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WA3 1HB

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
WA3 1HD 2 m
WA3 1HA 62 m
WA3 1LB 74 m
WA3 1LU 121 m
WA3 2BW 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA3 1HB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2010
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA3
Postcode sector
WA3 1
Latitude
53.467126
Longitude
-2.569709
British National Grid easting
362,277
British National Grid northing
396,859

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
E00032144
Lower layer super output area
Wigan 039E · E01006348
Middle layer super output area
Wigan 039 · E02001325

Postcode source versions

Explore WA3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
30
Secondary
6

  1. St Luke's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    503 m

  2. St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton

    Voluntary aided school

    566 m

  3. Lowton Junior and Infant School

    Foundation school

    916 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Other crime 1
  • Other theft 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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • LOWTON & PLATT BRIDGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92651

    777 m

  • BRAITHWAITE RD SURGERY

    36 BRAITHWAITE ROAD, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2HY

    ODS code P92002

    1.2 km

  • SLAG LANE MC

    216 SLAG LANE, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2EZ

    ODS code P92648

    1.3 km

  • FAMILY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92639

    2.2 km

  • GOLBORNE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92630

    2.2 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92012

    2.2 km

  • CULCHETH MEDICAL CENTRE

    JACKSON AVENUE, CULCHETH, WARRINGTON, WA3 4DZ

    ODS code N81059

    3.4 km

  • LEIGH SPORTS VILLAGE

    LEIGH STADIUM, SALE WAY, LEIGH, WN7 4JY

    ODS code Y02886

    3.6 km

  • NEWTON PRACTICE

    1 BELVEDERE ROAD, NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS, WA12 0JJ

    ODS code N83045

    4.7 km

  • FOXLEIGH FAMILY SURGERY

    HENRY STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2PE

    ODS code P92602

    4.8 km

  • LEIGH FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02322

    4.8 km

  • LILFORD & PENNINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00050

    4.8 km

  • OLD HENRY STREET MED CTR

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

    ODS code P92007

    4.8 km

  • PREMIER HEALTH TEAM

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

    ODS code P92621

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Mather Avenue

    BCT · Lane Head

    0.0 miles

  • Red Lion

    BCT · Lane Head

    0.0 miles

  • Mather Avenue

    BCT · Lane Head

    0.0 miles

  • Fulwood Road

    BCT · Lowton

    0.2 miles

  • Bradwell Road

    BCT · Lowton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wigan 039E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,874 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
8 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 30 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Luke's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 503 m.

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

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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