Postcode WA1 3FW (Warrington)

Map showing WA1 3FW and nearby postcodes

The postcode WA1 3FW is located in Warrington It was introduced in March 2005 and is an active postcode. WA1 3FW is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WA1 3FW is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 2.7 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of WA1 3FW as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > Families in terraces and flats.

The closest road name to WA1 3FW is Thorneycroft Drive which is centered 54 m away.

The nearest bus stop is St Elphin's Park and is 231 m away. The closest railway station is Warrington Central Rail Station, 720 m away.

The closest primary school to WA1 3FW (for ages 11 and under) is St Elphin's (Fairfield) CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on March 21, 2017.

The local pub for residents of WA1 3FW is The Vulcan Inn and is 5.75 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Satisfactory on October 25, 2018. The nearest takeaway food is available from Forage Box and is 6.02 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on November 17, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 81.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 17.1 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 59.7% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.4 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for WA1 3FW is covered by the Cheshire police force association and Warrington is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to WA1 3FW and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to WA1 3FW, and the approximate distance away.

Thorneycroft Drive 54 m
Weavers Fold 65 m
Sidings Court 66 m
Spinners Place 80 m
Harrison Close 128 m
Dalton Bank 129 m
Whalley Street 177 m
Greenings Court 178 m
Morley Street 182 m
Claude Street 183 m
Grey Street 184 m
Fairfield Street 196 m
Hopwood Street 204 m
Oxford Court 210 m
Mote Hill Court 228 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode WA1 3FW

Introduction March 2005
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from WA1 3FW - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St Elphin's (Fairfield) CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School Good
(March 21, 2017)
449 m
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Good
(March 28, 2017)
725 m
Beamont Primary School 797 m
Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School 803 m
UTC Warrington Good
(May 15, 2019)
851 m
Warrington St Ann's CofE Primary School Requires improvement
(October 13, 2021)
1.09 km
Latchford St James CofE Primary School Good
(May 9, 2017)
1.14 km
St Alban's Catholic Primary School Good
(December 14, 2017)
1.34 km
Cardinal Newman Catholic High School Good
(October 23, 2019)
1.51 km
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(October 12, 2011)
1.53 km
St Margaret's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School Good
(January 23, 2018)
1.59 km
Beamont Collegiate Academy Good
(June 15, 2017)
1.6 km
Priestley College Good
(May 16, 2019)
1.61 km
Warrington and Vale Royal College Good
(October 11, 2019)
1.65 km
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Good
(June 29, 2021)
1.74 km
Warrington St Barnabas CofE Primary School Good
(December 13, 2018)
1.79 km
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School Good
(February 2, 2022)
1.81 km
Bewsey Lodge Primary School Good
(October 6, 2021)
1.81 km
Alderman Bolton Primary School 1.85 km
Brook Acre Community Primary School Good
(September 21, 2017)
1.9 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WA1 3FW - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Statham Lodge Hotel Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
August 20, 2021
5.59 km
Bright Futures School School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 27, 2019
5.59 km
Puragen Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 8, 2019
5.75 km
The Vulcan Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
October 25, 2018
5.75 km
Red Bank Farm Shop Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 21, 2019
5.86 km
Statham Community Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 19, 2018
5.89 km
Statham Little Foxes Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 22, 2020
5.89 km
Forage Box Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
November 17, 2021
6.02 km
The Star Inn Pub/bar/nightclub Awaiting Inspection
6.02 km
Willow Cottage Kitchen LLP Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
May 10, 2018
6.02 km
Tom's Fruit & Veg Mobile caterer Exempt
July 29, 2019
6.03 km
Cheshire Grange Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 9, 2020
6.04 km
Vulcan Football Club Other catering premises 5
Very Good
September 11, 2019
6.2 km
Morrisons Daily Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 26, 2019
6.33 km
Evergreen Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Awaiting Inspection
6.34 km
Education by CH&CO Catering Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Awaiting Inspection
6.37 km
Wargrave House School School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 17, 2018
6.37 km
Cherry Tree Out of School Club Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 21, 2019
6.4 km
Cherry Tree Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 27, 2019
6.4 km
St Mary's Pre School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 26, 2019
6.4 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WA1 3FW - Data from Apr 2022

St Elphin's Park Bus Stop/Station 231 m
The Albion Bus Stop/Station 265 m
St Elphin's Park Bus Stop/Station 271 m
The Albion Bus Stop/Station 292 m
Sainsburys Bus Stop/Station 338 m
Cockhedge Taxi Rank Taxi Rank 671 m
Central Station Taxi Rank Taxi Rank 723 m
Town Hill Taxi Rank Taxi Rank 797 m
Warrington Central Rail Station Rail 720 m
Warrington Bank Quay Rail Station Rail 1.58 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 19.17 km
Terminal Two Access Air 20.4 km
Terminal Two Access Air 20.44 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WA1 3FW - Data from Dec 2021

Miles's Bite Inland Water 1.42 km
The Feeder Inland Water 1.42 km
Twig Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.34 km
Warrington Dock Entrance Inland Water 2.46 km
Bog Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.52 km
Grey Mist Inland Water 2.74 km
Radley Common Woodland Or Forest 2.75 km
Radley Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.9 km
Big Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.95 km
Ladies' Walk Wood Woodland Or Forest 3 km
Mersey Meadows Woodland Or Forest 3.03 km
Woolston New Cut Inland Water 3.06 km
Seed's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.08 km
Twenty Acre Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.1 km
Little Moss Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.39 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for WA1 3FW - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 77.7 Mbps 81.8 Mbps 205 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 17.1 Mbps 30.03 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 7.7 0.7
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 40.3% 86.6 18.1
300+ Mbps 59.7% - -

Gas Consumption

46 meters consuming 435,215 kWh - mean 9,461 kWh : median 9,184 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

69 meters consuming 229,240 kWh - mean 3,322 kWh : median 2,620 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WA1 3FW - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 53.39391500
Longitude -2.58285100
OS Easting 361338
OS Northing 0388723
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
10290
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Cheshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Warrington North
Electoral Ward Fairfield and Howley
Local Authority District Warrington
Region / Government Office Region North West
European Electoral Region North West
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Cheshire and Warrington
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Cheshire and Warrington

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E06000007
Travel To Work Area Warrington and Wigan

NHS

NHS England Region North West
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Warrington
Cancer Alliance Cheshire and Merseyside
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
North West
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Cheshire and Merseyside
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Warrington CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Urbanites
Group: Urban professionals and families
Subgroup: Families in terraces and flats
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Warrington BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) England (not covered)
Workplace Zone E33007047
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Warrington 017
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Warrington 017F
Output Area / Small Area 5A3