WA3 7PH

Birchwood · Warrington · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA3 7PA 48 m
WA3 7NU 114 m
WA3 7PD 149 m
WA3 6DJ 158 m
WA3 6ER 168 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA3 7PH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA3
Postcode sector
WA3 7
Latitude
53.422164
Longitude
-2.534995
British National Grid easting
364,544
British National Grid northing
391,839

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
E00165707
Lower layer super output area
Warrington 004A · E01012460
Middle layer super output area
Warrington 004 · E02002593

Postcode source versions

Explore WA3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
47
Primary
33
Secondary
6
  1. Locking Stumps Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    53 m
  2. Birchwood Community High School

    Academy converter

    702 m
  3. Birchwood School

    Other independent special school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
823
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 387
  • Public order 98
  • Anti social behaviour 63
  • Other theft 51
  • Criminal damage and arson 47

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
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% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA3 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
75%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
75%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
75%
Gigabit-capable
75%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
75%
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

12

within 5 km

  • BIRCHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    15 BENSON ROAD, BIRCHWOOD, WARRINGTON, WA3 7PJ

    ODS code N81114

    933 m

  • FEARNHEAD CROSS MED.CTR.

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

    ODS code N81048

    2.0 km

  • PADGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 STATION ROAD, PADGATE, WARRINGTON, WA2 0RX

    ODS code N81109

    2.2 km

  • FAIRFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y01108

    2.5 km

  • HOLES LANE MEDICAL LTD.

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

    ODS code N81007

    2.6 km

  • CULCHETH MEDICAL CENTRE

    JACKSON AVENUE, CULCHETH, WARRINGTON, WA3 4DZ

    ODS code N81059

    3.3 km

  • GREENBANK SURGERY

    274 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81089

    3.7 km

  • MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    280 MANCHESTER ROAD, WARRINGTON, WA1 3RB

    ODS code N81107

    3.7 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

    4.1 km

  • LATCHFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    5 THELWALL LANE, LATCHFORD, WARRINGTON, WA4 1LJ

    ODS code N81065

    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

  • Turf & Feather

    BCT · Birchwood

    0.1 miles
  • Turf & Feather

    BCT · Birchwood

    0.1 miles
  • Heather Close

    BCT · Birchwood

    0.1 miles
  • Heather Close

    BCT · Birchwood

    0.1 miles
  • Strawberry Close

    BCT · Locking Stumps

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Warrington 004A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,890 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
7 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
0
Low risk addresses
1
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

Schools

47 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 6 secondary schools. Locking Stumps Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 53 m.

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

Recorded crime

823 published events cover 12 months, averaging 68.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 387 events.

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