The WA3 6 postcode sector stands on the Cheshire and Greater Manchester border.
Did you know? According to the 2021 Census, the WA3 6 postcode sector is home to a bustling 10,619 residents!
Given that each sector allows for 400 unique postcode combinations. Letters C, I, K, M, O and V are not allowed in the last two letters of a postcode. With 261 postcodes already in use, this leaves 139 units available.
The largest settlement in the WA3 6 postal code is Birchwood followed by Rixton, and Risley.
The WA3 6 Postcode shares a border with WA2 0 (Fearnhead, WARRINGTON, Padgate), WA3 4 (Culcheth, Kenyon, Glazebury), WA3 5 (Culcheth, Glazebury, Glazebrook), WA3 7 (Birchwood, Croft), M31 4 (Partington, Carrington), WA1 4 (Woolston, Padgate), WA13 9 (LYMM, Warburton) and M44 5 (Cadishead, Irlam).
The sector is within the post town of WARRINGTON.
WA3 6 is a postcode sector within the WA3 postcode district which is within the WA Warrington postcode area.
The Royal Mail delivery office for the WA3 6 postal sector is the Birchwood Delivery Office.
The area of the WA3 6 postcode sector is 8.48 square miles which is 21.97 square kilometres or 5,428.40 square acres.
The WA3 6 postcode sector is crossed by the M62 motorway.
The WA3 6 postcode sector is crossed by the M6 motorway.
Waterways within the WA3 6 postcode sector include the River Mersey, Manchester Ship Canal.
Map of the WA3 6 Postcode Sector
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Official List of Streets
Birchwood (127 Streets)
Rixton (28 Streets)
Risley (8 Streets)
Woolston (4 Streets)
Unofficial Streets or Alternative Spellings
Birchwood
AINSCOUGH ROAD BROCK ROAD CROSS LANE DEWHURST ROAD GLOVER ROADPaddington
MANCHESTER ROADGlazebrook
DAM HEAD LANE GLAZEBROOK LANERisley
CROSS LANE SOUTHCulcheth
GLAZIERS LANE NEW HALL LANEWeather Forecast for WA3 6
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| Time Period | Icon | Description | Temperature | Rain Probability | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 to 15:00 |  | Cloudy | 9.0°C (feels like 6.0°C) | 10.00% | NW 11 mph |
| 15:00 to 18:00 | | Cloudy | 11.0°C (feels like 8.0°C) | 4.00% | WNW 16 mph |
| 18:00 to 21:00 |  | Sunny day | 10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C) | 1.00% | W 11 mph |
| 21:00 to 00:00 | | Cloudy | 8.0°C (feels like 6.0°C) | 4.00% | SSW 7 mph |
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| Time Period | Icon | Description | Temperature | Rain Probability | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 to 03:00 | | Cloudy | 7.0°C (feels like 4.0°C) | 56.00% | S 11 mph |
| 03:00 to 06:00 |  | Light rain | 7.0°C (feels like 4.0°C) | 56.00% | S 11 mph |
| 06:00 to 09:00 | | Cloudy | 8.0°C (feels like 5.0°C) | 9.00% | S 11 mph |
| 09:00 to 12:00 | | Cloudy | 11.0°C (feels like 8.0°C) | 6.00% | S 16 mph |
| 12:00 to 15:00 | | Light rain | 12.0°C (feels like 9.0°C) | 51.00% | S 18 mph |
| 15:00 to 18:00 | | Light rain | 12.0°C (feels like 9.0°C) | 53.00% | S 18 mph |
| 18:00 to 21:00 |  | Heavy rain | 11.0°C (feels like 8.0°C) | 75.00% | S 16 mph |
| 21:00 to 00:00 | | Cloudy | 11.0°C (feels like 8.0°C) | 12.00% | S 13 mph |
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| Time Period | Icon | Description | Temperature | Rain Probability | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 to 03:00 | | Cloudy | 10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C) | 10.00% | SSE 13 mph |
| 03:00 to 06:00 | | Cloudy | 10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C) | 6.00% | SSE 11 mph |
| 06:00 to 09:00 | | Cloudy | 9.0°C (feels like 7.0°C) | 5.00% | SE 13 mph |
| 09:00 to 12:00 | | Cloudy | 12.0°C (feels like 9.0°C) | 5.00% | SE 16 mph |
| 12:00 to 15:00 | | Cloudy | 15.0°C (feels like 12.0°C) | 8.00% | SSE 18 mph |
| 15:00 to 18:00 | | Cloudy | 16.0°C (feels like 13.0°C) | 11.00% | SSE 16 mph |
| 18:00 to 21:00 | | Cloudy | 14.0°C (feels like 12.0°C) | 14.00% | S 9 mph |
| 21:00 to 00:00 | | Cloudy | 11.0°C (feels like 10.0°C) | 15.00% | SE 4 mph |
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| Time Period | Icon | Description | Temperature | Rain Probability | Wind |
