# WA3 3QR: area report for a postcode in Wigan

WA3 3QR 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 3QR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) › [WA3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa3) › [WA3 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa3-3)

## 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=-2.6102,53.4792,WA33QR
- **Newton-Le-Willows, 2.9 km**: About 36 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.6102,53.4792,WA33QR
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 690 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.6102,53.4792,WA33QR
- **No property in WA3 3QR 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=-2.6102,53.4792,WA33QR
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Wigan 038A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.6102,53.4792,WA33QR
- **£194,551 average price**: For the whole of Wigan, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.6102,53.4792,WA33QR
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 980 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.6102,53.4792,WA33QR
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.6102,53.4792,WA33QR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WA3 3QR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.6102,53.4792,WA33QR
- **Low road and rail noise at WA3 3QR**: Road 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.6102,53.4792,WA33QR
- **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=-2.6102,53.4792,WA33QR
- **12.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.6102,53.4792,WA33QR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Golborne Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/golborne-community-primary-school-e147101) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-cofe-junior-and-infant-school-e106487) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 67% 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 | 1.1 km (14 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 | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 45.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-wilfrids-catholic-primary-school-e106509) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Thomas CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-cofe-primary-school-e106465) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lowton West Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lowton-west-primary-school-e106428) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Willow Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willow-grove-primary-school-e132155) | Special | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2024 | £176,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2023 | £295,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| October 2025 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| July 2025 | £310,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| April 2024 | £272,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2024 | £224,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| March 2025 | £337,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| April 2025 | £295,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HIGH STREET SURGERY (980 m); GOLBORNE SURGERY (980 m); FAMILY MEDICAL PRACTICE (980 m)
- Pharmacies: ASDA PHARMACY (430 m); GOLBORNE LATE NIGHT CHEMIST (930 m); WELL (950 m); GPHARMACY DIRECT (970 m)
- Dental practices: HIGH STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (960 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Golborne Superstore (400 m, Asda)

## 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 038A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.8** (2025). Wigan 038A has a deprivation score of 14.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,155th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wigan 038A was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 6,525th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,581** (2021). Wigan 038A had 1,581 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,140th 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 038A, 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: 53.4792, -2.6102

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=-2.6102,53.4792,WA33QR

## How to cite

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