WA1 3AN postcode in Warrington, England

WA1 3AN is a postcode in Warrington, in the Fairfield and Howley ward. It is in the Warrington North parliamentary constituency and the Cheshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at WA1 3AN can get it Across Warrington: 96% Typical price £225,000 Homes sold in WA1 3, last 12 months. ▲ 2.3% on the year before Nearest station Warrington Central 1.0 km in a straight line

Where WA1 3AN is, and what is near it

Map of WA1 3AN and what is near it Map of WA1 3AN: its centre point, with the 217 other postcodes in the WA1 3 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 8 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. WA1 3AB: also in WA1 3WA1 3AD: also in WA1 3WA1 3AF: also in WA1 3WA1 3AG: also in WA1 3WA1 3AH: also in WA1 3WA1 3AJ: also in WA1 3WA1 3AP: also in WA1 3WA1 3AQ: also in WA1 3WA1 3AS: also in WA1 3WA1 3AT: also in WA1 3WA1 3AW: also in WA1 3WA1 3AX: also in WA1 3WA1 3AY: also in WA1 3WA1 3BA: also in WA1 3WA1 3BB: also in WA1 3WA1 3BD: also in WA1 3WA1 3BE: also in WA1 3WA1 3BG: also in WA1 3WA1 3BP: also in WA1 3WA1 3BT: also in WA1 3WA1 3BU: also in WA1 3WA1 3BW: also in WA1 3WA1 3BY: also in WA1 3WA1 3FW: also in WA1 3WA1 3FX: also in WA1 3WA1 3FY: also in WA1 3WA1 3GE: also in WA1 3WA1 3GF: also in WA1 3WA1 3GG: also in WA1 3WA1 3GH: also in WA1 3WA1 3GJ: also in WA1 3WA1 3GN: also in WA1 3WA1 3LT: also in WA1 3WA1 3NJ: also in WA1 3WA1 3NL: also in WA1 3WA1 3NP: also in WA1 3WA1 3NU: also in WA1 3WA1 3NX: also in WA1 3WA1 3PB: also in WA1 3WA1 3PD: also in WA1 3WA1 3PE: also in WA1 3WA1 3PF: also in WA1 3WA1 3PG: also in WA1 3WA1 3PH: also in WA1 3WA1 3PQ: also in WA1 3WA1 3PS: also in WA1 3WA1 3PT: also in WA1 3WA1 3PU: also in WA1 3WA1 3PX: also in WA1 3WA1 3PY: also in WA1 3WA1 3PZ: also in WA1 3WA1 3QA: also in WA1 3WA1 3QB: also in WA1 3WA1 3QE: also in WA1 3WA1 3QF: also in WA1 3WA1 3QG: also in WA1 3WA1 3QH: also in WA1 3WA1 3QJ: also in WA1 3WA1 3QL: also in WA1 3WA1 3QN: also in WA1 3WA1 3QP: also in WA1 3WA1 3QQ: also in WA1 3WA1 3QR: also in WA1 3WA1 3QS: also in WA1 3WA1 3QT: also in WA1 3WA1 3QU: also in WA1 3WA1 3QW: also in WA1 3WA1 3QX: also in WA1 3WA1 3QY: also in WA1 3WA1 3QZ: also in WA1 3WA1 3RA: also in WA1 3WA1 3RB: also in WA1 3WA1 3RE: also in WA1 3WA1 3RF: also in WA1 3WA1 3RG: also in WA1 3WA1 3RH: also in WA1 3WA1 3RJ: also in WA1 3WA1 3RL: also in WA1 3WA1 3RN: also in WA1 3WA1 3RQ: also in WA1 3WA1 3RR: also in WA1 3WA1 3RS: also in WA1 3WA1 3RT: also in WA1 3WA1 3RU: also in WA1 3WA1 3RX: also in WA1 3WA1 3RY: also in WA1 3WA1 3RZ: also in WA1 3WA1 3SA: also in WA1 3WA1 3SB: also in WA1 3WA1 3SD: also in WA1 3WA1 3SE: also in WA1 3WA1 3SF: also in WA1 3WA1 3SG: also in WA1 3WA1 3SH: also in WA1 3WA1 3SJ: also in WA1 3WA1 3SL: also in WA1 3WA1 3SQ: also in WA1 3WA1 3SX: also in WA1 3WA1 3SY: also in WA1 3WA1 3SZ: also in WA1 3WA1 3TX: also in WA1 3WA1 3TY: also in WA1 3 School 1.3 kmWarrington Bank Quay station 1.8 kmWarrington WA1 3AN Map of WA1 3AN and what is near it Map of WA1 3AN: its centre point, with the 217 other postcodes in the WA1 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 8 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Warrington Bank Quay station 1.8 kmWarrington WA1 3AN
  • WA1 3AN
  • Other postcodes in WA1 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.3942, longitude -2.5785)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WA1 3AN?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at WA1 3AN?

