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WA3 2 in Wigan

Wigan council area · WA3 2 postcode sector

Explore recorded housing and local services for postcode sector WA3 2 in Wigan. Check the data sources, coverage and nearby sectors.

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Area guideWA3 2 · WA3 district6 of 6 evidence categories available

A first look at WA3 2

Start with the home, then the everyday details. These records describe a postcode sector; check the address before deciding.

Compare with other places
Recorded sale median
£265,000211 sales · 2025
Nearest recorded station
3.3 kmUndated · straight line from the approximate centre
Evidence available
6 / 6Data categories, not an area rating

The nearest mapped supermarket is 0.3 km from the WA3 2 sector centre, while the nearest station is 3.3 km away. Both are straight-line distances; actual routes may differ.

What stands out in the records

  • Broadband availability

    Gigabit availability averages 99.0% across 280 residential postcode records in WA3 2, using Ofcom's January 2026 snapshot. This gives each postcode equal weight, not each home. Check the exact address for service.

  • Mapped parks nearby

    The nearest mapped park is 0.3 km from the WA3 2 sector centre, with 5 mapped parks within 1 km. These are map counts and straight-line distances, not a measure of park quality or access routes.

  • Primary school evidence

    4 primary schools appear inside the WA3 2 sector boundary. 75% of those with a recorded Ofsted rating are Good or Outstanding; the rated subset may be smaller than the total. Location does not determine admission eligibility.

Streets and surroundings

See streets and nearby places within about 1 km of the approximate postcode sector centre. The marker does not show a specific address or the sector boundary.

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Photos near WA3 2 in Wigan

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Housing

What homes have sold for

These are recorded sale medians for WA3 2. They are not current asking prices or valuations.

Hover or tap a bar to see the sales sample.

211 sales in sample
203 sales in sample
96 sales in sample
84 sales in sample
23 sales in sample
8 sales in sample
Land Registry source

Transfers dated 2025. A small sample can move the median sharply.

The dated rent series below covers a wider local authority, not this postcode sector. Use live rental searches below to check current asking rents.

How prices have changed nearby

ONS monthly averages for Wigan local authority. This is a wider area than the postcode sector above, whose recorded sale figures are medians for 2025.

Why this council area is shown

ONS boundaries dated December 2025 put the largest share of the mapped sector overlap in Wigan, about 100%. This compares land area, not homes or addresses.

The boundaries cover about 100% of the stored sector shape. Coastlines, simplified boundaries and source dates can leave gaps or small overlaps. ONS boundary source, Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025.

Average monthly private rent

£746Latest observed month · Aug 2026

Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026Monthly values from £512 to £746. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£746£629£512202020232026
Aug 2026£746

Sept 2020 to Aug 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking rent.

How to read these figures

The ONS rent measure includes new and existing tenancies. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026
MonthAverage
Aug 2026£746
Jul 2026£745
Jun 2026£744
May 2026£741
Apr 2026£737
Mar 2026£732
Feb 2026£727
Jan 2026£723
Dec 2025£719
Nov 2025£714
Oct 2025£709
Sept 2025£704
Aug 2025£700
Jul 2025£697
Jun 2025£693
May 2025£689
Apr 2025£685
Mar 2025£682
Feb 2025£680
Jan 2025£676
Dec 2024£672
Nov 2024£667
Oct 2024£661
Sept 2024£656
Aug 2024£652
Jul 2024£647
Jun 2024£643
May 2024£638
Apr 2024£634
Mar 2024£630
Feb 2024£624
Jan 2024£619
Dec 2023£612
Nov 2023£607
Oct 2023£602
Sept 2023£599
Aug 2023£595
Jul 2023£592
Jun 2023£589
May 2023£585
Apr 2023£581
Mar 2023£577
Feb 2023£574
Jan 2023£571
Dec 2022£569
Nov 2022£566
Oct 2022£563
Sept 2022£560
Aug 2022£556
Jul 2022£554
Jun 2022£551
May 2022£549
Apr 2022£547
Mar 2022£545
Feb 2022£543
Jan 2022£541
Dec 2021£538
Nov 2021£536
Oct 2021£535
Sept 2021£533
Aug 2021£532
Jul 2021£530
Jun 2021£528
May 2021£526
Apr 2021£524
Mar 2021£522
Feb 2021£520
Jan 2021£518
Dec 2020£516
Nov 2020£515
Oct 2020£513
Sept 2020£512

Average house price

£194,551Latest observed month · Jul 2026

Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026Monthly values from £134,602 to £195,502. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£195.5k£165.1k£134.6k202020232026
Jul 2026£194,551

Aug 2020 to Jul 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking price or valuation.

