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WA3 3GT

Postcode

A postcode in Wigan 038E, Golborne & Lowton West ward, Wigan.

This report describes the area around WA3 3GT, 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 3GT

Schools near WA3 3GT

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan
Primary. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
600 m
7 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, April 2025
Golborne Community Primary School
Primary. 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
860 m
11 minutes on foot
Good (overall), February 2023
St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School
Primary. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
910 m
11 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, March 2025
Lowton West Primary School
Primary. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1 km
13 minutes on foot
School remains Good, November 2022
Golborne High School
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 45.1 (2025/26, provisional)
1.2 km
15 minutes on foot
Outstanding (overall), January 2023
St Luke's CofE Primary School
Primary. 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.3 km
16 minutes on foot
School remains Good, January 2023
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton
Primary. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.5 km
19 minutes on foot
School remains Good, 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 3GT

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £227,000Belton Close, WA3 3WNJanuary 2026, semi-detached, established, leasehold330 m
  • £218,000Summercroft Close, WA3 3WLFebruary 2025, detached, established, leasehold340 m
  • £235,000Orford Close, WA3 3WPApril 2026, semi-detached, established, leasehold360 m
  • £254,000Millfield Park, WA3 3XSJanuary 2026, detached, established, leasehold430 m
  • £118,000Bridge Street, WA3 3PZAugust 2026, terraced, established, leasehold430 m
  • £149,950Nook Lane, WA3 3JWDecember 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold440 m
  • £350,000Heath House Close, WA3 2SNOctober 2025, detached, established, leasehold440 m
  • £146,545Briar Walk, WA3 3JHAugust 2026, terraced, established, freehold450 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 3GT

In a straight line

Pharmacies

  • GPHARMACY DIRECT700 m
  • WELL750 m
  • GOLBORNE LATE NIGHT CHEMIST800 m

Dental practices

  • HIGH STREET (DENTAL SURGERY)810 m
  • LOWTON DENTAL PRACTICE880 m

Supermarkets

  • Lidl GolborneLidl390 m
  • Co-op LowtonThe Co-operative Group910 m

The neighbourhood: Wigan 038E

Everything about Wigan 038E
Deprivation score
20.1
Joint 14,592nd most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£190,000
Joint 5,597th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
2,062
Joint 4,381st most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.4%
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.