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WA3 2GX

Postcode

A postcode in Wigan 039C, Lowton East ward, Wigan.

This report describes the area around WA3 2GX, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around WA3 2GX

Schools near WA3 2GX

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton
Primary. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
230 m
3 minutes on foot
School remains Good, March 2023
St Luke's CofE Primary School
Primary. 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
320 m
4 minutes on foot
School remains Good, January 2023
Lowton West Primary School
Primary. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
590 m
7 minutes on foot
School remains Good, November 2022
Green Meadow Independent Primary School
Independent
650 m
8 minutes on foot
Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Lowton Junior and Infant School
Primary. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
980 m
12 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
Golborne High School
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 45.1 (2025/26, provisional)
1.2 km
15 minutes on foot
Outstanding (overall), January 2023
Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School
Primary. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.4 km
18 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan
Primary. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.4 km
18 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, April 2025

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Recent sales near WA3 2GX

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £349,950Wood Sorrel Way, WA3 2GXAugust 2023, detached, established, leasehold10 m
  • £410,000Saffron Close, WA3 2GWNovember 2025, detached, established, leasehold100 m
  • £370,000Plover Way, WA3 2GBMay 2026, detached, established, leasehold120 m
  • £275,750Lapwing Close, WA3 2GUAugust 2024, detached, established, leasehold130 m
  • £440,000Stonechat Close, WA3 2GHOctober 2025, detached, established, leasehold130 m
  • £395,000Redstart Close, WA3 2GEAugust 2024, detached, established, leasehold130 m
  • £405,000Whinchat Close, WA3 2GGJuly 2026, detached, established, freehold140 m
  • £395,000Braithwaite Road, WA3 2GAOctober 2025, detached, established, leasehold150 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

Within 1 km of WA3 2GX

In a straight line

GP practices

  • BRAITHWAITE RD SURGERY430 m
  • SLAG LANE MC560 m
  • LOWTON & PLATT BRIDGE SURGERY800 m

Pharmacies

  • COHENS CHEMIST430 m
  • ROWLANDS PHARMACY730 m

Dental practices

  • CHURCH LANE DENTAL PRACTICE370 m
  • LOWTON DENTAL PRACTICE590 m

Supermarkets

  • Co-op LowtonThe Co-operative Group560 m
  • Morrisons Daily LaneheadMorrisons750 m
  • Morrisons Daily LowtonMorrisons820 m

The neighbourhood: Wigan 039C

Everything about Wigan 039C
Deprivation score
3.7
Joint 1,589th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£322,500
Joint 13,719th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,612
Joint 17,488th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
100.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: WA3

Everything about WA3
Median sale price
£258,000
819th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
49,278
227th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
7%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

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Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.