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WA3 3NQ

Golborne & Lowton West · Wigan · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Golborne & Lowton West
Local authority
Wigan
Constituency
Leigh and Atherton
Postcode district
WA3
Postcode sector
WA3 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA3 2SB 93 m
WA3 2RG 95 m
WA3 2SD 106 m
WA3 3JF 126 m
WA3 2RY 127 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA3 3NQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA3
Postcode sector
WA3 3
Latitude
53.473722
Longitude
-2.583010
British National Grid easting
361,400
British National Grid northing
397,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wigan · E08000010
Electoral ward
Golborne & Lowton West · E05014997
Parish or community
E43000164
Westminster constituency
Leigh and Atherton · E14001329
Output area
E00032166
Lower layer super output area
Wigan 039E · E01006348
Middle layer super output area
Wigan 039 · E02001325

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
32
Secondary
6

  1. Lowton West Primary School

    Community school

    314 m

  2. St Luke's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    693 m

  3. All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan

    Voluntary aided school

    765 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WA3 3 residents
10,341

Age bands in WA3 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

1,856 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

1,113 residents

Age 25 to 44
27%

2,820 residents

Age 45 to 64
26%

2,715 residents

Age 65 and over
18.4%

1,923 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

15

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRAITHWAITE RD SURGERY

    36 BRAITHWAITE ROAD, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2HY

    ODS code P92002

    674 m

  • SLAG LANE MC

    216 SLAG LANE, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2EZ

    ODS code P92648

    730 m

  • FAMILY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92639

    1.1 km

  • GOLBORNE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92630

    1.1 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92012

    1.1 km

  • LOWTON & PLATT BRIDGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92651

    1.5 km

  • LEIGH SPORTS VILLAGE

    LEIGH STADIUM, SALE WAY, LEIGH, WN7 4JY

    ODS code Y02886

    3.9 km

  • BRYN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02378

    4.0 km

  • MEDICENTRE

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

    ODS code P92001

    4.0 km

  • NEWTON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N83045

    4.1 km

  • VISTA ROAD SURGERY

    VISTA LOCALITY CENTRE, VISTA ROAD, NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS, WA12 9ED

    ODS code N83005

    4.5 km

  • CULCHETH MEDICAL CENTRE

    JACKSON AVENUE, CULCHETH, WARRINGTON, WA3 4DZ

    ODS code N81059

    4.5 km

  • ASHTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P92041

    4.6 km

  • PATTERDALE LODGE MED CTRE

    PATTERDALE LODGE MEDICAL CENTRE, LEGH STREET, NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS, WA12 9NA

    ODS code N83002

    4.7 km

  • MODALITY ST HELENS

    WOODSIDE HEALTHCARE CENTRE, WOODSIDE ROAD, HAYDOCK, ST. HELENS, WA11 0NA

    ODS code N83020

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Lowton St Luke's

    BCT · Lowton

    0.1 miles

  • Lowton St Luke's

    BCT · Lowton

    0.1 miles

  • Rectory Avenue

    BCT · Golborne

    0.2 miles

  • Rectory Avenue

    BCT · Golborne

    0.2 miles

  • Lowton West Primary School

    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

44 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 6 secondary schools. Lowton West Primary School is the nearest published school at 314 m.

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

Recorded crime

1 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.083 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.