# WA3 1BQ

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 53.483995, -2.554699
- **Open Location Code:** 9C5VFCMW+H4
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO83rl
- **Qibla:** 118.1°
- **Grid reference:** SJ 63288 98728
- **UTM:** 30U 529548 5926205
- **Elevation:** 20m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** North West (E12000002)
- **Admin district:** Wigan (E08000010)
- **Ward:** Lowton East (E05015004)
- **Constituency:** Leigh and Atherton (E14001329)
- **Parish code:** E43000164
- **Travel to work area:** E30000284
- **Police force area:** E23000005
- **European electoral region:** North West (E15000002)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01006303
- **2021 MSOA:** Lowton Common (E02001326)
- **2021 output area:** E00031936
- **2011 LSOA:** E01006303
- **2011 MSOA:** E02001326
- **2011 output area:** E00031936
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33006149
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Rural Residents (1B1)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 21335
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **NHS region:** E40000014
- **ICB location:** E38000205
- **Integrated Care Board:** E54000057
- **Cancer Alliance:** E56000032

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Newton-Le-Willows | 5251 |
| Hospital | Leigh Infirmary | 3612 |
| GP | Lowton Surgery | 1410 |
| School | Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School | 940 |
| Airport | Manchester Airport | 23593 |
| Bus stop | Byrom Lodge | 761 |
| Food bank | Atherton & Leigh | 2648 |
| Defibrillator | Jacobi Carbons | 821 |
| Pharmacy | Rowlands Pharmacy | 1448 |
| Post office | Lowton Post Office | 1400 |
| Library | Leigh Library | 2771 |
| Coast | — | 17565 |
| Central London | — | 274377 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Electricity North West (region G, MPAN 16)
- **Water:** United Utilities
- **Sewerage:** United Utilities
- **Broadband:** 0% gigabit, 100% superfast, 0% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [WA3 1BJ](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA3%201BJ)
- [WA3 1BG](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA3%201BG)
- [WA3 1BH](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA3%201BH)
- [WA3 1BL](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA3%201BL)
- [WA3 1BB](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA3%201BB)

## Boundary

A Polygon boundary polygon is available in the [JSON format](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA3%201BQ.json).

## Data

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