Golborne and Lowton Community Profile 1.Golborne Library 2.Ullswater 3.Broadmead Training and Development Centre 4.Slag Lane Medical Centre 5.The Surgery 6.Golborne Health Centre 7.The Surgery 8.Golborne Health Centre 9.Golborne Community Primary School 10.All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Golborne 11.St Thomas' CE J & I School 12.Lowton West Primary School 13.St Luke's CE Primary School 14.St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton 15.Lowton Junior and Infant School 16.Lowton St. Mary's CE (VA) Pri- mary School 17.Gilded Hollins Community School 18.Golborne High School, A College of Visual Arts 19.Lowton Church Of England High School 20.The Parks 21. Cohens Pharmacy Ltd 22. Co-op Chemists Ltd 23. Co-op Pharmacy 24. Golborne Chemist 25. Rowlands Pharmacy 26. Golborne Surestart 27. Parkside (Sports) Community Club 28. Golborne Sports and Social 29. Golborne Health First 30. Compassion in Action 31. Lowton Youth and Community 32. Church Lane Community Centre 33. Room 4 (Commercial Room hire/venue) 34. Golborne Catholic Club 35. Heath Street Methodist Hall Golborne and Lowton Community Profile Overview of the area Golborne and Lowton have a combined resident population of 24,041 which represents 7.5% of the total Wigan resident population of 319,700. Golborne and Lowton have a slightly older demographic with 18.6% of all residents aged 65+ above the borough average of 17.6% 11.3% of households are aged 65+ and live alone compared with 11.7% of the borough households. Two of Golborne and Lowton’s 15 communities are ranked within the top 20% most deprived in England. These include the communities of Derby Road Estate East and North. Two of the 15 Communities are ranked in the top 20% for the most affluent in England. These in- clude the communities of Braithwaite Road and Bradwell Road Estate. 13.1% of residents claim out of work benefits below the borough average of 15.9%. The community is relatively healthy with 6.4% of residents describing their health as ‘bad’ or ‘very bad’ compared with the borough av- erage of 7.1%. 74% of residents either own their homes outright or have a mortgage, only 13% of households live in social rented accommodation. Golborne can be accessed via the Wigan to Warrington (360) service and Lowton can be accessed via Wigan to Leigh (600) service. Golborne Library has 6 regular volunteers, combined they work an average of over 41 hours a month. There are 7 PC’s that on average are used by 702 people per month. .