WA3
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Golborne and Warrington, in Warrington and Wigan.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an WA3 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In WA3, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How WA3 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of WA3?
WA3 had 49,278 usual residents at the census.
WA3 is the 227th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in WA3, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WA3 has no single figure. Of its 31 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in WA3
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrington 001A | 2,210 | 48.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 90.6% |
| Warrington 001B | 1,864 | 44.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.4% |
| Warrington 001C | 1,619 | 56.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.1% |
| Warrington 001D | 1,613 | 20.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.6% |
| Warrington 002A | 1,585 | 20.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.1% |
| Warrington 002B | 1,410 | 92.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.2% |
| Warrington 002C | 1,488 | 63.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.7% |
| Warrington 002D | 1,999 | 43.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.6% |
| Warrington 004A | 1,439 | 91.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.6% |
| Warrington 004B | 1,224 | 36.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.5% |
| Warrington 004C | 1,062 | 18.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.6% |
| Warrington 004D | 1,366 | 53.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.2% |
| Warrington 005A | 1,519 | 173.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.0% |
| Warrington 005B | 1,247 | 18.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| Warrington 005C | 1,199 | 41.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.9% |
| Warrington 005D | 1,555 | 80.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.7% |
| Wigan 038A | 1,581 | No figure | 6 | 100.0% |
| Wigan 038B | 1,628 | No figure | 4 | 95.4% |
| Wigan 038C | 1,556 | No figure | 2 | 99.5% |
| Wigan 038D | 1,440 | No figure | 2 | 100.0% |
| Wigan 038E | 2,062 | No figure | 5 | 99.4% |
| Wigan 039A | 1,255 | No figure | 8 | 99.7% |
| Wigan 039B | 1,888 | No figure | 4 | 97.8% |
| Wigan 039C | 1,612 | No figure | 10 | 100.0% |
| Wigan 039D | 1,559 | No figure | 8 | 100.0% |
| Wigan 039E | 2,642 | No figure | 9 | 96.8% |
| Wigan 040A | 1,835 | No figure | 7 | 97.8% |
| Wigan 040B | 1,625 | No figure | 7 | 95.3% |
| Wigan 040C | 1,521 | No figure | 4 | 99.0% |
| Wigan 040D | 1,664 | No figure | 3 | 99.4% |
| Wigan 040E | 1,518 | No figure | 10 | 100.0% |
MPs for WA3
- Charlotte NicholsLabourMP for Warrington North50% of WA3’s postcodes
- Jo PlattLabour (Co-op)MP for Leigh and Atherton49% of WA3’s postcodes
- Michael WheelerLabourMP for Worsley and Eccles1.0% of WA3’s postcodes
- David BainesLabourMP for St Helens North0.2% of WA3’s postcodes
- Andy BurnhamLabour (Co-op)MP for Makerfield0.1% of WA3’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in WA37
Postcode sectors in WA38
Councils WA3 covers2
Towns in WA32
Postcode districts next to WA311
Nearest rail stations4
More in the WA postcode area2
WA3 in brief
WA3 is a postcode district covering Golborne and Warrington, in Warrington and Wigan.
About 50,813 people lived in WA3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £258,000 in 2025 across 787 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in WA3 was £258,000 in 2025.
WA3 had 49,278 usual residents at the census.
In WA3, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In WA3, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.