WN7 3PG postcode in Golborne, Wigan

WN7 3PG is a postcode in Golborne, in the Lowton East ward of Wigan. It is in the Leigh and Atherton parliamentary constituency and the Greater Manchester police force area, and has been in use since May 2010.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 75% of homes and businesses can get it. Wigan: 97% Typical price £223,000 Homes sold in WN7 3, last 12 months. ▲ 0.5% on the year before Nearest station Newton-le-Willows 5.6 km in a straight line

Where WN7 3PG is, and what is near it

Map of WN7 3PG and what is near it Map of WN7 3PG: its centre point, with the 222 other postcodes in the WN7 3 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 8 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WN7 3GA: also in WN7 3WN7 3GP: also in WN7 3WN7 3HE: also in WN7 3WN7 3HJ: also in WN7 3WN7 3HL: also in WN7 3WN7 3HN: also in WN7 3WN7 3HP: also in WN7 3WN7 3HQ: also in WN7 3WN7 3HW: also in WN7 3WN7 3JB: also in WN7 3WN7 3JD: also in WN7 3WN7 3JE: also in WN7 3WN7 3JF: also in WN7 3WN7 3JG: also in WN7 3WN7 3JH: also in WN7 3WN7 3JJ: also in WN7 3WN7 3JL: also in WN7 3WN7 3JN: also in WN7 3WN7 3JP: also in WN7 3WN7 3JQ: also in WN7 3WN7 3JR: also in WN7 3WN7 3JS: also in WN7 3WN7 3JT: also in WN7 3WN7 3JU: also in WN7 3WN7 3JW: also in WN7 3WN7 3JY: also in WN7 3WN7 3LA: also in WN7 3WN7 3LB: also in WN7 3WN7 3LE: also in WN7 3WN7 3LF: also in WN7 3WN7 3LH: also in WN7 3WN7 3LJ: also in WN7 3WN7 3LL: also in WN7 3WN7 3LN: also in WN7 3WN7 3LP: also in WN7 3WN7 3LR: also in WN7 3WN7 3LS: also in WN7 3WN7 3LT: also in WN7 3WN7 3LU: also in WN7 3WN7 3LW: also in WN7 3WN7 3LX: also in WN7 3WN7 3LY: also in WN7 3WN7 3LZ: also in WN7 3WN7 3NA: also in WN7 3WN7 3NB: also in WN7 3WN7 3ND: also in WN7 3WN7 3NE: also in WN7 3WN7 3NF: also in WN7 3WN7 3NG: also in WN7 3WN7 3NH: also in WN7 3WN7 3NJ: also in WN7 3WN7 3NP: also in WN7 3WN7 3NQ: also in WN7 3WN7 3NR: also in WN7 3WN7 3NS: also in WN7 3WN7 3NT: also in WN7 3WN7 3NU: also in WN7 3WN7 3NW: also in WN7 3WN7 3NX: also in WN7 3WN7 3NY: also in WN7 3WN7 3NZ: also in WN7 3WN7 3PA: also in WN7 3WN7 3PB: also in WN7 3WN7 3PD: also in WN7 3WN7 3PF: also in WN7 3WN7 3PN: also in WN7 3WN7 3PP: also in WN7 3WN7 3PQ: also in WN7 3WN7 3PR: also in WN7 3WN7 3PS: also in WN7 3WN7 3PT: also in WN7 3WN7 3PW: also in WN7 3WN7 3QA: also in WN7 3WN7 3QG: also in WN7 3WN7 3QH: also in WN7 3WN7 3QJ: also in WN7 3WN7 3QL: also in WN7 3WN7 3QN: also in WN7 3WN7 3QP: also in WN7 3WN7 3QQ: also in WN7 3WN7 3QR: also in WN7 3WN7 3QS: also in WN7 3WN7 3QT: also in WN7 3WN7 3QU: also in WN7 3WN7 3QW: also in WN7 3WN7 3QX: also in WN7 3WN7 3RU: also in WN7 3WN7 3RX: also in WN7 3WN7 3RY: also in WN7 3WN7 3RZ: also in WN7 3WN7 3TS: also in WN7 3WN7 3TX: also in WN7 3WN7 3UA: also in WN7 3WN7 3UB: also in WN7 3WN7 3UD: also in WN7 3WN7 3UE: also in WN7 3WN7 3UF: also in WN7 3WN7 3UG: also in WN7 3WN7 3UH: also in WN7 3WN7 3UP: also in WN7 3WN7 3UQ: also in WN7 3WN7 3UR: also in WN7 3 Braithwaite Rd Surgery 2.2 kmLeigh South WN7 3PG Map of WN7 3PG and what is near it Map of WN7 3PG: its centre point, with the 222 other postcodes in the WN7 3 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 8 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Leigh South WN7 3PG
  • WN7 3PG
  • Other postcodes in WN7 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.4798, longitude -2.5415)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WN7 3PG?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at WN7 3PG?

