# WA3 2GS

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 53.472225, -2.572926
- **Open Location Code:** 9C5VFCCG+VR
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO83rl
- **Qibla:** 118.1°
- **Grid reference:** SJ 62068 97428
- **UTM:** 30U 528347 5924888
- **Elevation:** 36m
- **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
- **Built-up area:** E63008394
- **European electoral region:** North West (E15000002)
- **Date introduced:** 1996-12

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01006345
- **2021 MSOA:** Lowton (E02001325)
- **2021 output area:** E00032130
- **2011 LSOA:** E01006345
- **2011 MSOA:** E02001325
- **2011 output area:** E00032130
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33006148
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Suburbanites (6A3)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 24477
- **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 | 3487 |
| Hospital | Leigh Infirmary | 5379 |
| GP | Braithwaite Road Surgery | 594 |
| School | St Luke's CofE Primary School | 185 |
| Airport | Manchester Airport | 23765 |
| Bus stop | St Luke's Primary School | 227 |
| Food bank | Atherton & Leigh | 4375 |
| Defibrillator | Church Lane Community Centre | 607 |
| Pharmacy | Cohens Chemist | 503 |
| Post office | Church Lane Post Office | 627 |
| Library | Golborne Library | 1597 |
| Coast | — | 15812 |
| Central London | — | 274087 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Electricity North West (region G, MPAN 16)
- **Water:** United Utilities
- **Sewerage:** United Utilities
- **Broadband:** 84.1% gigabit, 100% superfast, 84.1% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [WA3 2GW](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA3%202GW)
- [WA3 2PR](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA3%202PR)
- [WA3 2PU](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA3%202PU)
- [WA3 2GG](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA3%202GG)
- [WA3 2PQ](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA3%202PQ)
- [WA3 2SY](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA3%202SY)

## Boundary

A Polygon boundary polygon is available in the [JSON format](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA3%202GS.json).

## Data

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