The postcode area is located in the Wigan, Warrington, Wigan, Warrington postcode town, in the North West, England region.
A Major part of this postcode area has a unique mix of residents when compared to others:
Imagine a community with people of all ages (except slightly fewer retirees), scattered around the UK but especially in the Midlands. That's the essence of a big area of WA3 postcode district!
It's important to note that this description generalizes the area and individual experiences may vary.
The postcode area covers Ashton, Birchwood, Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft, Golborne and Lowton West, Lowton East, Rixton and Woolston electoral wards.
The population of WA3 postcode area is 49,000. In England, the male population is 28,833,712 and the female population is 27,656,336, according to the 2021 census.
According to the latest 2021 census, The main ethnicity of the people in the area is White: English, with a total of 45,454, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 1,116. In terms of religion, most people mentioned Christian (28,750), followed by No religion (16,811).
As for deprivation, most of the area is not deprived in any dimension (11,141), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (7,280).
Most people in the nearby area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (15,610), while 10,774 adults mentioned they are Retired.
Regarding education, 12,805 adults have Level 4 education, while 6,725 have No qualifications education. The most common occupations are
The average age of people living in area is 44 years old. The top three age distributions are: Below 14 (9245), Between 45 to 54 (8350), and Between 55 to 64 (8210).
The NS-SEC defines and measures social class and is considered a reliable indicator of a person's class status. As per the 2021 census, most of the population has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (8,865) followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (5,494), and Intermediate occupations (5,328).
There are total 8 postcode sectors present in the WA3 (listed below). The postcode WA3 has a total of 1823 postcodes.
Name | Type |
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Area | WA3 |
Ward | Ashton Birchwood Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft Golborne and Lowton West Lowton East Rixton and Woolston |
LTLA22 | Wigan, Warrington |
UTLA22 | Wigan, Warrington |
Region | North West |
Country | England |
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Bicycle theft
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Drugs
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Bicycle theft
Burglary
Criminal damage and arson
Drugs
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Other theft
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Shoplifting
Theft from the person
Vehicle crime
Violence and sexual offences
Anti-social behaviour
Bicycle theft
Burglary
Criminal damage and arson
Drugs
Other crime
Other theft
Possession of weapons
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Theft from the person
Vehicle crime
Violence and sexual offences
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Bicycle theft
Burglary
Criminal damage and arson
Drugs
Other crime
Other theft
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Public order
Robbery
Shoplifting
Vehicle crime
Violence and sexual offences
Anti-social behaviour
Burglary
Criminal damage and arson
Drugs
Other crime
Other theft
Possession of weapons
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Shoplifting
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Violence and sexual offences
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Drugs
Other crime
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Bicycle theft
Burglary
Criminal damage and arson
Drugs
Other crime
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Vehicle crime
Violence and sexual offences
Anti-social behaviour
Bicycle theft
Burglary
Criminal damage and arson
Drugs
Other crime
Other theft
Possession of weapons
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Shoplifting
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Violence and sexual offences
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Burglary
Criminal damage and arson
Drugs
Other crime
