# WA3 6LX: area report for a postcode in Warrington

WA3 6LX 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 6LX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington) › [WA3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa3) › [WA3 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa3-6)

## Around this postcode

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 14% on July. Warrington 004C: 19 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.5360,53.4192,WA36LX
- **Birchwood, 1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5360,53.4192,WA36LX
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5360,53.4192,WA36LX
- **No property in WA3 6LX 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=-2.5360,53.4192,WA36LX
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Warrington 004C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5360,53.4192,WA36LX
- **£260,040 average price**: For the whole of Warrington, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5360,53.4192,WA36LX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 750 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5360,53.4192,WA36LX
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5360,53.4192,WA36LX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WA3 6LX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5360,53.4192,WA36LX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WA3 6LX**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5360,53.4192,WA36LX
- **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=-2.5360,53.4192,WA36LX
- **14.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5360,53.4192,WA36LX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Locking Stumps Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/locking-stumps-community-primary-school-e151051) | Primary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2022 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Birchwood Community High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birchwood-community-high-school-e139840) | Secondary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 45.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Birchwood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birchwood-school-e148566) | Special | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Kassia Academy and Support Services](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kassia-academy-and-support-services-e144240) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | – |
| [Birchwood CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birchwood-cofe-primary-school-e111304) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cinnamon Brow Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cinnamon-brow-church-of-england-primary-school-e151973) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2021, before the school changed | – |
| [Christ Church CofE Primary School Padgate](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-cofe-primary-school-padgate-e111363) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 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 | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | Attainment 8 of 41.6 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £268,500 | Detached, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| October 2025 | £272,500 | Detached, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| July 2026 | £282,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| October 2025 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| June 2025 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 250 m |
| June 2026 | £420,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 250 m |
| November 2025 | £375,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 310 m |
| January 2026 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 340 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BIRCHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE (750 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (770 m)
- Dental practices: BIRCHWOOD DENTAL PRACTICE (770 m); BRIGHT ORTHODONTICS - WARRINGTON (800 m); 21D WARRINGTON (990 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Birchwood (720 m, Aldi); Asda Birchwood Superstore (790 m, Asda)

## 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 004C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.4** (2025). Warrington 004C has a deprivation score of 7.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,517th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £295,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Warrington 004C was £295,000 in 2025. Joint 15,719th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,062** (2021). Warrington 004C had 1,062 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,122nd 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: 99.6%** (January 2026). In Warrington 004C, 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.

## 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: 53.4192, -2.5360

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=-2.5360,53.4192,WA36LX

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