# WA3 2RQ: area report for a postcode in Wigan

WA3 2RQ is a postcode in Wigan.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Wigan. Open the map at WA3 2RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) › [WA3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa3) › [WA3 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa3-2)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019 (only August 2022), so there are no map points in Greater Manchester. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.5769,53.4711,WA32RQ
- **Newton-Le-Willows, 3.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5769,53.4711,WA32RQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5769,53.4711,WA32RQ
- **No property in WA3 2RQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.5769,53.4711,WA32RQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Wigan 039D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5769,53.4711,WA32RQ
- **£194,551 average price**: For the whole of Wigan, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5769,53.4711,WA32RQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 710 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5769,53.4711,WA32RQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5769,53.4711,WA32RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WA3 2RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5769,53.4711,WA32RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at WA3 2RQ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5769,53.4711,WA32RQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.5769,53.4711,WA32RQ
- **13.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5769,53.4711,WA32RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Luke's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-cofe-primary-school-e106485) | Primary | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-catherines-catholic-primary-school-lowton-e106507) | Primary | 440 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lowton West Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lowton-west-primary-school-e106428) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Green Meadow Independent Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/green-meadow-independent-primary-school-e135998) | Independent | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Lowton Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lowton-junior-and-infant-school-e106421) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-catholic-primary-school-golborne-wigan-e106505) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Golborne High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/golborne-high-school-e106525) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 45.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-cofe-junior-and-infant-school-e106487) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2026 | £368,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| June 2026 | £370,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £202,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| October 2024 | £258,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| April 2026 | £590,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2024 | £415,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BRAITHWAITE RD SURGERY (710 m); SLAG LANE MC (840 m)
- Pharmacies: COHENS CHEMIST (710 m); ROWLANDS PHARMACY (970 m)
- Dental practices: CHURCH LANE DENTAL PRACTICE (100 m); LOWTON DENTAL PRACTICE (500 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Lowton (480 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Daily Lanehead (740 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £194,551** (July 2026). Wigan’s average house price was £194,551 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,377** (2025). Full-time workers living in Wigan earned a median of £37,377 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 137th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.2×** (2025). A home in Wigan costs 5.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 52nd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 25.2** (2025). Wigan has a deprivation score of 25.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 78th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Wigan 039D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.5** (2025). Wigan 039D has a deprivation score of 8.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,854th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £249,950** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wigan 039D was £249,950 in 2025. Joint 11,409th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,559** (2021). Wigan 039D had 1,559 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,282nd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Wigan 039D, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## WA3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £258,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WA3 was £258,000 in 2025. 819th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 49,278** (2021). WA3 had 49,278 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 227th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 7%** (2022). About 7% of people in WA3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.6%** (January 2026). In WA3, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)
- Centre: 53.4711, -2.5769

Council: [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Leigh and Atherton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leigh-and-atherton): Jo Platt (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.5769,53.4711,WA32RQ

## How to cite

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