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WA3 3XW

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 3UL 146 m
WA3 3UA 166 m
WA3 3UN 198 m
WA3 3UW 201 m
WA3 3UR 209 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA3 3XW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 2005
Terminated
1 January 2005
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA3
Postcode sector
WA3 3
Latitude
53.485831
Longitude
-2.597252
British National Grid easting
360,466
British National Grid northing
398,955

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
E00031562
Lower layer super output area
Wigan 038B · E01006228
Middle layer super output area
Wigan 038 · E02001324

Postcode source versions

Explore WA3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
48
Primary
31
Secondary
7

  1. St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School

    Voluntary aided school

    835 m

  2. Golborne High School

    Foundation school

    870 m

  3. Golborne Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

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

17

within 5 km straight-line

  • FAMILY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92639

    672 m

  • GOLBORNE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92630

    672 m

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92012

    672 m

  • SLAG LANE MC

    216 SLAG LANE, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2EZ

    ODS code P92648

    1.6 km

  • BRAITHWAITE RD SURGERY

    36 BRAITHWAITE ROAD, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2HY

    ODS code P92002

    1.7 km

  • BRYN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02378

    2.8 km

  • MEDICENTRE

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

    ODS code P92001

    2.8 km

  • LOWTON & PLATT BRIDGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92651

    2.9 km

  • ASHTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P92041

    3.2 km

  • BRYN CROSS SURGERY

    246 WIGAN ROAD, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, BRYN, WIGAN, WN4 0AR

    ODS code P92034

    3.7 km

  • DR AHMAD & PTNRS

    PLATT BRIDGE HEALTH CENTRE, RIVINGTON AVENUE, PLATT BRIDGE, WIGAN, WN2 5NG

    ODS code P92006

    4.1 km

  • PLATT HOUSE SURGERY

    PLATT BRIDGE HEALTH CENTRE, RIVINGTON AVENUE, PLATT BRIDGE, WIGAN, WN2 5NG

    ODS code P92031

    4.1 km

  • NEWTON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N83045

    4.2 km

  • MODALITY ST HELENS

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

    ODS code N83020

    4.4 km

  • LEIGH SPORTS VILLAGE

    LEIGH STADIUM, SALE WAY, LEIGH, WN7 4JY

    ODS code Y02886

    4.4 km

  • VISTA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code N83005

    4.5 km

  • PATTERDALE LODGE MED CTRE

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

    ODS code N83002

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Ashton Road

    BCT · Golborne

    0.1 miles

  • Ashton Road

    BCT · Golborne

    0.1 miles

  • May Street

    BCT · Golborne

    0.2 miles

  • May Street

    BCT · Golborne

    0.3 miles

  • Rothwell Gardens

    BCT · Golborne

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wigan 038B, 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

10,399 of 33,755

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

48 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School is the nearest published school at 835 m.

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