Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at WA3 6UD? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorse Covert Primary School | Primary | 300 m | 77% met the expected standard |
| Birchwood CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 59% met the expected standard |
| Locking Stumps Community Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | 56% met the expected standard |
| Birchwood Community High School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 47.9 · 9.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Culcheth High School | Secondary | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 51.1 · 12.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King's Leadership Academy Warrington | Secondary | 3.6 km | Attainment 8: 56 · 15.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Padgate Academy | Secondary | 4.0 km | Attainment 8: 39.4 · 4.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Broadoak School | Secondary | 5.3 km | Attainment 8: 42.4 · 16% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Birchwood School | Independent | 1.8 km | – |
Every primary near WA3 6UD, 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.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golf | Croft Golf Centre | 2.1 km | 8 |
| Tennis | Birchwood Community Hub | 2.0 km | 6 |
| Bowls | The Daten | 2.7 km | 5 |
| Skateboard | Birchwood Skate Park | 630 m | 2 |
| Football | The Daten | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Rugby league | Warrington Wolves Training Pitch | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Basketball | The Cage Play Area | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Horse riding | Croft Riding Centre | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Swimming pool | Woolston Leisure Centre | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Shooting | Star Gun Club | 4.4 km | 1 |
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.
The nearest station is Birchwood, a short drive or bike ride (2.1 km), with 437k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Oxford Road.
The nearest bus stop is Spar Shop, 150 m away, with a bus about every 50 minutes on weekdays (routes 25, P4); 6 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 11 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Gorse Covert Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 77% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Birchwood Community High School, 2.0 km away; Attainment 8: 47.9 · 9.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Urmston Grammar Academy (11.2 km) and Loreto Grammar School (11.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 2.0 km away, with One Stop closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Birchwood Medical Centre (1.9 km), with Well the closest pharmacy (2.1 km).
For a haircut, Kings Cuts is 2.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Warrington Hospital, 6.7 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: 11 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Element Dine Contract Catering is the closest café or restaurant (1.1 km), and The Poacher the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 54 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 35% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Birchwood Forest Park, 400 m away; for exercise, Birchwood Leisure & Tennis Centre (2.0 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 18 km away.
Most households own their home, 14% rent privately.
7 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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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.