Every home and business at WA1 3AN can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WA1 3AN 100% Warrington 96%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WA1 3AN 100% Warrington Over 99%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at WA1 3AN?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for WA1 3AN.

Check the bin days for WA1 3AN on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is WA1 3AN at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include WA1 3AN.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Warrington

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WA1 3AN: 1,504 properties in Warrington are at high risk (1.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Warrington

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of WA1 3AN is in one of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for it at 10:19 on 24 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 10:19 on 24 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near WA1 3AN?

Homes in WA1 3 sold for a typical £225,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 143 sales, up 2.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£225,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£220,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £438,000 13 sales
  • Semi-detached £245,000 71 sales
  • Terraced £170,500 52 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £120,000 7 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole WA1 district: a typical £237,000 from 279 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in WA1 3AN

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WA1 3AN from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at WA1 3AN

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at WA1 3AN. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 24 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WA1 3AN?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 880 homes in the neighbourhood around WA1 3AN. Over half of them (80%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (36%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around WA1 3AN

Band D in Warrington for 2026‑27: £2,448. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,632 (band A) to £2,448 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,632.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 700 (80%)£1,632
Band Babout 110 (13%)£1,904
Band Cabout 60 (7%)£2,176
Band Dabout 10 (1%)£2,448
Band Ewithheld£2,992
Band Ffewer than 5£3,535
Band Gfewer than 5£4,079
Band Hfewer than 5£4,895

When the homes were built

  1. 36% Before 1900
  2. 14% 1900 to 1918
  3. 10% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. 9% 1965 to 1982
  6. 16% 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 2020 or later

2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Warrington before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of WA1 3AN is in (ONS area E01012479), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near WA1 3AN?

The nearest open schools to WA1 3AN, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WA1 3AN, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to WA1 3AN?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WA1 3AN is Warrington Central Rail Station, 1.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Warrington Central Rail Station Railway station 1.0 kmWalk
  • Warrington Bank Quay Rail Station Railway station 1.8 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest St Elphin's Park, 106 m away.

More stations near WA1 3AN, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near WA1 3AN?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WA1 3AN, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near WA1 3AN?

1 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WA1 3AN, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • ChargePoint Charging point · 6 chargers 600 mWalk
  • Warrington Borough Council Charging point · 60 chargers 1.1 kmWalk
  • Pod Point Charging point · 4 chargers 1.3 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near WA1 3AN?

The nearest to the centre of WA1 3AN, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to WA1 3AN?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near WA1 3AN?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WA1 3AN, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near WA1 3AN?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WA1 3AN, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near WA1 3AN?

The nearest vets to the centre of WA1 3AN on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is WA1 3AN in a conservation area?

The centre of WA1 3AN is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near WA1 3AN?

Police.uk records 444 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WA1 3AN in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences174 reports
Public order68 reports
Anti-social behaviour53 reports
Other theft29 reports
Shoplifting26 reports
Criminal damage and arson23 reports

Also: drugs 22, other crime 9, burglary 8, vehicle crime 8, bicycle theft 8, possession of weapons 8, robbery 6, theft from the person 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for WA1 3AN

Ward
Fairfield and Howley
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Warrington
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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