WA3 1AS

Lowton East · Wigan · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Warrington
Local authority
Wigan
Constituency
Leigh and Atherton
Postcode district
WA3
Postcode sector
WA3 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA3 1AB 50 m
WA3 2AN 70 m
WA3 1AQ 72 m
WA3 2AP 76 m
WA3 1AF 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA3 1AS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA3
Postcode sector
WA3 1
Latitude
53.472346
Longitude
-2.554879
British National Grid easting
363,266
British National Grid northing
397,432

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wigan · E08000010
Parish or community
E43000164
Westminster constituency
Leigh and Atherton · E14001329
Output area
E00031948
Lower layer super output area
Wigan 040C · E01006304
Middle layer super output area
Wigan 040 · E02001326

Postcode source versions

Explore WA3

26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Stradbroke Close, Lowton, Warrington, WA3 1AS 22 March 2023 £215,000
1, Stradbroke Close, Lowton, Warrington, WA3 1AS 1 March 2019 £189,250
8, Stradbroke Close, Lowton, Warrington, WA3 1AS 2 May 2018 £180,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
42
Primary
32
Secondary
6
  1. Lowton Junior and Infant School

    Foundation school

    239 m
  2. Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    455 m
  3. Green Meadow Independent Primary School

    Other independent school

    638 m

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
34

17 female, 17 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
2.6
WA3 1 residents
3,805

Age bands in WA3 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.3%

645 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

408 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.7%

1,059 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

1,083 residents

Age 65 and over
19.5%

774 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA3 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

17

within 5 km

  • LOWTON & PLATT BRIDGE SURGERY

    208C NEWTON ROAD, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2AQ

    ODS code P92651

    422 m

  • BRAITHWAITE RD SURGERY

    36 BRAITHWAITE ROAD, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2HY

    ODS code P92002

    1.4 km

  • SLAG LANE MC

    216 SLAG LANE, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2EZ

    ODS code P92648

    1.5 km

  • LEIGH SPORTS VILLAGE

    LEIGH STADIUM, SALE WAY, LEIGH, WN7 4JY

    ODS code Y02886

    2.5 km

  • FAMILY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GOLBORNE HEALTH CENTRE, KID GLOVE ROAD, GOLBORNE, WARRINGTON, WA3 3GS

    ODS code P92639

    2.8 km

  • GOLBORNE SURGERY

    GOLBORNE HEALTH CENTRE, KID GLOVE ROAD, GOLBORNE, WARRINGTON, WA3 3GS

    ODS code P92630

    2.8 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    GOLBORNE HEALTH CENTRE, KIDGLOVE ROAD, GOLBORNE, WARRINGTON, WA3 3GS

    ODS code P92012

    2.8 km

  • CULCHETH MEDICAL CENTRE

    JACKSON AVENUE, CULCHETH, WARRINGTON, WA3 4DZ

    ODS code N81059

    3.0 km

  • FOXLEIGH FAMILY SURGERY

    HENRY STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2PE

    ODS code P92602

    3.7 km

  • LEIGH FAMILY PRACTICE

    BRIDGEWATER MEDICAL CENTRE, HENRY STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2PE

    ODS code Y02322

    3.7 km

  • LILFORD & PENNINGTON PARK SURGERY

    THE BRIDGEWATER MEDICAL CENTRE, HENRY STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2PE

    ODS code Y00050

    3.7 km

  • OLD HENRY STREET MED CTR

    OLD HENRY STREET MEDICAL CENTRE, HENRY STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2PG

    ODS code P92007

    3.7 km

  • PREMIER HEALTH TEAM

    BRIDGEWATER MEDICAL CENTRE, HENRY STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2PE

    ODS code P92621

    3.7 km

  • BROOKMILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    COLLEGE STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2RB

    ODS code P92023

    4.0 km

  • GRASMERE SURGERY

    LEIGH HEALTH CENTRE, THE AVENUE, LEIGH, WN7 1HR

    ODS code P92607

    4.5 km

  • THE AVENUE SURGERY

    LEIGH HEALTH CENTRE, THE AVENUE, LEIGH, WN7 1HR

    ODS code P92615

    4.5 km

  • WESTLEIGH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4-12 WESTLEIGH LANE, LEIGH, WN7 5JE

    ODS code P92029

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Pocket Nook Lane

    BCT · Lowton Common

    0.1 miles
  • Hesketh Meadow Lane

    BCT · Lowton Common

    0.1 miles
  • Pocket Nook Lane

    BCT · Lowton Common

    0.2 miles
  • Morgans Way

    BCT · Lowton Common

    0.2 miles
  • King's Avenue

    BCT · Lowton St Marys

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wigan 040C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,781 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £215,000 from 1 recorded sale in WA3 1AS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Wigan is £195,557 in June 2026, up 6.6% year on year.

Schools

42 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 6 secondary schools. Lowton Junior and Infant School is the nearest published school at 239 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.