Latitude: 53.4727 / 53°28'21"N
Longitude: -2.5552 / 2°33'18"W
OS Eastings: 363242
OS Northings: 397476
OS Grid: SJ632974
Mapcode National: GBR BXL8.LV
Mapcode Global: WH985.QZD3
Plus Code: 9C5VFCFV+3W
Maidenhead Locator System: IO83rl33
What Three Birds: fieldfare.pratincole.wheatear
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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WA3 1AB is a primarily non-residential postcode in Golborne, Wigan. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax band is E.
Commercial rateable values range from £5,600 to £33,750 with an average of £15,858. The most common recorded business types are Warehouse and Communication Station.
Golborne is a town, which had a population of 24,167 in the 2011 census.
WA3 1AB is in the Warrington and Wigan travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Ashton, Leigh and Wigan Primary Care Trust.
WA3 1AB is approximately 36m (118ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WA3 1AB
6b2: Suburbanites - Semi-Detached Suburbia - White Suburban Communities
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WA3 1AB
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
7/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
0/10 (Nonexistent)
Area Retail Diversity Index
7/10 (High)
Supermarkets near WA3 1AB include Aldi, Asda, Iceland, Lidl, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of WA3 1AB 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
Lowton East
Councillors
Edward Noel Houlton (Conservative)
Kathleen Houlton (Conservative)
Marie Cooper (Conservative)
Jenny Gregory (Labour)
Garry Lloyd BA (Hons), PGCE, MA (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 1AB.
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 1AB.
Lowton Junior and Infant School
Newton Road, Lowton, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 2AW
Foundation School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School
Newton Road, Lowton, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 1EW
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton
Cranham Avenue, Lowton, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 2PQ
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Gilded Hollins Community School
St Helen's Road, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 3PQ
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
St Luke's CofE Primary School
Church Lane, Lowton, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 2PW
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Lowton Church of England High School
Newton Road, Lowton, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 1DU
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Golborne High School
Lowton Road, Golborne, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 3EL
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Culcheth High School
Warrington Road, Culcheth, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 5HH
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
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
Birchwood Community High School
Brock Road, Birchwood, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 7PT
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 19
Needs improvement
The overall school grade in this area is high.