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Thinking of living at WA4 3BY? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 150 m | – |
| St Monica's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 61% met the expected standard |
| Broomfields Junior School | Primary | 400 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| St Thomas' CofE Primary School | Primary | 550 m | – |
| Bridgewater High School | Secondary | 550 m | Attainment 8: 51.8 · 19.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 46.1 · 11.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cardinal Newman Catholic High School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 41.9 · 8.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Infinite Schools - Warrington | Independent | 2.9 km | – |
| The Empower Academy | Independent | 3.6 km | – |
| Willow Tree Park | Independent | 4.5 km | – |
Every primary near WA4 3BY, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Saracens Head | 1.3 km | 12 |
| Swimming | Broomfields Leisure Centre | 630 m | 9 |
| Tennis | Bridgewater High School (Upper) | 640 m | 9 |
| Golf | Warrington Golf Club | 1.7 km | 5 |
| Football | Broomfields Leisure Centre | 630 m | 4 |
| Shooting | Appleton Rifle Club | 1.2 km | 4 |
| Squash | Warrington Sports Club | 1.8 km | 4 |
| Running | Victoria Park Asics Arena | 2.1 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Appleton Cricket Club | 1.0 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Victoria Park Skatepark | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Climbing | The North West Face | 3.6 km | 2 |
| Basketball | The Mugger | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Warrington Sports Club | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Victoria Park Stadium | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Rowing | Warrington Rowing Club | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Karting | TeamSport Karting | 2.8 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 24. 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: 43% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Warrington Bank Quay, a short drive or bike ride (3.0 km), with 1.5m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Euston.
The nearest bus stop is Bridge Lane Shops, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 8); 13 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School, a few minutes' walk (150 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Bridgewater High School, 550 m away; Attainment 8: 51.8 · 19.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Altrincham Grammar School for Girls (14.3 km) and Loreto Grammar School (14.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 750 m away, with Bridge Lane closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Stockton Heath Med.Centre (950 m), with Thomas Brown Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (900 m).
For a haircut, Gossip is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Warrington Hospital, 3.6 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 35 restaurants and cafés and 8 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Hungamaa Stockton Heath is the closest café or restaurant (700 m), and London Bridge the nearest pub (600 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 42 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 12 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 15% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is Lumb Brook Millennium Green, 250 m away; for exercise, Broomfields Leisure Centre (650 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 19 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 20 km.
31 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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Most households own their home, 13% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 43% of adults have a degree.
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.