# WA3 2SH

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 53.469292, -2.586384
- **Open Location Code:** 9C5VFC97+PC
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO83ql
- **Qibla:** 118.1°
- **Grid reference:** SJ 61172 97109
- **UTM:** 30U 527455 5924557
- **Elevation:** 30m
- **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:** E01006348
- **2021 MSOA:** Lowton (E02001325)
- **2021 output area:** E00181467
- **2011 LSOA:** E01006348
- **2011 MSOA:** E02001325
- **2011 output area:** E00032140
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33006146
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Rural Residents (1B2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 26171
- **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 | 2601 |
| Hospital | Leigh Infirmary | 6271 |
| GP | Braithwaite Road Surgery | 1178 |
| School | St Luke's CofE Primary School | 789 |
| Airport | Liverpool John Lennon Airport | 22978 |
| Bus stop | Derby Road | 562 |
| Food bank | St Helens | 3717 |
| Defibrillator | NA | 503 |
| Pharmacy | Well Pharmacy | 1078 |
| Post office | Church Lane Post Office | 702 |
| Library | Golborne Library | 982 |
| Coast | — | 15073 |
| Central London | — | 274382 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Electricity North West (region G, MPAN 16)
- **Water:** United Utilities
- **Sewerage:** United Utilities
- **Broadband:** 8.3% gigabit, 100% superfast, 8.3% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [WA3 2SN](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA3%202SN)
- [WA3 2SQ](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA3%202SQ)
- [WA3 2BU](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA3%202BU)
- [WA3 3JD](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA3%203JD)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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