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WA3 2FH

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA3 2JJ 33 m
WA3 2HY 37 m
WA3 2GN 79 m
WA3 2HW 91 m
WA3 2EH 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA3 2FH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 October 2000
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA3
Postcode sector
WA3 2
Latitude
53.477353
Longitude
-2.575526
British National Grid easting
361,900
British National Grid northing
398,000

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
E00032161
Lower layer super output area
Wigan 039D · E01006345
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
45
Primary
34
Secondary
6

  1. Lowton West Primary School

    Community school

    373 m

  2. St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton

    Voluntary aided school

    663 m

  3. St Luke's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    718 m

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WA3 2 residents
10,490

Age bands in WA3 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

1,674 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

1,069 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.3%

2,332 residents

Age 45 to 64
29%

3,034 residents

Age 65 and over
22.6%

2,362 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

19

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRAITHWAITE RD SURGERY

    36 BRAITHWAITE ROAD, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2HY

    ODS code P92002

    37 m

  • SLAG LANE MC

    216 SLAG LANE, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2EZ

    ODS code P92648

    137 m

  • LOWTON & PLATT BRIDGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92651

    1.1 km

  • FAMILY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92639

    1.4 km

  • GOLBORNE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92630

    1.4 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92012

    1.4 km

  • LEIGH SPORTS VILLAGE

    LEIGH STADIUM, SALE WAY, LEIGH, WN7 4JY

    ODS code Y02886

    3.2 km

  • BRYN STREET SURGERY

    ASHTON HEALTH CENTRE, COUNCIL AVENUE, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, WIGAN, WN4 9AZ

    ODS code Y02378

    4.4 km

  • CULCHETH MEDICAL CENTRE

    JACKSON AVENUE, CULCHETH, WARRINGTON, WA3 4DZ

    ODS code N81059

    4.4 km

  • MEDICENTRE

    COUNCIL AVENUE, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, WIGAN, WN4 9AZ

    ODS code P92001

    4.4 km

  • FOXLEIGH FAMILY SURGERY

    HENRY STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2PE

    ODS code P92602

    4.6 km

  • LEIGH FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02322

    4.6 km

  • LILFORD & PENNINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00050

    4.6 km

  • OLD HENRY STREET MED CTR

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

    ODS code P92007

    4.6 km

  • PREMIER HEALTH TEAM

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

    ODS code P92621

    4.6 km

  • NEWTON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N83045

    4.7 km

  • BROOKMILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    COLLEGE STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2RB

    ODS code P92023

    4.9 km

  • ASHTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    120 WIGAN ROAD, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, WIGAN, WN4 9SU

    ODS code P92041

    4.9 km

  • WESTLEIGH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4-12 WESTLEIGH LANE, LEIGH, WN7 5JE

    ODS code P92029

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Braithwaite Road

    BCT · Lowton

    0.0 miles

  • Braithwaite Road

    BCT · Lowton

    0.1 miles

  • Crow Wood Road

    BCT · Lowton

    0.1 miles

  • Braithwaite Road

    BCT · Garton Common

    0.1 miles

  • Garton Drive

    BCT · Garton Common

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wigan 039D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,802 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
9 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

45 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 6 secondary schools. Lowton West Primary School is the nearest published school at 373 m.

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