Other theft
Possession of weapons
Public order
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Shoplifting
Vehicle crime
Violence and sexual offences
Anti-social behaviour
Burglary
Criminal damage and arson
Drugs
Other crime
Other theft
Possession of weapons
Public order
Shoplifting
Vehicle crime
Violence and sexual offences
Anti-social behaviour
Bicycle theft
Burglary
Criminal damage and arson
Drugs
Other crime
Other theft
Possession of weapons
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Shoplifting
Vehicle crime
Violence and sexual offences
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Criminal damage and arson
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Other crime
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House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £652,500.00 | £465,000.00 - £840,000.00 | 2 |
Flat | £78,500.00 | £78,500.00 - £78,500.00 | 1 |
Semi-Detached | £213,750.00 | £210,000.00 - £215,000.00 | 3 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £510,000.00 | £285,000.00 - £820,000.00 | 6 |
Semi-Detached | £255,235.00 | £123,000.00 - £519,850.00 | 15 |
Terraced | £158,588.75 | £97,500.00 - £300,000.00 | 7 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £307,166.67 | £257,000.00 - £425,000.00 | 4 |
Flat | £95,000.00 | £75,000.00 - £115,000.00 | 2 |
Semi-Detached | £173,118.75 | £110,000.00 - £275,000.00 | 6 |
Terraced | £200,666.67 | £151,000.00 - £287,000.00 | 4 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £221,000.00 | £169,500.00 - £272,500.00 | 2 |
Flat | £143,250.00 | £81,500.00 - £205,000.00 | 2 |
Other | £15,396.00 | £15,396.00 - £15,396.00 | 1 |
Semi-Detached | £190,428.57 | £106,000.00 - £263,000.00 | 7 |
Terraced | £127,500.00 | £120,000.00 - £135,000.00 | 2 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £429,900.00 | £245,000.00 - £1,275,000.00 | 7 |
Flat | £112,416.67 | £77,000.00 - £140,000.00 | 6 |
Other | £181,500.00 | £153,000.00 - £210,000.00 | 2 |
Semi-Detached | £216,463.64 | £87,000.00 - £402,000.00 | 16 |
Terraced | £132,347.92 | £80,000.00 - £179,950.00 | 10 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £398,750.00 | £220,000.00 - £625,000.00 | 5 |
Flat | £117,500.00 | £110,000.00 - £125,000.00 | 2 |
Other | £57,500.00 | £47,500.00 - £67,500.00 | 2 |
Semi-Detached | £210,394.44 | £125,000.00 - £316,250.00 | 12 |
Terraced | £184,916.67 | £102,000.00 - £450,000.00 | 8 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £472,125.00 | £208,000.00 - £1,190,000.00 | 9 |
Flat | £103,000.00 | £96,000.00 - £110,000.00 | 2 |
Other | £290,000.00 | £290,000.00 - £290,000.00 | 1 |
Semi-Detached | £209,760.42 | £108,000.00 - £298,000.00 | 14 |
Terraced | £137,687.50 | £75,000.00 - £210,500.00 | 11 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £404,944.34 | £245,000.00 - £1,400,000.00 | 29 |
Flat | £164,500.00 | £100,000.00 - £260,000.00 | 5 |
Other | £2,006,524.67 | £99,000.00 - £8,595,648.00 | 5 |
Semi-Detached | £251,327.03 | £103,000.00 - £555,000.00 | 28 |
Terraced | £195,752.50 | £105,000.00 - £530,000.00 | 9 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £336,316.52 | £205,000.00 - £840,000.00 | 14 |
Flat | £90,000.00 | £90,000.00 - £90,000.00 | 1 |
Other | £750,000.00 | £750,000.00 - £750,000.00 | 1 |
Semi-Detached | £233,244.31 | £156,000.00 - £425,000.00 | 26 |
Terraced | £170,959.38 | £90,000.00 - £208,000.00 | 13 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £370,823.33 | £199,950.00 - £975,000.00 | 10 |
Flat | £90,285.71 | £70,000.00 - £121,000.00 | 7 |
Other | £3,312,866.33 | £250,000.00 - £9,438,599.00 | 3 |
Semi-Detached | £219,722.67 | £130,000.00 - £445,000.00 | 28 |
Terraced | £169,416.04 | £99,995.00 - £225,000.00 | 10 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £381,232.92 | £240,000.00 - £825,000.00 | 18 |
Flat | £80,300.00 | £61,200.00 - £96,000.00 | 4 |
Other | £1,014,397.33 | £800.00 - £1,918,528.00 | 4 |
Semi-Detached | £262,974.08 | £154,000.00 - £525,000.00 | 18 |
Terraced | £160,666.46 | £92,000.00 - £262,000.00 | 14 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £371,694.81 | £193,000.00 - £562,500.00 | 22 |
Flat | £125,573.86 | £88,000.00 - £190,000.00 | 8 |
Other | £200,000.00 | £200,000.00 - £200,000.00 | 1 |
Semi-Detached | £232,807.73 | £120,000.00 - £437,500.00 | 32 |