How to read these figures

The UK House Price Index uses a geometric mean for this local authority. It differs from the sector sale median above in geography, period and calculation. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026
MonthAverage
Jul 2026£194,551
Jun 2026£195,502
May 2026£194,782
Apr 2026£192,910
Mar 2026£189,659
Feb 2026£189,285
Jan 2026£190,456
Dec 2025£190,316
Nov 2025£190,673
Oct 2025£190,605
Sept 2025£190,590
Aug 2025£189,141
Jul 2025£187,276
Jun 2025£183,505
May 2025£184,512
Apr 2025£184,589
Mar 2025£188,193
Feb 2025£186,201
Jan 2025£185,954
Dec 2024£185,239
Nov 2024£184,657
Oct 2024£183,349
Sept 2024£180,843
Aug 2024£178,018
Jul 2024£176,746
Jun 2024£178,696
May 2024£178,415
Apr 2024£177,446
Mar 2024£173,839
Feb 2024£174,743
Jan 2024£175,944
Dec 2023£175,566
Nov 2023£175,522
Oct 2023£174,948
Sept 2023£175,722
Aug 2023£175,635
Jul 2023£175,078
Jun 2023£173,999
May 2023£172,114
Apr 2023£169,440
Mar 2023£172,412
Feb 2023£176,414
Jan 2023£179,905
Dec 2022£179,672
Nov 2022£178,914
Oct 2022£179,648
Sept 2022£177,851
Aug 2022£174,905
Jul 2022£171,780
Jun 2022£169,195
May 2022£166,647
Apr 2022£164,547
Mar 2022£162,427
Feb 2022£161,210
Jan 2022£159,486
Dec 2021£158,048
Nov 2021£158,664
Oct 2021£157,776
Sept 2021£156,243
Aug 2021£154,323
Jul 2021£152,076
Jun 2021£151,621
May 2021£148,717
Apr 2021£148,163
Mar 2021£145,892
Feb 2021£144,511
Jan 2021£142,359
Dec 2020£141,662
Nov 2020£140,518
Oct 2020£137,624
Sept 2020£136,030
Aug 2020£134,602
Everyday life

Connections and nearby services

Service distances are straight lines from an approximate sector centre. They do not measure a route or journey time.

Broadband and mobile

  • Gigabit availability across postcodesEstimate99%Mean across 280 residential postcode percentages · January 2026
  • 4G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: Wigan; 160,721 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
  • 5G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: Wigan; 160,721 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
Sources and limits
  • Gigabit availability across postcodesMean across 280 residential postcode percentages · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataUnweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Wigan; 160,721 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataPredicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Wigan; 160,721 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataHigh-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.

Broadband is a mean of residential postcode percentages, not a sector premises rate. Mobile figures describe outdoor coverage from at least one operator across the named local authority. Check your network and address.

Transport and amenities

Scale: 0 to 26 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest train station3.3 km
  • Nearest supermarket0.3 km
  • Nearest post office0.3 km
  • Nearest GP practice0.3 km
  • Nearest hospital9.2 km
  • Nearest gym3.4 km
  • Nearest restaurant25.1 km
  • Nearest community centre0.3 km
  • Nearest mapped free parking1.2 km
  • Nearest Waitrose24.3 km
  • Mapped pubs in sector2 pubsInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest train stationStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap rail stationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarketStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap supermarketsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post officeStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap post officesDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practiceStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government GP practice locationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospitalStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government hospital locations in EnglandDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gymStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap gymsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurantStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap restaurantsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centreStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap community centresDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parkingStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parkingDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest WaitroseStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location dataDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sectorInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap pubsA mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.

Outdoor access

Scale: 0 to 26 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest park0.4 km
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km0 weighted haWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
  • Parks within 1 km5 parksWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest parkStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parksDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsWeighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsCounts mapped parks near the sector centre.
Local details

Places in the records

Explore named places in the available records. Map links appear only where the source includes a location.

Supermarket brand distances

Waitrose
16.03 km
Tesco
4.04 km
Sainsbury's
4.43 km
Aldi
4.39 km
Lidl
1.37 km
M&S
9.41 km

Straight-line distance from the sector centre. A nearby shop may be outside the sector.

About these records

SourceStored supermarket brand locations, mainly OpenStreetMap; Waitrose also uses a brand location file

Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. A value under 1 km does not prove a shop is inside the boundary. Locations and opening status are undated.

Listed buildings

Recorded listed buildings
3
Grade II
3

Recorded points inside this sector. The dataset covers England.

About these records

SourceHistoric England listed-building points

Recorded points inside this sector. The source covers England; absence of this block does not establish that there are no listed buildings.

Mapped bathing-water site

Wallasey
33.41 km

Nearest mapped bathing-water site, not necessarily the nearest beach. No current water-quality claim.

