Buying a home in WA3 (Warrington)
WA3 covers the Abram, Astley, Birchwood, Cadishead & Lower Irlam, Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft, Golborne & Lowton West, Haydock, Lowton East, Newton-le-Willows East, Newton-le-Willows West and Rixton and Woolston wards, in Salford, St. Helens, Warrington and Wigan.
What the records show in WA3 (Warrington): 1 of the 8 postcodes we checked is in a mapped river or sea flood area; surface water flood risk is medium or high at 2 of the 8 postcodes we checked; the British Geological Survey rates compressible ground as significant near 5 of the 8 postcodes we checked; and 7 postcodes we checked are in a conservation area or on a listed building's site, including Warrington.
Land Registry recorded 8 sales there in the last 3 years, with a median price of £519,750, and the most common were detached homes.
From official records at 8 postcodes. Conditions change from street to street, so check the home you're buying.
Check a home in WA3
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At a glance
- Rivers and sea1 of the 8 postcodes we checked in a mapped flood area
- Surface waterMedium or high at 2 of the 8 postcodes we checked
- RadonUp to less than 1% of homes above the action level
- GroundCompressible ground recorded nearby
- Median sale£519,750 across 8 sales in the last 3 years
Facts from official records at sample postcodes, not a rating of WA3 or of any home.
Flooding from rivers and the sea
We checked each postcode centre against the Environment Agency's flood zones.
1 of the 8 postcodes we checked is in a mapped flood area:
- WA3 4EY: Flood Zone 3
A home in a mapped flood area can cost more to insure. Ask the seller about past flooding and any claims.
Surface water flooding
Flooding from heavy rain that can't drain away.
Medium means a 1% to 3.3% chance of flooding each year, and high more than that. It changes over a few metres, so look at the drainage when you view.
Radon
From the UK Health Security Agency's map of each 1 km square.
At all 8 postcodes we checked, fewer than 1% of homes are estimated to be above the action level.
Ground stability
British Geological Survey ratings for the surrounding area, not a particular plot.
- Compressible ground: significant near 5 of the 8 postcodes we checked
Non-coal mining hazard is low or none at every postcode we checked.
Ask your surveyor to look for cracking and movement, and the seller about subsidence claims.
Old landfill sites
Historic landfill sites within 500 m of each postcode centre.
No historic landfill within 500 m of all 8 postcodes we checked.
Conservation areas and listed buildings
Whether each postcode centre falls in a conservation area, on a listed building's site, or under similar protections.
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Broadband and mobile
Ofcom's predictions for every address at the 8 postcodes we checked.
We couldn't get Ofcom's figures when this guide was built.
House prices
The average price in Warrington was £259,224 in August 2026, up 2.8% on a year earlier, across every home in the council area.
At the postcodes we checked, Land Registry has 8 sales in the last 3 years, with a median of £519,750 and a range of £250,000 to £1,275,000.
| Type | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | 5 | £485,000 |
| Semi-detached | 2 | £519,750 |
| Other | 1 | £1,275,000 |
Crime
Measured around WA3 4AX, near the centre of WA3.
1 crimes were reported within about a mile of the centre in August 2026. Town centres usually have more, because of shops and nightlife.
- Violence and sexual offences1
Schools near the centre
The nearest schools by distance. Distance doesn't decide a place: each council's admissions rules do.
- Lowton Junior and Infant School
Primary · ages 4–11 · Foundation school · 1.5 km
- St Lewis Catholic Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided school · 1.7 km
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton
Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided school · 1.8 km
- St Luke's CofE Primary School
Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided school · 1.8 km
- Green Meadow Independent Primary School
Primary and secondary · ages 3–14 · Other independent school · 1.9 km
- Lowton Church of England High School
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Foundation school · 2.0 km
- Culcheth High School
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Community school · 3.1 km
- Golborne High School
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Foundation school · 3.2 km
Warrington Borough Council: Primary admissions ↗ · Secondary admissions ↗
Postcode by postcode
Each row is one postcode centre we checked. Open a postcode for the full free area check.
| Postcode | Rivers and sea | Surface water | Radon | Ground | Landfill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA3 4AX | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Low | None within 500 m |
| WA3 4EY | Flood Zone 3 | Medium | less than 1% | Significant: compressible ground | None within 500 m |
| WA3 7BE | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Significant: compressible ground | None within 500 m |
| WA3 4BE | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Significant: compressible ground | None within 500 m |
| WA3 7DY | Outside | Low | less than 1% | Low | None within 500 m |
| WA3 4AH | Outside | High | less than 1% | Significant: compressible ground | None within 500 m |
| WA3 1LG | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Low | None within 500 m |
| WA3 4BG | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Significant: compressible ground | None within 500 m |
What this guide can't tell you
- It covers 8 postcodes, not every street, and leaves out planning applications: check the postcode you're buying in.
- It isn't a survey, a search or advice, and doesn't rate WA3 or any home.
Sources
Checked 30 October 2026. We refresh these guides every month.
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
- Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026. BGS/UKHSA Indicative Atlas of Radon
- Environment Agency, Historic Landfill Sites (Environment Agency Conditional Licence). Contains Environment Agency information © Environment Agency and/or database right.
- Environment Agency flood risk zones via Planning Data England
- British Geological Survey, GeoSure 5 km and mining hazard 1 km hex grids (Open Government Licence). Contains NERC materials ©NERC 2026.
- Planning Data England (planning.data.gov.uk)
- Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water (Open Government Licence)
- UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry and Registers of Scotland), Open Government Licence. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. Contains Registers of Scotland data © Crown copyright and database right.
- data.police.uk street-level crime (Open Government Licence)
- Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (Open Government Licence)