Terraced | £156,687.50 | £85,000.00 - £244,000.00 | 9 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £395,076.22 | £115,000.00 - £1,100,000.00 | 16 |
Flat | £181,666.33 | £39,999.00 - £260,000.00 | 4 |
Other | £428,750.00 | £70,000.00 - £787,500.00 | 2 |
Semi-Detached | £231,301.64 | £90,000.00 - £340,000.00 | 22 |
Terraced | £168,916.67 | £85,000.00 - £417,500.00 | 9 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £342,231.60 | £245,000.00 - £987,500.00 | 24 |
Flat | £123,333.33 | £88,000.00 - £177,000.00 | 3 |
Other | £500,000.00 | £500,000.00 - £500,000.00 | 1 |
Semi-Detached | £244,146.53 | £115,000.00 - £375,000.00 | 20 |
Terraced | £172,089.95 | £115,000.00 - £600,000.00 | 15 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £309,443.75 | £219,950.00 - £480,000.00 | 11 |
Flat | £112,380.00 | £100,000.00 - £127,140.00 | 3 |
Other | £17,546,250.00 | £150,000.00 - £34,640,000.00 | 3 |
Semi-Detached | £259,563.76 | £125,000.00 - £525,000.00 | 19 |
Terraced | £147,208.33 | £35,000.00 - £192,500.00 | 8 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £364,565.00 | £212,000.00 - £645,000.00 | 15 |
Flat | £161,200.00 | £85,000.00 - £260,000.00 | 5 |
Other | £320,093.75 | £375.00 - £1,070,000.00 | 3 |
Semi-Detached | £231,449.44 | £130,000.00 - £406,000.00 | 15 |
Terraced | £163,975.00 | £85,000.00 - £310,000.00 | 9 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £331,935.90 | £190,000.00 - £532,000.00 | 27 |
Flat | £100,500.00 | £80,000.00 - £120,000.00 | 4 |
Other | £1,358,912.50 | £650.00 - £5,170,000.00 | 4 |
Semi-Detached | £242,415.08 | £120,000.00 - £310,000.00 | 29 |
Terraced | £159,932.57 | £85,000.00 - £260,000.00 | 16 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £419,360.28 | £268,500.00 - £890,000.00 | 17 |
Flat | £177,000.00 | £63,000.00 - £245,000.00 | 8 |
Other | £9,017.33 | £650.00 - £13,201.00 | 3 |
Semi-Detached | £213,702.62 | £120,000.00 - £455,000.00 | 13 |
Terraced | £120,283.33 | £55,000.00 - £249,000.00 | 11 |
House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
Detached | £423,016.67 | £165,000.00 - £765,000.00 | 11 |
Flat | £192,333.33 | £87,000.00 - £250,000.00 | 3 |
Other | £303,050.00 | £200.00 - £565,000.00 | 3 |
Semi-Detached | £240,235.42 | £85,000.00 - £415,000.00 | 14 |
Terraced | £134,389.29 | £53,000.00 - £225,000.00 | 14 |
Name | Pupils | Age | Postcode |
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Lowton Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary, Requires improvement | 210 | 4-11 | WA32AW |
Lowton West Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 418 | 4-11 | WA32ED |
St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 218 | 4-11 | WA32PW |
Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 244 | 3-11 | WA31EW |
St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary, Good | 207 | 4-11 | WA33TH |
All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, WiganPrimary, Outstanding | 245 | 3-11 | WA33LU |
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, LowtonPrimary, Good | 199 | 4-11 | WA32PQ |
Golborne High SchoolSecondary, Outstanding | 1061 | 11-16 | WA33EL |
Culcheth Community Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 206 | 4-11 | WA35HH |
Newchurch Community Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 189 | 4-11 | WA34DX |
Twiss Green Community Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 205 | 4-11 | WA34DQ |
Locking Stumps Community Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 396 | 4-11 | WA37PH |
Birchwood CofE Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 183 | 3-11 | WA36QG |
St Lewis Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 150 | 3-11 | WA37BD |
Culcheth High SchoolSecondary, Good | 1185 | 11-16 | WA35HH |
Lowton Church of England High SchoolSecondary, Requires improvement | 770 | 11-16 | WA31DU |
Birchwood Community High SchoolSecondary, Good | 900 | 11-19 | WA37PT |
St Helen's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 121 | 4-11 | WA36JS |
Glazebury Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 127 | 2-11 | WA35LZ |
Golborne Community Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 307 | 3-11 | WA33NN |
Croft Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 209 | 2-11 | WA37DG |
Gorse Covert Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 249 | 4-11 | WA36TS |