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WA3 3YB

Postcode

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

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

Schools near WA3 3YB

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Golborne Community Primary School
Primary. 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
570 m
7 minutes on foot
Good (overall), February 2023
All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan
Primary. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
830 m
10 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, April 2025
St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School
Primary. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1 km
13 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, March 2025
Golborne High School
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 45.1 (2025/26, provisional)
1.5 km
19 minutes on foot
Outstanding (overall), January 2023
Lowton West Primary School
Primary. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.7 km
21 minutes on foot
School remains Good, November 2022
Hope Academy
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 43.9 (2025/26, provisional)
1.7 km
22 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade
St Peter's CofE Primary School
Primary. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
2 km
25 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade

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 3YB

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £400,000Barn Lane, WA3 3PPApril 2026, semi-detached, established, leasehold40 m
  • £465,000Barn Lane, WA3 3PRMarch 2025, detached, established, leasehold70 m
  • £267,000Maryfield Close, WA3 3YDApril 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold80 m
  • £315,000Wearhead Close, WA3 3YEJune 2025, detached, established, freehold90 m
  • £318,000Park Road, WA3 3PTOctober 2023, detached, established, leasehold120 m
  • £180,000Dale Road, WA3 3PNJuly 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold170 m
  • £237,500Kings Road, WA3 3PJAugust 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold210 m
  • £179,950Mitchell Street, WA3 3PWMarch 2024, terraced, established, leasehold230 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 3YB

In a straight line

Pharmacies

  • GPHARMACY DIRECT750 m
  • WELL770 m
  • GOLBORNE LATE NIGHT CHEMIST810 m

Dental practices

  • HIGH STREET (DENTAL SURGERY)840 m

Supermarkets

  • Lidl GolborneLidl470 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.