# WA1 3JU: area report for a postcode in Warrington

WA1 3JU is a postcode in Warrington.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Warrington. Open the map at WA1 3JU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington) › [WA1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa1) › [WA1 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa1-3)

## Around this postcode

- **10 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 29% on July. Warrington 012B: 24 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.5627,53.4035,WA13JU
- **Padgate, 470 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5627,53.4035,WA13JU
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5627,53.4035,WA13JU
- **2 of 22 properties in WA1 3JU at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.5627,53.4035,WA13JU
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Warrington 012B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5627,53.4035,WA13JU
- **£259,224 average price**: For the whole of Warrington, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5627,53.4035,WA13JU
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5627,53.4035,WA13JU
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 760 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5627,53.4035,WA13JU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WA1 3JU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5627,53.4035,WA13JU
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WA1 3JU**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5627,53.4035,WA13JU
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.5627,53.4035,WA13JU
- **13.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5627,53.4035,WA13JU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Oswald's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-oswalds-catholic-primary-school-e111369) | Primary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brook Acre Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brook-acre-community-primary-school-e151050) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Christ Church CofE Primary School Padgate](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-cofe-primary-school-padgate-e111363) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Padgate Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/padgate-academy-e146765) | Secondary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | Attainment 8 of 41.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bruche Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bruche-academy-e143058) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 97% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakwood-avenue-community-primary-school-e144241) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Woolston Brook School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woolston-brook-school-e111501) | Special | 1 km (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Green Lane Community Special School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/green-lane-community-special-school-e111495) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £400,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £295,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2024 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2024 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| November 2025 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| May 2026 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| July 2026 | £370,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| December 2024 | £315,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Padgate (470 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: PADGATE MEDICAL CENTRE (550 m); FEARNHEAD CROSS MED.CTR. (870 m); GREENBANK SURGERY (950 m); MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY (950 m)
- Pharmacies: PADGATE PHARMACY (570 m); WELL (870 m); MANCHESTER ROAD PHARMACY (950 m); WELL (950 m)
- Dental practices: PADGATE DENTAL PRACTICE (560 m); G J HOUGHTON DENTAL SURGERY (880 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Warrington Man Rd Express (760 m, Tesco); Spar - Blackbrook (810 m, Spar); Co-op Fearnhead Cross (870 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Warrington Orford Green Esso Express (910 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £259,224** (August 2026). Warrington’s average house price was £259,224 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £40,380** (2025). Full-time workers living in Warrington earned a median of £40,380 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 131st highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.4×** (2025). A home in Warrington costs 6.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 122nd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 16.8** (2025). Warrington has a deprivation score of 16.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 121st least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Warrington 012B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.0** (2025). Warrington 012B has a deprivation score of 9.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,487th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £238,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Warrington 012B was £238,000 in 2025. Joint 10,306th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,638** (2021). Warrington 012B had 1,638 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,274th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.6%** (January 2026). In Warrington 012B, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## WA1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £230,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WA1 was £230,000 in 2025. Joint 601st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 22,994** (2021). WA1 had 22,994 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,281st most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in WA1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.6%** (January 2026). In WA1, 94.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington)
- Centre: 53.4035, -2.5627

Council: [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Warrington North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/warrington-north): Charlotte Nichols (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.5627,53.4035,WA13JU

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa1-3ju