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Thinking of living at WA3 7DS? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Lewis Catholic Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 40% met the expected standard |
| Croft Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | 73% met the expected standard |
| Twiss Green Community Primary School | Primary | 2.3 km | 68% met the expected standard |
| Lowton Church of England High School | Secondary | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 47.5 · 13.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Culcheth High School | Secondary | 3.3 km | Attainment 8: 51.1 · 12.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Birchwood Community High School | Secondary | 4.0 km | Attainment 8: 47.9 · 9.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Golborne High School | Secondary | 4.1 km | Attainment 8: 50.1 · 14.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Padgate Academy | Secondary | 4.2 km | Attainment 8: 39.4 · 4.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Green Meadow Independent Primary School | Independent | 3.0 km | – |
| Birchwood School | Independent | 4.3 km | – |
Every primary near WA3 7DS, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | The Daten | 2.9 km | 12 |
| Bowls | Culcheth Sports Club Crown Green Bowls Club | 2.8 km | 10 |
| Golf | Leigh Golf Club | 1.5 km | 8 |
| Football | The Daten | 2.9 km | 8 |
| Swimming | Gymetc. (Lowton) | 2.6 km | 5 |
| Horse riding | Croft Riding Centre | 2.1 km | 4 |
| Cricket | Golborne Sports & Social Club | 3.3 km | 3 |
| Hockey | Golborne Hockey Club | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Shaw Street Skate Park | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Rugby league | Golborne Parkside ARLFC | 3.8 km | 2 |
| Rugby union | Round Ash Park | 4.2 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Leigh Athletics Track | 4.9 km | 2 |
| Sailing | Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Basketball | The Cage Play Area | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Tru Ninja | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | tenpin | 4.7 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 17. 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 Newton-le-Willows, a drive away (3.7 km), with 1.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Lime Street.
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is St Lewis Catholic Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (950 m); 40% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Lowton Church of England High School, 3.1 km away; Attainment 8: 47.5 · 13.8% 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, 2.5 km away, with Andrew Baguely Golf Profession closer still (1.8 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Culcheth Medical Centre (2.2 km), with Tims & Parker Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (2.2 km).
For a haircut, 10 Years Younger is 2.1 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.
Kenyon Hall Farm Shop/Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (1.0 km), and The Little Plough Inn the nearest pub (under 50 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 Linear Park, 1.2 km away; for exercise, Birchwood Leisure & Tennis Centre (4.2 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 20 km away.
1 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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Neighbours tend to stay put: 49% of households own their home outright.
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.