# WA3 5LH: area report for a postcode in Warrington

WA3 5LH 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 5LH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington) › [WA3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa3) › [WA3 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa3-5)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 67% on July. Warrington 001C: 56 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.4926,53.4655,WA35LH
- **Glazebrook, 4.7 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4926,53.4655,WA35LH
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4926,53.4655,WA35LH
- **1 of 5 properties in WA3 5LH at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 2 at very low risk. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.4926,53.4655,WA35LH
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Warrington 001C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4926,53.4655,WA35LH
- **£260,040 average price**: For the whole of Warrington, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4926,53.4655,WA35LH
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4926,53.4655,WA35LH
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4926,53.4655,WA35LH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WA3 5LH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4926,53.4655,WA35LH
- **Low road and rail noise at WA3 5LH**: Road 53 dB, rail 46 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4926,53.4655,WA35LH
- **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=-2.4926,53.4655,WA35LH
- **13.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4926,53.4655,WA35LH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Glazebury Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glazebury-church-of-england-primary-school-e146417) | Primary | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Culcheth Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/culcheth-community-primary-school-e151049) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2023 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Culcheth High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/culcheth-high-school-e111430) | Secondary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 45.1 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £630,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £243,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| October 2025 | £390,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2026 | £245,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2025 | £270,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| August 2024 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| November 2025 | £1,490,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| December 2025 | £424,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 360 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 001C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.7** (2025). Warrington 001C has a deprivation score of 14.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,045th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £320,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Warrington 001C was £320,000 in 2025. Joint 13,865th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,619** (2021). Warrington 001C had 1,619 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,176th 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: 96.1%** (January 2026). In Warrington 001C, 96.1% 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: 53.4655, -2.4926

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=-2.4926,53.4655,WA35LH

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