WA3 7DR postcode in Warrington, England

WA3 7DR is a postcode in Warrington, in the Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft 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 WA3 7DR can get it Across Warrington: 96% Typical price £329,421 Homes sold in WA3 7, last 12 months. ▼ 2.4% on the year before Nearest station Birchwood 4.3 km in a straight line

Where WA3 7DR is, and what is near it

Map of WA3 7DR and what is near it Map of WA3 7DR: its centre point, with the 162 other postcodes in the WA3 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WA3 7AD: also in WA3 7WA3 7AE: also in WA3 7WA3 7AL: also in WA3 7WA3 7AR: also in WA3 7WA3 7AU: also in WA3 7WA3 7AX: also in WA3 7WA3 7AY: also in WA3 7WA3 7AZ: also in WA3 7WA3 7BA: also in WA3 7WA3 7BB: also in WA3 7WA3 7BD: also in WA3 7WA3 7BE: also in WA3 7WA3 7BG: also in WA3 7WA3 7BQ: also in WA3 7WA3 7BU: also in WA3 7WA3 7BW: also in WA3 7WA3 7BX: also in WA3 7WA3 7BY: also in WA3 7WA3 7BZ: also in WA3 7WA3 7DA: also in WA3 7WA3 7DB: also in WA3 7WA3 7DD: also in WA3 7WA3 7DE: also in WA3 7WA3 7DF: also in WA3 7WA3 7DG: also in WA3 7WA3 7DH: also in WA3 7WA3 7DJ: also in WA3 7WA3 7DL: also in WA3 7WA3 7DN: also in WA3 7WA3 7DP: also in WA3 7WA3 7DQ: also in WA3 7WA3 7DS: also in WA3 7WA3 7DT: also in WA3 7WA3 7DU: also in WA3 7WA3 7DW: also in WA3 7WA3 7DX: also in WA3 7WA3 7DY: also in WA3 7WA3 7DZ: also in WA3 7WA3 7EA: also in WA3 7WA3 7EB: also in WA3 7WA3 7ED: also in WA3 7WA3 7EE: also in WA3 7WA3 7EF: also in WA3 7WA3 7EH: also in WA3 7WA3 7EL: also in WA3 7WA3 7EN: also in WA3 7WA3 7EQ: also in WA3 7WA3 7FS: also in WA3 7WA3 7GD: also in WA3 7WA3 7HG: also in WA3 7WA3 7HH: also in WA3 7WA3 7HJ: also in WA3 7WA3 7HL: also in WA3 7WA3 7HN: also in WA3 7WA3 7HP: also in WA3 7WA3 7HQ: also in WA3 7WA3 7HR: also in WA3 7WA3 7HS: also in WA3 7WA3 7HT: also in WA3 7WA3 7HW: also in WA3 7WA3 7HY: also in WA3 7WA3 7JE: also in WA3 7WA3 7JR: also in WA3 7WA3 7JS: also in WA3 7WA3 7JT: also in WA3 7WA3 7JU: also in WA3 7WA3 7LE: also in WA3 7WA3 7LF: also in WA3 7WA3 7LG: also in WA3 7WA3 7LH: also in WA3 7WA3 7LJ: also in WA3 7WA3 7LN: also in WA3 7WA3 7LQ: also in WA3 7 GP 2.7 kmCulcheth High School 2.7 kmSchool 3.0 kmBirchwood station 4.3 kmNewton-le-Willows station 4.3 kmCroft WA3 7DR Map of WA3 7DR and what is near it Map of WA3 7DR: its centre point, with the 162 other postcodes in the WA3 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. GP 2.7 kmBirchwood station 4.3 kmCulcheth, Glazebury and Croft WA3 7DR
  • WA3 7DR
  • Other postcodes in WA3 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.4485, longitude -2.5489)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WA3 7DR?

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 WA3 7DR?

Every home and business at WA3 7DR can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WA3 7DR 100% Warrington 96%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WA3 7DR 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 WA3 7DR?

BinDayBuddy has not read Warrington Borough Council's days for WA3 7DR today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for WA3 7DR 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 WA3 7DR 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 WA3 7DR.

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 WA3 7DR: 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 WA3 7DR is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near WA3 7DR?

Homes in WA3 7 sold for a typical £329,421 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 47 sales, down 2.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£329,421 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£337,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £414,500 22 sales
  • Semi-detached £288,000 15 sales
  • Terraced £185,000 7 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole WA3 district: a typical £255,498 from 564 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 WA3 7DR

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WA3 7DR 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

What council tax band are homes near WA3 7DR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 550 homes in the neighbourhood around WA3 7DR. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band F. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (25%). 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 WA3 7DR

Band D in Warrington for 2026‑27: £2,448. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,904 (band B) to £4,079 (band G); band F, the most common, is £3,535.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,632
Band Babout 40 (7%)£1,904
Band Cabout 90 (16%)£2,176
Band Dabout 100 (18%)£2,448
Band Eabout 130 (24%)£2,992
Band Fabout 140 (25%)£3,535
Band Gabout 50 (9%)£4,079
Band Hwithheld£4,895

When the homes were built

  1. 18% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 18% 1945 to 1964
  5. 21% 1965 to 1982
  6. 25% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: 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 WA3 7DR is in (ONS area E01012471), 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 WA3 7DR?

The nearest open schools to WA3 7DR, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WA3 7DR, 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 WA3 7DR?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WA3 7DR is Birchwood Rail Station, 4.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Birchwood Rail Station Railway station 4.3 kmCycle
  • Newton-le-Willows Rail Station Railway station 4.3 kmCycle

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near WA3 7DR, 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 WA3 7DR?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WA3 7DR, 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 WA3 7DR?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WA3 7DR, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Osprey Charging point · No details mapped 2.4 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.8 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 WA3 7DR?

The nearest to the centre of WA3 7DR, 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 WA3 7DR?

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 WA3 7DR?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WA3 7DR, 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 WA3 7DR?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WA3 7DR, 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 WA3 7DR?

The nearest vets to the centre of WA3 7DR 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 WA3 7DR in a conservation area?

The centre of WA3 7DR is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 WA3 7DR?

Police.uk records 3 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WA3 7DR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

The mile also takes in part of Greater Manchester's police force, which has published nothing to Police.uk: crimes there are not in these figures.

Violence and sexual offences1 report
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Other theft1 report

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 WA3 7DR

Ward
Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft
Parish
Croft
Region
North West
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, 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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WA3 7DN440 mWA3 7DP480 mWA3 7DW500 mWA3 7BD520 mWA3 7GD550 mWA3 7DL590 m
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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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