Latitude: 53.47 / 53°28'12"N
Longitude: -2.586 / 2°35'9"W
OS Eastings: 361195
OS Northings: 397193
OS Grid: SJ611971
Mapcode National: GBR BXC9.XT
Mapcode Global: WH98C.71SM
Plus Code: 9C5VFCC7+2H
Maidenhead Locator System: IO83ql92
What Three Birds: bufflehead.thrush.magpie
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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WA3 2BU is a primarily residential postcode in Golborne, Wigan. It was first introduced in May 2015.
The most common council tax bands are D and E.
Residential buildings are primarily detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £134,637 to £414,659 with an average of £302,446.
Most residential buildings are of unknown age.
Domestic properties are predominantly owner occupied.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating is B.
The average commercial rateable value is £20,000. The most common recorded business type is Showhouse.
Golborne is a town, which had a population of 24,167 in the 2011 census.
WA3 2BU is in the Warrington and Wigan travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Ashton, Leigh and Wigan Primary Care Trust.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WA3 2BU
6b2: Suburbanites - Semi-Detached Suburbia - White Suburban Communities
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WA3 2BU
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
9/10 (Very high)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near WA3 2BU include Aldi, Asda, Lidl, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of WA3 2BU are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Metropolitan District
Wigan Borough Council
Ward
Golborne and Lowton West
Councillors
Yvonne Klieve (Labour)
Gena Merrett (Labour)
Susan Gambles (Labour)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Leigh
MP
James Grundy (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for WA3 2BU.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near WA3 2BU.
St Luke's CofE Primary School
Church Lane, Lowton, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 2PW
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Lowton West Primary School
Slag Lane, Lowton, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 2ED
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan
Hazel Grove, Golborne, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 3LU
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School
Church Street, Golborne, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 3TH
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton
Cranham Avenue, Lowton, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 2PQ
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Golborne High School
Lowton Road, Golborne, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 3EL
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Lowton Church of England High School
Newton Road, Lowton, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 1DU
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Hope Academy
Ashton Road, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, WA12 0AQ
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Good
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Rookery Avenue, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Lancashire, WN4 9PF
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
The Byrchall High School
Warrington Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Lancashire, WN4 9PQ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Cansfield High School
Old Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Lancashire, WN4 9TP
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Culcheth High School
Warrington Road, Culcheth, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 5HH
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Haydock High School
Clipsley Lane, Haydock, St Helens, Merseyside, WA11 0JG
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Hawkley Hall High School
Carr Lane, Hawkley Hall, Wigan, Lancashire, WN3 5NY
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
The overall school grade in this area is high.