Latitude: 53.4831 / 53°28'59"N
Longitude: -2.5565 / 2°33'23"W
OS Eastings: 363167
OS Northings: 398631
OS Grid: SJ631986
Mapcode National: GBR BXL5.B4
Mapcode Global: WH985.PQT4
Plus Code: 9C5VFCMV+69
Maidenhead Locator System: IO83rl35
What Three Birds: ruff.goldfinch.fulmar
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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WA3 1BG is a residential postcode in Golborne, Wigan. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are E and F.
Residential building types are typically detached and semi-detached.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £227,150 to £687,807 with an average of £368,060.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
In the 2011 census, there were 9 people resident in WA3 1BG, of which 6 were male and 3 were female. This includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents.
WA3 1BG is in the Warrington and Wigan travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Ashton, Leigh and Wigan Primary Care Trust.
WA3 1BG is approximately 27m (89ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WA3 1BG
1b1: Rural Residents - Rural Tenants - Rural Life
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WA3 1BG
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
0/10 (Nonexistent)
Area Retail Diversity Index
7/10 (High)
Supermarkets near WA3 1BG include Aldi, Asda, Iceland, Lidl, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of WA3 1BG 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 1BG.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near WA3 1BG.
Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School
Newton Road, Lowton, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 1EW
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Gilded Hollins Community School
St Helen's Road, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 3PQ
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Lowton Junior and Infant School
Newton Road, Lowton, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 2AW
Foundation 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
Lowton West Primary School
Slag Lane, Lowton, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 2ED
Community 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
Hindley High School
Mornington Road, Hindley, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 4LG
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
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
The overall school grade in this area is high.