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Thinking of living at WA3 1PQ? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest primary school, station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 83% met the expected standard |
| All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan | Primary | 2.0 km | 68% met the expected standard |
| Golborne Community Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | 89% met the expected standard |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | 90% met the expected standard |
| Newton-le-Willows Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | 58% met the expected standard |
| Hope Academy | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 43.8 · 10.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Golborne High School | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 50.1 · 14.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Byrchall High School | Secondary | 3.8 km | Attainment 8: 41.3 · 5.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield | Secondary | 3.8 km | Attainment 8: 49.1 · 10.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lowton Church of England High School | Secondary | 3.9 km | Attainment 8: 47.5 · 13.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Green Meadow Independent Primary School | Independent | 2.9 km | – |
| The Holden School | Independent | 6.0 km |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Viaduct Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.6 km | 9 |
| Football | Legh Street Playing Fields | 1.6 km | 8 |
| Golf | Haydock Park Golf Club | 880 m | 6 |
| Swimming | Newton-le-Willows Health & Fitness | 1.9 km | 6 |
| Tennis | Mesnes Park | 1.6 km | 5 |
| Horse riding | Sand Paddock | 3.3 km | 4 |
| Hockey | Golborne Hockey Club | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Golborne Sports & Social Club | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Newton-le-Willows Health & Fitness | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Rugby league | Golborne Parkside ARLFC | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Horse racing | Haydock Park Racecourse | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Karate | North West Karate Academy | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Sailing | Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Tru Ninja | 4.8 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | tenpin | 4.9 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Newton-le-Willows, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km), with 1.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Lime Street.
The nearest bus stop is Golborne Dale Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (route 612); 16 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 42 minutes away by public transport (15 by car).
This is car country: only 10% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is St Peter's CofE Primary School, a short drive or bike ride (1.4 km); 83% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Hope Academy, 1.9 km away; Attainment 8: 43.8 · 10.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Golborne High School (0.8 km) and St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield (4.1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Urmston Grammar Academy (14.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-op, 2.0 km away, with The Barn closer still (1.1 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Mrs J.E. Knowles (1.5 km), with Jolley'S Chemist the closest pharmacy (1.5 km).
For a haircut, The House of Glam is 1.4 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Warrington Hospital, 9.3 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 54% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 65% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 11 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Newbank Garden Centre is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Stocks Tavern the nearest pub (1.2 km).
Detached houses make up 42% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
Bungalow country: 23% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 530 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Willow Park, 1.1 km away; for exercise, Newton-le-Willows Health & Fitness (1.9 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 24 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 24 km.
2 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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| Attainment 8: 2.3 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Learn 4 Life School | Independent | 6.3 km | Attainment 8: 6.9 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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Every primary near WA3 1PQ, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Most households own their home, 9% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.