# WA3 2NS

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 53.475805, -2.566616
- **Open Location Code:** 9C5VFCGM+89
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO83rl
- **Qibla:** 118.1°
- **Grid reference:** SJ 62490 97823
- **UTM:** 30U 528763 5925289
- **Elevation:** 32m
- **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:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01006341
- **2021 MSOA:** Lowton Common (E02001326)
- **2021 output area:** E00032154
- **2011 LSOA:** E01006341
- **2011 MSOA:** E02001326
- **2011 output area:** E00032154
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33006153
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Hard-Pressed Living (8D1)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 9453
- **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 | 4061 |
| Hospital | Leigh Infirmary | 4803 |
| GP | Lowton Surgery | 563 |
| School | Green Meadow Independent Primary School | 222 |
| Airport | Manchester Airport | 23658 |
| Bus stop | Fir Tree Walk | 165 |
| Food bank | Atherton & Leigh | 3803 |
| Defibrillator | 79 Garton Drive Lowton | 313 |
| Pharmacy | Rowlands Pharmacy | 519 |
| Post office | Lowton Post Office | 574 |
| Library | Golborne Library | 1963 |
| Coast | — | 16372 |
| Central London | — | 274142 |

## Utilities

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

## Adjacent postcodes

- [WA3 2LP](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA3%202LP)
- [WA3 2NR](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA3%202NR)
- [WA3 2LN](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA3%202LN)
- [WA3 2TT](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA3%202TT)
- [WA3 2TX](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA3%202TX)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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