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Thinking of living at WA3 4DL? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twiss Green Community Primary School | Primary | 300 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| Newchurch Community Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 47% met the expected standard |
| Culcheth Community Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 79% met the expected standard |
| Gilded Hollins Community School | Primary | 2.0 km | 97% met the expected standard |
| St Lewis Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2.2 km | 40% met the expected standard |
| Culcheth High School | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 51.1 · 12.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lowton Church of England High School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 47.5 · 13.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bedford High School | Secondary | 4.3 km | Attainment 8: 45.5 · 7.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Golborne High School | Secondary | 4.5 km | Attainment 8: 50.1 · 14.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Birchwood Community High School | Secondary | 5.0 km | Attainment 8: 47.9 · 9.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Green Meadow Independent Primary School | Independent | 2.8 km | – |
| The Holden School | Independent | 4.1 km | Attainment 8: 2.3 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Culcheth Sports Club Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.3 km | 8 |
| Golf | Leigh Golf Club | 980 m | 7 |
| Tennis | Culcheth Sports Club (The Daten) | 1.4 km | 6 |
| Football | The Daten | 1.4 km | 6 |
| Cricket | Leigh Cricket, Tennis and Bowling Club | 2.7 km | 5 |
| Horse riding | New Barn Farm | 3.0 km | 4 |
| Swimming | Gymetc. (Lowton) | 2.2 km | 3 |
| Rugby | Leigh Miners | 3.8 km | 3 |
| Skateboard | Shaw Street Skate Park | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Rugby union | Round Ash Park | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Athletics | The Joe Galvin Stadium | 3.1 km | 2 |
| Rugby league | Leigh East ARLFC | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Hockey | Golborne Sports & Social Club | 4.0 km | 2 |
| Sailing | Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Archery | Spinners Mill Archery | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Boxing | Pool of Live Boxing Club | 4.2 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 19. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 42% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Birchwood, a drive away (5.4 km), with 437k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Oxford Road.
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Twiss Green Community Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 68% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Culcheth High School, 1.4 km away; Attainment 8: 51.1 · 12.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Golborne High School (5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Urmston Grammar Academy (11.2 km) and Loreto Grammar School (13.4 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 1.1 km away, with Andrew Baguely Golf Profession closer still (650 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Culcheth Medical Centre (1.1 km), with Well the closest pharmacy (1.0 km).
For a haircut, Culcheth Hair Company is 1.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Warrington Hospital, 8.4 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 54% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 65% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 16 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
Indi Ayan is the closest café or restaurant (900 m), and Culcheth Village Club the nearest pub (950 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 39 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 21 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 53% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Culcheth Green, 1.1 km away; for exercise, Escape Zone (2.7 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 20 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 49% of households own their home outright.
3 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Every primary near WA3 4DL, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.