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Lowton East

Ward

South Wigan. About 15,037 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 11 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 3% of people in Lowton East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
13,807
Joint 1,087th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
3%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Lowton East compares

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Lowton EastMiddle
Population25 wards, Wigan · 2021
Population: every ward in Wigan25 areas from 11,433 to 15,691. The middle area is 13,166. Lowton East is 13,807.
13,8079th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares25 wards, Wigan · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Wigan25 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 62.0%. Lowton East is 3.0%.
3%2nd fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage25 wards, Wigan · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Wigan25 areas from 93.1% to 99.1%. The middle area is 97.1%. Lowton East is 98.3%.
98.3%6th highest
Claimant rate25 wards, Wigan · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Wigan25 areas from 1.5% to 6.6%. The middle area is 3.6%. Lowton East is 2.0%.
2.0%3rd lowest

What is the population of Lowton East?

Lowton East had 13,807 usual residents at the census.

Lowton East is the joint 1,087th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Wigan

These figures are published for the whole of Wigan, not for each ward, so they describe all of Wigan and not Lowton East alone. See Wigan

Average house price
£194,393
Up 2.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,377
137th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.2×
Joint 53rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.2
Joint 78th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Lowton East in brief

Lowton East had 13,807 usual residents at the census.

About 3% of people in Lowton East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Lowton East, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Lowton East, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.