About these records

SourceEnvironment Agency bathing-water locations in England

Nearest site in this dataset, measured in a straight line from the sector centre. It is not necessarily the nearest beach. The stored classification has no verified year, so no current water-quality claim is made.

Named pubs recorded in the sector

Hare and Hounds
Mapped in sectorSee location
Rams Head
Mapped in sectorSee location

Undated map records. Check that a pub still exists and is open before visiting.

About these records

SourceOpenStreetMap pub locations

Up to six names from an undated map snapshot. Check whether a venue still exists or is open before visiting.

Schools

School evidence

Recorded school locations, not catchment areas or a promise of admission.

4Primaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.3 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
Historical inspection ratings

75% of rated schools in the source dataset were rated Good or better. The rated-school denominator and inspection dates are unknown, so this is not a current rating for the schools counted above.

0Secondaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.9 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Grammarrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset14.6 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
1Independentrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset1 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre

This dataset does not establish school coverage outside England. A school inside the sector or nearby does not establish admission eligibility. Check current inspection reports and admissions rules with the school or local authority.

Recorded crime

Undated crime records

The observation period is unknown. These figures cannot tell you current crime levels or personal safety.

For a current picture, check police information for the address. Services and coverage vary across the UK.

View undated recorded incidents

These are raw counts, not population-adjusted risk rates. Coverage is not fully verified and counts depend on reporting and police recording practices.

4recorded incidents in the available dataset
Anti-social behaviour
2
Violence and sexual offences
2

Current listings

See what is on the market

These links open live searches on external property sites. They search the wider WA3 postcode district, which contains other sectors. Listing availability and prices change on those sites.

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Places to compare

These are evidence matches from across the nationwide postcode sector dataset. Some may be far from WA3 2. Compare the recorded measures and distance before deciding which guides to open.

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Postcode sectorSale median (2025)Sales in sampleFrom WA3 2Shared evidence
WA3 2Lowton St Luke'sThis area · Wigan
£265,000
211
This area
Reference sector
BS13 0BS13 0 in Bristol area guideBristol
£250,000£15,000 lower than this area
53
230.1 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability99%99%
Nearest station3.3 km3.3 km
Nearest park0.4 km0.4 km
B32 2B32 2 in Birmingham area guideBirmingham
£257,500£7,500 lower than this area
118
119.9 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest station3.3 km3.3 km
Gigabit availability99%99%
Nearest park0.4 km0.4 km
CV21 4CV21 4 in Rugby area guideRugby
£262,506£2,494 lower than this area
115
153.9 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest station3.3 km3.3 km
Gigabit availability99%99%
PO13 0PO13 0 in Gosport area guideGosport
£270,000£5,000 higher than this area
171
309.8 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest park0.4 km0.4 km
Gigabit availability99%100%

Recorded sales cover 2025; these medians are not current asking prices. Distances are straight lines between approximate sector centres, not travel routes. Missing values remain unknown.

How these comparisons were made

Sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. Suggestion reasons use the available sale medians, Ofcom January 2026 residential broadband availability, calculated as an unweighted mean of postcode percentages and undated OpenStreetMap station, supermarket and park locations. Distances to mapped places are also straight lines from approximate sector centres. A suggestion shares several measures with this sector; it is not a suitability score.

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About the evidence

Sources and limits

This guide covers postcode sector WA3 2, not the whole of Wigan. 6 of 6 evidence categories are available. Missing values mean unknown.

See metric sources and dates

Sector sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. The guide shows standard residential transactions for 2025, grouped by property type, with at least five sales per published median. School locations were processed from Get Information about Schools with OpenStreetMap fallback where needed. Check current English school inspection reports with Ofsted. Recorded crime counts use Police.uk open data; the processed sector file does not retain an observation period.

  • Gigabit availability across postcodes. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Mean across 280 residential postcode percentages. Unweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Wigan; 160,721 premises; at least one operator. Predicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Wigan; 160,721 premises; at least one operator. High-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.
  • Nearest train station. OpenStreetMap rail stations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarket. OpenStreetMap supermarkets; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post office. OpenStreetMap post offices; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practice. Government GP practice locations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospital. Government hospital locations in England; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest park. OpenStreetMap parks; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gym. OpenStreetMap gyms; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurant. OpenStreetMap restaurants; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centre. OpenStreetMap community centres; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parking. OpenStreetMap parking; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest Waitrose. Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location data; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sector. OpenStreetMap pubs; Undated snapshot; Inside postcode sector boundary. A mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Weighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Counts mapped parks near the sector centre.

Housing figures are recorded sale medians. Service distances, where shown, are straight lines from an approximate postcode-sector centre. School ratings may have changed. Crime figures are raw recorded counts with no verified period in this model.

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