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WA3 1DT

Lowton East · Wigan · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Lowton East
Local authority
Wigan
Constituency
Leigh and Atherton
Postcode district
WA3
Postcode sector
WA3 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WN7 3QA 147 m
WA3 1GB 165 m
WA3 1DW 172 m
WA3 1EE 188 m
WA3 1DL 200 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA3 1DT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA3
Postcode sector
WA3 1
Latitude
53.479272
Longitude
-2.549937
British National Grid easting
363,600
British National Grid northing
398,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wigan · E08000010
Electoral ward
Lowton East · E05015004
Parish or community
E43000164
Westminster constituency
Leigh and Atherton · E14001329
Output area
E00031936
Lower layer super output area
Wigan 040B · E01006303
Middle layer super output area
Wigan 040 · E02001326

Postcode source versions

Explore WA3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
33
Secondary
5

  1. Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    384 m

  2. Lowton Church of England High School

    Foundation school

    470 m

  3. Gilded Hollins Community School

    Community school

    719 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

17

within 5 km straight-line

  • LOWTON & PLATT BRIDGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92651

    1.1 km

  • BRAITHWAITE RD SURGERY

    36 BRAITHWAITE ROAD, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2HY

    ODS code P92002

    1.7 km

  • LEIGH SPORTS VILLAGE

    LEIGH STADIUM, SALE WAY, LEIGH, WN7 4JY

    ODS code Y02886

    1.7 km

  • SLAG LANE MC

    216 SLAG LANE, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2EZ

    ODS code P92648

    1.7 km

  • FOXLEIGH FAMILY SURGERY

    HENRY STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2PE

    ODS code P92602

    3.0 km

  • LEIGH FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02322

    3.0 km

  • LILFORD & PENNINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00050

    3.0 km

  • OLD HENRY STREET MED CTR

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

    ODS code P92007

    3.0 km

  • PREMIER HEALTH TEAM

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

    ODS code P92621

    3.0 km

  • FAMILY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92639

    3.0 km

  • GOLBORNE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92630

    3.0 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92012

    3.0 km

  • BROOKMILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    COLLEGE STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2RB

    ODS code P92023

    3.3 km

  • CULCHETH MEDICAL CENTRE

    JACKSON AVENUE, CULCHETH, WARRINGTON, WA3 4DZ

    ODS code N81059

    3.5 km

  • GRASMERE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92607

    3.7 km

  • THE AVENUE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92615

    3.7 km

  • WESTLEIGH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4-12 WESTLEIGH LANE, LEIGH, WN7 5JE

    ODS code P92029

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Sandy Lane

    BCT · Lowton Common

    0.2 miles

  • Reeve Street

    BCT · Wash End

    0.2 miles

  • Reeve Street

    BCT · Wash End

    0.2 miles

  • Sandy Lane

    BCT · Lowton Common

    0.2 miles

  • Morgans Way

    BCT · Lowton Common

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wigan 040B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,469 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

42 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 5 secondary schools. Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School is the nearest published school at 384 m.

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

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 1 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.