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| 00:00 to 03:00 |  | Overcast | 10.0°C (feels like 9.0°C) | 16.00% | SE 7 mph |
| 03:00 to 06:00 | | Cloudy | 9.0°C (feels like 9.0°C) | 8.00% | SE 4 mph |
| 06:00 to 09:00 | | Cloudy | 9.0°C (feels like 9.0°C) | 5.00% | SE 4 mph |
| 09:00 to 12:00 | | Cloudy | 12.0°C (feels like 11.0°C) | 6.00% | SE 4 mph |
| 12:00 to 15:00 | | Cloudy | 15.0°C (feels like 14.0°C) | 8.00% | SE 7 mph |
| 15:00 to 18:00 | | Cloudy | 15.0°C (feels like 15.0°C) | 10.00% | SE 4 mph |
| 18:00 to 21:00 | | Cloudy | 15.0°C (feels like 14.0°C) | 9.00% | N 4 mph |
| 21:00 to 00:00 | | Cloudy | 12.0°C (feels like 11.0°C) | 11.00% | NNW 7 mph |
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| Time Period | Icon | Description | Temperature | Rain Probability | Wind |
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| 00:00 to 03:00 | | Cloudy | 12.0°C (feels like 11.0°C) | 14.00% | N 4 mph |
| 03:00 to 06:00 | | Cloudy | 11.0°C (feels like 10.0°C) | 12.00% | N 4 mph |
| 06:00 to 09:00 |  | Light rain shower (day) | 11.0°C (feels like 10.0°C) | 29.00% | NW 4 mph |
| 09:00 to 12:00 | | Light rain shower (day) | 13.0°C (feels like 12.0°C) | 29.00% | NNW 9 mph |
| 12:00 to 15:00 |  | Partly cloudy (day) | 16.0°C (feels like 14.0°C) | 4.00% | NNW 11 mph |
| 15:00 to 18:00 | | Partly cloudy (day) | 17.0°C (feels like 15.0°C) | 3.00% | NNW 11 mph |
| 18:00 to 21:00 | | Sunny day | 15.0°C (feels like 13.0°C) | 4.00% | NNW 11 mph |
| 21:00 to 00:00 |  | Partly cloudy (night) | 13.0°C (feels like 11.0°C) | 2.00% | N 9 mph |
Schools and Places of Education Within the WA3 6 Postcode Sector
Birchwood CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school
The Mount, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 6QG
Head: Mr Stephen Latham
Ofsted Rating: Good
Inspection: 2020-01-23 (1557 days ago)
Website: Visit Birchwood CofE Primary School Website
Phone: 01925823316
Number of Pupils: 174
Gorse Covert Primary School
Academy converter
Gorse Covert Road, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 6TS
Head: Mrs Catherine Cooke
Ofsted Rating: Good
Inspection: 2023-06-14 (319 days ago)
Website: Visit Gorse Covert Primary School Website
Phone: 01925825070
Number of Pupils: 229
St Helen's Church of England Primary School
Academy converter
Birch Road, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 6JS
Head: Mrs Catherine McDonald
Ofsted Rating: Good
Inspection: 2022-12-06 (509 days ago)
Website: Visit St Helen's Church of England Primary School Website
Phone: 01617752935
Number of Pupils: 119
House Prices in the WA3 6 Postcode Sector
| Type of Property | 2018 Average | 2018 Sales | 2017 Average | 2017 Sales | 2016 Average | 2016 Sales | 2015 Average | 2015 Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £263,855 | 28 | £233,114 | 53 | £237,551 | 36 | £223,107 | 42 |
| Semi-Detached | £157,260 | 43 | £159,060 | 62 | £141,769 | 44 | £129,169 | 55 |
| Terraced | £119,755 | 33 | £118,558 | 26 | £114,066 | 37 | £120,521 | 45 |
| Flats | £75,100 | 5 | £82,000 | 4 | £57,571 | 7 | £63,000 | 13 |
Important Postcodes WA3 6 in the Postcode Sector
WA3 6AA is the postcode for Royal Mail, Birchwood Delivery Office, 1 Leacroft Road
WA3 6BP is the postcode for H M Prison, Risley, Warrington Road
WA3 6JS is the postcode for Hollins Green St. Helens C E (Aided) Primary, Birch Road
WA3 6PL is the postcode for Warrington Borough Council, Gorse Covert Day Centre, 22 Adlington Court, and MAIN BUILDING, Warrington Borough Council, Gorse Covert Day Centre, 22 Adlington Court
WA3 6QG is the postcode for Birchwood C of E Primary School, Admirals Road, and Birchwood C of E Primary School, Admirals Road, Birchwood
WA3 6QS is the postcode for Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service, Fire Station, Ordnance Avenue
WA3 6QW is the postcode for Fox Wood School, Chatfield Drive
WA3 6TS is the postcode for Gorse Covert Primary School, Gorse Covert Road, Birchwood, and Gorse Covert Primary School, Gorse Covert Road
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