road, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 7GB 20 November 2025 £340,000
Birchwood One Business Park, Unit 4b, Dewhurst Road, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 7GB 16 June 2023 £500,000
Birchwood One Business Park, Unit 7b, Dewhurst Road, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 7GB 12 July 2019 £495,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
35
Secondary
7
  1. Birchwood School

    Other independent special school

    99 m
  2. Birchwood Community High School

    Academy converter

    487 m
  3. Birchwood CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    683 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
747
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 335
  • Public order 85
  • Vehicle crime 60
  • Anti social behaviour 59
  • Other theft 45

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

14

within 5 km

  • BIRCHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 BENSON ROAD, BIRCHWOOD, WARRINGTON, WA3 7PJ

    ODS code N81114

    244 m

  • FAIRFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y01108

    2.1 km

  • HOLES LANE MEDICAL LTD.

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

    ODS code N81007

    2.2 km

  • PADGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 STATION ROAD, PADGATE, WARRINGTON, WA2 0RX

    ODS code N81109

    2.4 km

  • FEARNHEAD CROSS MED.CTR.

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

    ODS code N81048

    2.4 km

  • GREENBANK SURGERY

    274 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81089

    3.8 km

  • MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    280 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81107

    3.8 km

  • CULCHETH MEDICAL CENTRE

    JACKSON AVENUE, CULCHETH, WARRINGTON, WA3 4DZ

    ODS code N81059

    4.1 km

  • HELSBY STREET MED/CTR

    2 HELSBY STREET, WARRINGTON, WA1 3AW

    ODS code N81041

    4.2 km

  • 4 SEASONS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81645

    4.5 km

  • PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81083

    4.5 km

  • LATCHFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    5 THELWALL LANE, LATCHFORD, WARRINGTON, WA4 1LJ

    ODS code N81065

    4.5 km

  • BROOKFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code N81014

    4.5 km

  • THE LAKESIDE SURGERY

    LAKESIDE ROAD, LYMM, WA13 0QE

    ODS code N81108

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Ainscough Road

    BCT · Birchwood

    0.1 miles
  • Ainscough Road

    BCT · Birchwood

    0.1 miles
  • Birchwood Rail Station

    RLY · Birchwood

    0.2 miles
  • Birchwood Railway Station

    BCT · Birchwood

    0.2 miles
  • Birchwood Station

    BCT · Birchwood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Warrington 005A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,673 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
7 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
1
Low risk addresses
2
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

Property market

The five-year median is £420,000 from 2 recorded sales in WA3 7GB. 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

51 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 7 secondary schools. Birchwood School is the nearest published school at 99 m.

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

Recorded crime

747 published events cover 12 months, averaging 62.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 335 events.

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