# WA3 4JU: area report for a postcode in Warrington

WA3 4JU 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 WA3 4JU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington) › [WA3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa3) › [WA3 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa3-4)

## Around this postcode

- **18 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 100% on July. Warrington 002B: 93 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.5178,53.4550,WA34JU
- **Birchwood, 4.7 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5178,53.4550,WA34JU
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5178,53.4550,WA34JU
- **No property in WA3 4JU listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.5178,53.4550,WA34JU
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Warrington 002B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5178,53.4550,WA34JU
- **£260,040 average price**: For the whole of Warrington, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5178,53.4550,WA34JU
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 630 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5178,53.4550,WA34JU
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5178,53.4550,WA34JU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WA3 4JU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5178,53.4550,WA34JU
- **Low road and rail noise at WA3 4JU**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5178,53.4550,WA34JU
- **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=-2.5178,53.4550,WA34JU
- **13.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5178,53.4550,WA34JU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Culcheth High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/culcheth-high-school-e111430) | Secondary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 45.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Culcheth Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/culcheth-community-primary-school-e151049) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2023 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Twiss Green Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/twiss-green-community-primary-school-e111195) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Newchurch Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newchurch-community-primary-school-e111189) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2023 | £390,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| August 2024 | £375,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| April 2026 | £550,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| December 2024 | £359,999 | Detached, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| January 2025 | £420,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| October 2025 | £465,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2024 | £308,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| January 2025 | £632,500 | Detached, established, leasehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CULCHETH MEDICAL CENTRE (630 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (270 m); TIMS & PARKER PHARMACY (630 m)
- Dental practices: THE VILLAGE DENTAL PRACTICE (580 m); HOB HEY LANE DENTAL PRACTICE (780 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Culcheth (300 m, The Co-operative Group); Sainsburys Culcheth (350 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £260,040** (July 2026). Warrington’s average house price was £260,040 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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 123rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 002B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.9** (2025). Warrington 002B has a deprivation score of 20.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,968th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £255,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Warrington 002B was £255,000 in 2025. Joint 11,965th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,410** (2021). Warrington 002B had 1,410 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,645th least 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: 94.2%** (January 2026). In Warrington 002B, 94.2% 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.

## WA3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £258,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WA3 was £258,000 in 2025. 819th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 49,278** (2021). WA3 had 49,278 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 227th 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: 7%** (2022). About 7% of people in WA3 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: 97.6%** (January 2026). In WA3, 97.6% 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: 53.4550, -2.5178

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), July 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=-2.5178,53.4550,WA34JU

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