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County or areaGreater Manchester
Postcode districtWA3
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:41 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:24 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,956 residentsin the Lowton census areaMedian age 44.73,839 households82% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright7% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 4,632 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, construction 10%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 63% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C944 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December36 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksNewton Lakelake · 1.6 miGolborne Daledale · 1.3 miWhite Door Damwater · 1.3 miHoughton Green Poollake · 3.1 miDean Damwater · 1.4 miApple Acrewoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPennington Flash Country Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 252 haHaydock Park Golf Coursegolf course · 1.0 mi · 38 haEdge Green Commonpark · 1.3 mi · 6 haAshton Heathpark · 1.9 mi · 11 haThe Meadowsplaying field · under a mile · 6 haCroft Street Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes180 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 19767 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202649 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 11 · PM2.5 7.0 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,380 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation38 m125 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 23 to 51 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNewton Community Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryBraithwaite Rd Surgery10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCohens Chemist7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistLowton Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools10 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryLowton West Primary Schoolages 4-11, 428 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Luke's CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 212 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryGolborne High Schoolages 11-16, 1,144 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWarrington and Vale Royal College4.6 miUniversityUniversity of Greater Manchester9.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL15 miRailway stationNewton-le-WillowsNewton le Willows1.9 miBus stationEarlestown Bus Station2.9 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle18 miBus stops104 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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