Map of WA3 2AP postcode

General information

Postcode	WA3 2AP
Post Town	Warrington
Nearest station	Newton-Le-Willows (4 km)
Bus stops	Hesketh Meadow Lane (SW) Morgans Way (SW) Village Club (SW) Sandy Lane (NE) Lowton Labour Club (NE) Sandy Lane (W)
Roads in this postcode	Newton Road
Number of UPRNs	3 View
Known addresses	Automation House, Newton Road, Lowton
Main property type	Other
Businesses	ATG AIRPORTS (PRODUCTS) LIMITED ATG AIRPORTS LIMITED ATG UK LIMITED BALMORAL BRICKLAYING LIMITED COMMGROUP LIMITED COMMHOIST COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED COMMHOIST LIMITED COMMHOIST LOGISTICS LIMITED ECONOMIC DATA SERVICES LIMITED FIRE REGULATED SOLUTIONS LIMITED GUARDIAN ANGEL HEALTHCARE LTD HIGHWAY SAFETY SYSTEMS UK LIMITED HUTCHINSON COMMODITIES LTD HWH HOMECARE LIMITED INVESTA PALS LIMITED JGR UK DISTRIBUTIONS LIMITED JKCAN HOLDINGS LIMITED LOWTON INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP LIMITED PPJC HOLDINGS LIMITED REDTRAIL LIMITED RENEVIS LIMITED RFI MEDIA LTD SCOPE SECURITY PROJECTS LLP SOLVE SYSTEMS LIMITED SQUARE TRAINING LIMITED TELENERGY LIMITED TRAFFICOM LIMITED TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP LIMITED

Geography

	Latitude	53.472541
	Longitude	-2.555967
	Easting	363194
	Northing	397456
	Grid reference	SJ631974
	UTM reference	30U 529472 5924930
	what3words	cools.manhole.faded
	Plus code	9C5VFCFV+2J
	Altitude	31 metres (102 feet)
	Sunrise (today)	5:34
	Sunset (today)	20:42
	Distance away
	Distance to sea	21.2 KMs (13.1 miles)

Administrative areas

Parish	Wigan, unparished area	E43000164
Ward	Lowton East	E05015004
Metropolitan District	Wigan	E08000010
County	Greater Manchester	E11000010
Constituency (2024)	Leigh and Atherton	E14001329
MP	Jo Platt	Labour
Police force	Greater Manchester
Water company	United Utilities
NUTS/ITL 3	Greater Manchester North West
NUTS/ITL 2	Greater Manchester
NUTS/ITL 1	North West
Country	England	E92000001

Data

Date introduced	June 1996
Last updated	February 2025
User type	Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality	Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Demographics

Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)	18,002 / 32,844 Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)	£41,400 Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urban	Urban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)	Golborne	E63008394
Census output area (2021)	E00031948
Census output area (2011)	E00031948
Lower layer super output area (2021)	Wigan 040C	E01006304
Lower layer super output area (2011)	Wigan 040C	E01006304
Middle layer super output area (2021)	Lowton Common	E02001326
Middle layer super output area (2011)	Lowton Common	E02001326
Travel to work area	Warrington and Wigan	E30000284

Nearby schools

Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School (Primary)

St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton (Primary)

Lowton Junior and Infant School (Primary)

Green Meadow Independent Primary School

Lowton Church of England High School (Secondary)

Property sales

Properties recently sold in this postcode

Address	Type	Date	Price
Automation House, Newton Road, Lowton	Other (freehold)	Sep 2022	£4,150,000

View all properties sold in the WA3 2 sector

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