WA8 3TZ postcode in Warrington, England

WA8 3TZ is a postcode in Warrington, in the Penketh and Cuerdley ward. It is in the Warrington South parliamentary constituency and the Cheshire police force area, and has been in use since July 1995.

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 0% of homes and businesses at WA8 3TZ can get it Across Warrington: 96% Typical price £220,000 Homes sold in WA8 3, last 12 months. ▲ 2.9% on the year before Nearest station Sankey for Penketh 2.7 km in a straight line

Where WA8 3TZ is, and what is near it

Map of WA8 3TZ and what is near it Map of WA8 3TZ: its centre point, with the 173 other postcodes in the WA8 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WA8 3AE: also in WA8 3WA8 3AF: also in WA8 3WA8 3AG: also in WA8 3WA8 3AH: also in WA8 3WA8 3AJ: also in WA8 3WA8 3AL: also in WA8 3WA8 3AN: also in WA8 3WA8 3AP: also in WA8 3WA8 3BA: also in WA8 3WA8 3BB: also in WA8 3WA8 3BD: also in WA8 3WA8 3BE: also in WA8 3WA8 3BF: also in WA8 3WA8 3BG: also in WA8 3WA8 3BP: also in WA8 3WA8 3BQ: also in WA8 3WA8 3BT: also in WA8 3WA8 3BU: also in WA8 3WA8 3DA: also in WA8 3WA8 3DD: also in WA8 3WA8 3DX: also in WA8 3WA8 3EG: also in WA8 3WA8 3EH: also in WA8 3WA8 3EJ: also in WA8 3WA8 3EL: also in WA8 3WA8 3EN: also in WA8 3WA8 3EP: also in WA8 3WA8 3EQ: also in WA8 3WA8 3ER: also in WA8 3WA8 3ES: also in WA8 3WA8 3EU: also in WA8 3WA8 3EX: also in WA8 3WA8 3FH: also in WA8 3WA8 3GA: also in WA8 3WA8 3HB: also in WA8 3WA8 3HD: also in WA8 3WA8 3HH: also in WA8 3WA8 3HJ: also in WA8 3WA8 3HL: also in WA8 3WA8 3HN: also in WA8 3WA8 3HP: also in WA8 3WA8 3HQ: also in WA8 3WA8 3HR: also in WA8 3WA8 3HS: also in WA8 3WA8 3HT: also in WA8 3WA8 3HU: also in WA8 3WA8 3HW: also in WA8 3WA8 3JH: also in WA8 3WA8 3JJ: also in WA8 3WA8 3JQ: also in WA8 3WA8 3JU: also in WA8 3WA8 3LP: also in WA8 3WA8 3LW: also in WA8 3WA8 3RG: also in WA8 3WA8 3RH: also in WA8 3WA8 3RQ: also in WA8 3WA8 3RX: also in WA8 3WA8 3SF: also in WA8 3WA8 3TX: also in WA8 3WA8 3TY: also in WA8 3WA8 3UA: also in WA8 3WA8 3UB: also in WA8 3WA8 3UD: also in WA8 3WA8 3UE: also in WA8 3WA8 3UF: also in WA8 3WA8 3UJ: also in WA8 3WA8 3UP: also in WA8 3WA8 3XY: also in WA8 3WA8 3XZ: also in WA8 3WA8 3YH: also in WA8 3WA8 3YN: also in WA8 3WA8 3YP: also in WA8 3WA8 3YS: also in WA8 3WA8 3YT: also in WA8 3WA8 3YU: also in WA8 3WA8 3YW: also in WA8 3WA8 3YX: also in WA8 3WA8 3YY: also in WA8 3 Brookfields School 1.7 kmSchool 2.4 kmSankey for Penketh station 2.7 kmHalton View WA8 3TZ Map of WA8 3TZ and what is near it Map of WA8 3TZ: its centre point, with the 173 other postcodes in the WA8 3 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 2.4 kmSankey for Penketh station 2.7 kmHalton View WA8 3TZ
  • WA8 3TZ
  • Other postcodes in WA8 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • 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 53.3851, longitude -2.6886)

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 WA8 3TZ?

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 WA8 3TZ?

None of the homes and businesses at WA8 3TZ can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WA8 3TZ 0% Warrington 96%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WA8 3TZ 0% 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 WA8 3TZ?

BinDayBuddy has not read Warrington Borough Council's days for WA8 3TZ today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for WA8 3TZ 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 WA8 3TZ 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 WA8 3TZ.

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 WA8 3TZ: 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 WA8 3TZ 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 WA8 3TZ?

Homes in WA8 3 sold for a typical £220,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 78 sales, up 2.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£220,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£213,750 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £336,000 25 sales
  • Semi-detached £220,000 27 sales
  • Terraced £172,500 23 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 WA8 district: a typical £200,000 from 596 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 WA8 3TZ

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WA8 3TZ 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 WA8 3TZ

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at WA8 3TZ. 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 WA8 3TZ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 560 homes in the neighbourhood around WA8 3TZ. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (35%). 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 WA8 3TZ

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 £4,079 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,176.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (4%)£1,632
Band Babout 130 (23%)£1,904
Band Cabout 160 (29%)£2,176
Band Dabout 130 (23%)£2,448
Band Eabout 70 (13%)£2,992
Band Fabout 40 (7%)£3,535
Band Gabout 10 (2%)£4,079
Band Hwithheld£4,895

When the homes were built

  1. 11% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 13% 1919 to 1939
  4. 13% 1945 to 1964
  5. 27% 1965 to 1982
  6. 35% 1983 to 1999
  7. Withheld 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 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 WA8 3TZ is in (ONS area E01012530), 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 WA8 3TZ?

The nearest open schools to WA8 3TZ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WA8 3TZ, 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 WA8 3TZ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WA8 3TZ is Sankey for Penketh Rail Station, 2.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Sankey for Penketh Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle
  • Widnes Rail Station Railway station 3.1 kmCycle

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Railway Cottages, 65 m away.

More stations near WA8 3TZ, 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 WA8 3TZ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WA8 3TZ, 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 WA8 3TZ?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of WA8 3TZ on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 WA8 3TZ?

The nearest to the centre of WA8 3TZ, 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 WA8 3TZ?

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 WA8 3TZ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WA8 3TZ, 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 WA8 3TZ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WA8 3TZ, 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 WA8 3TZ?

The nearest vets to the centre of WA8 3TZ 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 WA8 3TZ in a conservation area?

The centre of WA8 3TZ 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 WA8 3TZ?

Police.uk records 12 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WA8 3TZ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour4 reports
Violence and sexual offences3 reports
Public order1 report
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Vehicle crime1 report
Other theft1 report

Also: drugs 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 WA8 3TZ

Ward
Penketh and Cuerdley
Parish
Cuerdley
Region
North West
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
July 1995

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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