Every home and business at WN7 3PG can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 75% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)75% can get it

Wigan: 97%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Wigan: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Wigan.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at WN7 3PG?

Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council's collection system is not answering BinDayBuddy just now. BinDayBuddy links to the council's own checker meanwhile.

Check the bin days for WN7 3PG on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is WN7 3PG at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include WN7 3PG.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Wigan

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WN7 3PG: 4,872 properties in Wigan are at high risk (2.8% of all its properties). All the figures for Wigan

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of WN7 3PG is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near WN7 3PG?

Homes in WN7 3 sold for a typical £223,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 102 sales, up 0.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£223,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£221,998 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 0.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £309,998 28 sales
  • Semi-detached £225,000 43 sales
  • Terraced £151,000 28 sales
  • Flat or maisonette Not enough sales to price (3)

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole WN7 district: a typical £181,250 from 520 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in WN7 3PG

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WN7 3PG from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WN7 3PG?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 740 homes in the neighbourhood around WN7 3PG. The largest share of them, 42%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (47%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around WN7 3PG

Band D in Wigan for 2026‑27: £2,153. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,435 (band A) to £2,631 (band E); band C, the most common, is £1,913.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 190 (26%)£1,435
Band Babout 90 (12%)£1,674
Band Cabout 310 (42%)£1,913
Band Dabout 140 (19%)£2,153
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£2,631
Band Fwithheld£3,109
Band Gfewer than 5£3,588
Band Hfewer than 5£4,305

When the homes were built

  1. 17% Before 1900
  2. 11% 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 47% 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 9% 2010 to 2019
  9. 7% 2020 or later

2000 to 2009: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Wigan before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of WN7 3PG is in (ONS area E01006303), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near WN7 3PG?

The nearest open schools to WN7 3PG, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WN7 3PG, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to WN7 3PG?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WN7 3PG is Newton-le-Willows Rail Station, 5.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Newton-le-Willows Rail Station Railway station 5.6 kmDrive
  • Hag Fold Rail Station Railway station 6.8 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Pennington Flash, 136 m away.

More stations near WN7 3PG, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near WN7 3PG?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WN7 3PG, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near WN7 3PG?

1 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WN7 3PG, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Charge My Street Charging point · 12 chargers 800 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.4 kmCycle
  • Osprey Charging point · No details mapped 2.3 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near WN7 3PG?

The nearest to the centre of WN7 3PG, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to WN7 3PG?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near WN7 3PG?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WN7 3PG, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near WN7 3PG?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WN7 3PG, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near WN7 3PG?

The nearest vets to the centre of WN7 3PG on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is WN7 3PG in a conservation area?

The centre of WN7 3PG is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near WN7 3PG?

Greater Manchester's police force has published no crime figures to Police.uk for any month from September 2024 to August 2026, so we have none to show for WN7 3PG. A count from Police.uk here would take in only the few crimes that neighbouring forces record nearby, so we show none rather than a figure that looks like a quiet area.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for WN7 3PG

Ward
Lowton East
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Golborne
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
May 2010

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

WN7 3PF120 mWN7 3PD140 mWN7 3PA170 mWN7 3PR170 mWN7 3PB180 mWN7 3PQ200 m
All of WN7

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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