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WA3 2PJ

Postcode

A postcode in Wigan 040E, Lowton East ward, Wigan.

This report describes the area around WA3 2PJ, 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 2PJ

Schools near WA3 2PJ

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)
180 m
2 minutes on foot
School remains Good, March 2023
St Luke's CofE Primary School
Primary. 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
270 m
3 minutes on foot
School remains Good, January 2023
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)
750 m
9 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
Lowton West Primary School
Primary. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
970 m
12 minutes on foot
School remains Good, November 2022
Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School
Primary. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.3 km
16 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
Golborne High School
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 45.1 (2025/26, provisional)
1.6 km
20 minutes on foot
Outstanding (overall), January 2023
Lowton Church of England High School
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 49.2 (2025/26, provisional)
1.6 km
21 minutes on foot
Good (overall), March 2023

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 2PJ

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £230,000Elcombe Avenue, WA3 2PJAugust 2023, semi-detached, established, freehold10 m
  • £212,500Bradwell Road, WA3 2PBFebruary 2024, semi-detached, established, leasehold90 m
  • £172,000Malton Avenue, WA3 2PHDecember 2023, semi-detached, established, freehold90 m
  • £205,000Thornbury Avenue, WA3 2PGMay 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold110 m
  • £280,000Cranham Avenue, WA3 2PQSeptember 2025, detached, established, leasehold110 m
  • £232,500Craven Avenue, WA3 2PFApril 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold130 m
  • £145,000Burnfell, WA3 2QWMarch 2025, terraced, established, leasehold150 m
  • £79,950Thurlow, WA3 2QNMarch 2026, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold160 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 2PJ

In a straight line

GP practices

  • LOWTON & PLATT BRIDGE SURGERY570 m
  • BRAITHWAITE RD SURGERY830 m
  • SLAG LANE MC960 m

Pharmacies

  • ROWLANDS PHARMACY490 m
  • COHENS CHEMIST830 m

Dental practices

  • CHURCH LANE DENTAL PRACTICE390 m
  • LOWTON DENTAL PRACTICE910 m

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily LaneheadMorrisons340 m
  • Morrisons Daily LowtonMorrisons590 m
  • Co-op LowtonThe Co-operative Group880 m

The neighbourhood: Wigan 040E

Everything about Wigan 040E
Deprivation score
3.9
Joint 1,756th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£235,000
Joint 9,935th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,518
Joint 22,566th 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

Your MP

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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.