WA3 7NU postcode in Warrington, England

WA3 7NU is a postcode in Warrington, in the Birchwood 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 7NU 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 1.3 km in a straight line

Where WA3 7NU is, and what is near it

Map of WA3 7NU and what is near it Map of WA3 7NU: its centre point, with the 162 other postcodes in the WA3 7 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 10 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WA3 7AB: also in WA3 7WA3 7AF: also in WA3 7WA3 7AG: also in WA3 7WA3 7AH: also in WA3 7WA3 7AL: also in WA3 7WA3 7AN: also in WA3 7WA3 7AP: also in WA3 7WA3 7AQ: also in WA3 7WA3 7AR: also in WA3 7WA3 7AS: also in WA3 7WA3 7AT: also in WA3 7WA3 7AU: also in WA3 7WA3 7AW: also in WA3 7WA3 7BH: also in WA3 7WA3 7BP: also in WA3 7WA3 7BU: 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 7DF: also in WA3 7WA3 7EQ: also in WA3 7WA3 7ES: also in WA3 7WA3 7ET: also in WA3 7WA3 7EX: also in WA3 7WA3 7EY: also in WA3 7WA3 7EZ: also in WA3 7WA3 7GB: also in WA3 7WA3 7HA: also in WA3 7WA3 7HB: also in WA3 7WA3 7HD: also in WA3 7WA3 7HE: also in WA3 7WA3 7HF: 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 7JF: also in WA3 7WA3 7JG: also in WA3 7WA3 7JH: also in WA3 7WA3 7JJ: also in WA3 7WA3 7JL: also in WA3 7WA3 7JN: also in WA3 7WA3 7JP: also in WA3 7WA3 7JQ: also in WA3 7WA3 7JR: also in WA3 7WA3 7JS: also in WA3 7WA3 7JT: also in WA3 7WA3 7JU: also in WA3 7WA3 7JW: also in WA3 7WA3 7JZ: also in WA3 7WA3 7LA: 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 7LP: also in WA3 7WA3 7LQ: also in WA3 7WA3 7LR: also in WA3 7WA3 7LS: also in WA3 7WA3 7LT: also in WA3 7WA3 7LU: also in WA3 7WA3 7LW: also in WA3 7WA3 7LX: also in WA3 7WA3 7LY: also in WA3 7WA3 7LZ: also in WA3 7WA3 7NA: also in WA3 7WA3 7NB: also in WA3 7WA3 7ND: also in WA3 7WA3 7NE: also in WA3 7WA3 7NF: also in WA3 7WA3 7NG: also in WA3 7WA3 7NH: also in WA3 7WA3 7NJ: also in WA3 7WA3 7NL: also in WA3 7WA3 7NN: also in WA3 7WA3 7NP: also in WA3 7WA3 7NQ: also in WA3 7WA3 7NR: also in WA3 7WA3 7NS: also in WA3 7WA3 7NT: also in WA3 7WA3 7NW: also in WA3 7WA3 7NX: also in WA3 7WA3 7NY: also in WA3 7WA3 7NZ: also in WA3 7WA3 7PA: also in WA3 7WA3 7PB: also in WA3 7WA3 7PD: also in WA3 7WA3 7PE: also in WA3 7WA3 7PF: also in WA3 7WA3 7PG: also in WA3 7WA3 7PH: also in WA3 7WA3 7PJ: also in WA3 7WA3 7PQ: also in WA3 7WA3 7PT: also in WA3 7WA3 7PU: also in WA3 7WA3 7PW: also in WA3 7WA3 7QA: also in WA3 7WA3 7QB: also in WA3 7WA3 7QH: also in WA3 7WA3 7QL: also in WA3 7WA3 7QN: also in WA3 7WA3 7QS: also in WA3 7WA3 7QU: also in WA3 7WA3 7QX: also in WA3 7WA3 7QY: also in WA3 7WA3 7QZ: also in WA3 7WA3 7TH: also in WA3 7WA3 7WD: also in WA3 7WA3 7WU: also in WA3 7 2 places, 2.3–2.4 kmCroft WA3 7NU Map of WA3 7NU and what is near it Map of WA3 7NU: its centre point, with the 162 other postcodes in the WA3 7 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 10 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 2.1 kmCulcheth, Glazebury and Croft WA3 7NU
  • WA3 7NU
  • Other postcodes in WA3 7: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • 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 53.4230, longitude -2.5339)

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 WA3 7NU?

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 7NU?

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

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WA3 7NU 100% Warrington 96%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WA3 7NU 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 7NU?

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

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

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 7NU: 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 7NU 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 7NU?

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 7NU

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in WA3 7NU from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 15 January 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 7NU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 720 homes in the neighbourhood around WA3 7NU. Over half of them (67%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (57%). 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 7NU

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 £2,992 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,632.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 480 (67%)£1,632
Band Babout 150 (21%)£1,904
Band Cabout 60 (8%)£2,176
Band Dabout 20 (3%)£2,448
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£2,992
Band Fwithheld£3,535
Band Gfewer than 5£4,079
Band Hfewer than 5£4,895

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 14% 1945 to 1964
  5. 57% 1965 to 1982
  6. 13% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 10% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 2000 to 2009: 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 7NU is in (ONS area E01012460), 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 7NU?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of WA3 7NU is Birchwood Rail Station, 1.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Birchwood Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle
  • Padgate Rail Station Railway station 2.4 kmCycle

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

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Heather Close, 75 m away.

More stations near WA3 7NU, 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 7NU?

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

2 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

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

  • MFG EV Power Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 150 kW 600 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 650 mWalk

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 7NU?

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

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 7NU?

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

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

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

The centre of WA3 7NU 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 WA3 7NU?

Police.uk records 57 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WA3 7NU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences25 reports
Public order8 reports
Anti-social behaviour6 reports
Criminal damage and arson6 reports
Burglary4 reports
Other theft3 reports

Also: vehicle crime 2, bicycle theft 1, drugs 1, other crime 1.

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 7NU

Ward
Birchwood
Parish
Birchwood
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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

WA3 7PH110 mWA3 7NZ120 mWA3 6DH140 mWA3 7PA150 mWA3 7NY150 mWA3 6DJ170 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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