WA3 2GA maps, stats, and open data
WA3 2GA lies on Braithwaite Road in Lowton, Warrington. WA3 2GA is located in the Lowton East electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Wigan and the English Parliamentary constituency of Leigh. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 02H and the police force is Greater Manchester. This postcode has been in use since December 1997.
WA3 2GA maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
WA3 2GA geodata
| Easting | 361983 |
| Northing | 397719 |
| Latitude | 53.474818 |
| Longitude | -2.574242 |
Where is WA3 2GA?
| Street | Braithwaite Road |
| Locality | Lowton |
| Town/City | Warrington |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | WA3 |
WA3 2GA Elevation
Elevation or altitude of WA3 2GA as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 40m | 131ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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Politics
| Ward | Lowton East |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Leigh |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in WA3 2GA
2025 23 OCT £395,000 |
2020 16 OCT £405,000 |
2020 15 MAY £265,000 |
2014 4 JUL £285,000 |
2014 23 MAY £212,000 |
2013 10 JUN £250,000 |
2011 2 SEP £234,000 |
2009 17 APR £250,000 |
1998 21 DEC £74,940 |
1998 6 NOV £114,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to WA3 2GA
| Garton Drive (Nebnd) (Garton Drive) | Garton Common | 215m |
| Braithwaite Road (S Bound) (Braithwaite Rd) | Lowton | 266m |
| Church Ln/Ashwood Ave (Church Ln) | Lowton | 314m |
| Church Ln/Ashwood Ave (Church Ln) | Lowton | 339m |
| Slag Ln/Braithwaite Rd (Slag Ln) | Lowton | 372m |
Nearest railway stations to WA3 2GA
| Newton-le-Willows Station | 3.6km |
| Earlestown Station | 5km |
| Bryn Station | 5.6km |
Broadband
Broadband access in WA3 2GA (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in WA3 2GA (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 80.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 79.0Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 100.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 19.5Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 16.4Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in WA3 2GA (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
Deprivation
3.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA3 2GA:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WA3 2GA (metres)
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Nearest post box to WA3 2GA
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Crowood Road | 17:00 | 11:00 | 372m |
| St.lukes Old S.o. | 17:15 | 12:00 | 485m |
| Burnfell | 16:30 | 11:00 | 586m |
WA3 2GA ITL and WA3 2GA LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for WA3 2GA:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLD | North West (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLD3 | Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLD36 | Greater Manchester North West |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E08000010 | Wigan |
WA3 2GA census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for WA3 2GA:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00032172 | |
| LSOA | E01006343 | Wigan 039C |
| MSOA | E02001325 | Wigan 039 |
Nearest postcodes to WA3 2GA
| WA3 2GE | Redstart Close | 55m |
| WA3 2GJ | Foxglove Close | 87m |
| WA3 2GB | Plover Way | 94m |
| WA3 2GU | Lapwing Close | 107m |
| WA3 2GR | Curlew Close | 125m |
| WA3 2FZ | Primula Drive | 136m |
| WA3 2GT | Speedwell Close | 140m |
| WA3 2JL | Grosvenor Avenue | 143m |
| WA3 2GX | Wood Sorrel Way | 150m |
| WA3 2JS | Upton Close | 151m |
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