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Thinking of living at WN3 5QX? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marus Bridge Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 79% met the expected standard |
| St Paul's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| Wigan Worsley Mesnes Community Primary School | Primary | 1000 m | 52% met the expected standard |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan | Primary | 1.2 km | 84% met the expected standard |
| St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan | Primary | 1.3 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| Hawkley Hall High School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 40.4 · 7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cansfield High School | Secondary | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 44.4 · 4.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College | Secondary | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 45.7 · 8.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dean Trust Wigan | Secondary | 3.3 km | Attainment 8: 33.1 · 0.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dean Trust Rose Bridge | Secondary | 3.9 km | Attainment 8: 39.7 · 3.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Expanse Learning Wigan School | Independent | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 13.1 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Martha H School | Independent |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Bowls Club Notice Board | 1.7 km | 15 |
| Football | Ashton Athletic Football Club | 2.1 km | 9 |
| Tennis | Velocity Padel (Wigan) | 570 m | 7 |
| Swimming | Total Fitness (Wigan) | 390 m | 5 |
| Rugby league | St Jude's RLFC | 1.7 km | 5 |
| Cricket | Winstanley Park Cricket Club | 3.0 km | 4 |
| Squash | Total Fitness (Wigan) | 390 m | 3 |
| Rugby | Central Park | 3.0 km | 3 |
| Golf | Ashton-in-Makerfield Golf Club | 4.2 km | 3 |
| Fitness | Ladybird Fitness Club for Women | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Water ski | Park Brook Amenity Lake | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Karting | Three Sisters Circuit | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Motor | Three Sisters Circuit | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Robin Park Arena | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Judo | Wigan Judo | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Bowling | Spring View Cricket and Bowling Club | 3.1 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 Pemberton, a short drive or bike ride (1.7 km), with 49k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Marus Bridge Retail Park, 100 m away, with a bus about every 30 minutes on weekdays (route 602); 40 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Marus Bridge Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 79% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Winstanley Community Primary School (2 km).
The nearest secondary is Hawkley Hall High School, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 40.4 · 7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield (4.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Iceland, 150 m away; BP Marus Bridge (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Wigan Borough Specialist Services (1.0 km), with Hawkley Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Bladez Mens Barber is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, 3.9 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 43% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 5 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
McDonalds (C & T Restaurants) is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Hawk Hotel the nearest pub (700 m).
It's a mix of homes: 1% flats and 15% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Kipling Park, 700 m away; for exercise, Total Fitness (400 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 25 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 31 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 48% of households own their home outright.
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.
27 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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| Learn 4 Life School | Independent | 2.9 km | Attainment 8: 6.9 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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