# WA3

Postcode district covering Golborne and Warrington, in Warrington and Wigan.

WA3 is a postcode district covering Golborne and Warrington, in Warrington and Wigan. Median sale price £258,000 in 2025. About 50,813 people.

Postcode district. Code WA3. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [WA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa)

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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa3#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa3#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa3#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa3#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=WA3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 7% of people in WA3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=WA3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 787 homes were sold in WA3 in 2025.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=WA3) (Census 2021, England and Wales): WA3 had 49,278 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=WA3) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Warrington, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is WA3.

## How WA3 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | WA3 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £258,000 | 7th most expensive | 16 postcode districts, WA · 2025 |
| Population | 49,278 | 6th most populated | 17 postcode districts, WA · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 7% | 8th most people in radon Affected Areas | 17 postcode districts, WA · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 97.6% | 3rd highest | 17 postcode districts, WA · Jan 2026 |

## 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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in WA3

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Warrington 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington/neighbourhood/e01012471) | 2,210 | 48.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 90.6% |
| [Warrington 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington/neighbourhood/e01012472) | 1,864 | 44.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.4% |
| [Warrington 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington/neighbourhood/e01012476) | 1,619 | 56.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.1% |
| [Warrington 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington/neighbourhood/e01012477) | 1,613 | 20.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.6% |
| [Warrington 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington/neighbourhood/e01012473) | 1,585 | 20.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.1% |
| [Warrington 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington/neighbourhood/e01012474) | 1,410 | 92.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.2% |
| [Warrington 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington/neighbourhood/e01012475) | 1,488 | 63.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.7% |
| [Warrington 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington/neighbourhood/e01012554) | 1,999 | 43.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.6% |
| [Warrington 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington/neighbourhood/e01012460) | 1,439 | 91.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.6% |
| [Warrington 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington/neighbourhood/e01012462) | 1,224 | 36.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.5% |
| [Warrington 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington/neighbourhood/e01012463) | 1,062 | 18.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.6% |
| [Warrington 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington/neighbourhood/e01012464) | 1,366 | 53.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.2% |
| [Warrington 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington/neighbourhood/e01012459) | 1,519 | 173.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.0% |
| [Warrington 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington/neighbourhood/e01012461) | 1,247 | 18.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Warrington 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington/neighbourhood/e01012465) | 1,199 | 41.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.9% |
| [Warrington 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington/neighbourhood/e01012466) | 1,555 | 80.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.7% |
| [Wigan 038A](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006227) | 1,581 | – | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Wigan 038B](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006228) | 1,628 | – | 4 | 95.4% |
| [Wigan 038C](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006342) | 1,556 | – | 2 | 99.5% |
| [Wigan 038D](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006344) | 1,440 | – | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Wigan 038E](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006346) | 2,062 | – | 5 | 99.4% |
| [Wigan 039A](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006339) | 1,255 | – | 8 | 99.7% |
| [Wigan 039B](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006340) | 1,888 | – | 4 | 97.8% |
| [Wigan 039C](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006343) | 1,612 | – | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Wigan 039D](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006345) | 1,559 | – | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Wigan 039E](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006348) | 2,642 | – | 9 | 96.8% |
| [Wigan 040A](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006302) | 1,835 | – | 7 | 97.8% |
| [Wigan 040B](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006303) | 1,625 | – | 7 | 95.3% |
| [Wigan 040C](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006304) | 1,521 | – | 4 | 99.0% |
| [Wigan 040D](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006341) | 1,664 | – | 3 | 99.4% |
| [Wigan 040E](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006347) | 1,518 | – | 10 | 100.0% |

## Your MP

- [Warrington North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/warrington-north): Charlotte Nichols (Labour), MP since July 2024. 50% of the people here.
- [Leigh and Atherton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leigh-and-atherton): Jo Platt (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 49% of the people here.
- [Worsley and Eccles](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/worsley-and-eccles): Michael Wheeler (Labour), MP since July 2024. 1.0% of the people here.
- [St Helens North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/st-helens-north): David Baines (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.2% of the people here.
- [Makerfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/makerfield): Andy Burnham (Labour (Co-op)), MP since June 2026. 0.1% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in WA3

[Culcheth East & Hollins Green](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington/culcheth-east-and-hollins-green), [Culcheth West & Croft](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington/culcheth-west-and-croft), [Golborne](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/golborne), [Locking Stumps](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington/locking-stumps), [Lowton](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/lowton), [Lowton Common](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/lowton-common), [Oakwood & Gorse Covert](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington/oakwood-and-gorse-covert)

## Postcode sectors in WA3

[WA3 1 (136 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa3-1), [WA3 2 (287 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa3-2), [WA3 3 (317 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa3-3), [WA3 4 (151 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa3-4), [WA3 5 (187 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa3-5), [WA3 6 (265 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa3-6), [WA3 7 (163 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa3-7), [WA3 9 (13 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa3-9)

## Councils WA3 covers

[Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington), [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)

## Towns in WA3

[Golborne](https://openindex.co.uk/town/golborne), [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington)

## Postcode districts next to WA3

[M29](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m29), [M31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m31), [M44](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m44), [WA1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa1), [WA2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa2), [WA11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa11), [WA12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa12), [WA13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa13), [WN2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn2), [WN4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn4), [WN7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn7)

## Nearest rail stations

[Birchwood (3.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.5253,53.4127), [Padgate (4.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.5568,53.4058), [Glazebrook (4.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.4597,53.4284), [Newton-Le-Willows (5.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.6136,53.4531)

## More in the WA postcode area

[All WA postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## 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.
About 7% of people in WA3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In WA3, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: WA3
- Postcode area: [WA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa)
- Constituency: [Warrington North †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/warrington-north)
- Council: [Warrington †](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington)
- Area: 65.22 km²
- People, mid-2024: 50,813*
- Neighbourhoods: 31
- Output areas: 159

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[WN7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn7), [WA1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa1), [M44](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m44), [WA12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa12), [WA2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa2), [WN2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn2)

## Latest updates for WA3

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/WA3

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa3, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa3#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa3