WA11 8LY
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Property report — WA11 8LY
Open-data due diligence for WA11 8LY and the area around it.
WA11 8LY in brief: 6 recorded sales (£100,000–£350,000) · high flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WA11 8LY itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WA11 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£317,343
Population
7,878
Crimes recorded
10
Schools
5
Flood risk
High
Gigabit broadband
72%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WA11 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (15 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-15 | £180,000 | WEATHERPROOF HOUSE, 118 SANDWASH CLOSE | Other |
| 2019-02-12 | £152,500 | UNIT 1, HAZEL BUSINESS PARK SANDWASH CLOSE | Other |
| 2017-08-04 | £110,000 | SAFETY HOUSE, 23C SANDWASH CLOSE | Other |
| 2017-04-05 | £100,000 | UNIT 1, 23A SANDWASH CLOSE | Other |
| 2016-06-30 | £350,000 | 2 SANDWASH CLOSE | Other |
| 2004-04-08 | £225,000 | UNIT 1-3, KINGFISHER COURT SANDWASH CLOSE | Detached |
6 recorded sales on WA11 8LY. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainford CofE Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Rainford Brook Lodge Community Primary School | 1.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Rainford High School | 1.2 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School | 1.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | 1.9 mi | Primary | Good (2020) |
| Bleak Hill Primary School | 2.1 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2024) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: RAINFORD HEALTH CENTRE (0.7 mi) · KENNETH MACRAE MED CENTRE (0.7 mi) · WINDERMERE MEDICAL CENTRE (2.1 mi)
Nearest hospitals: FAIRFIELD HOSPITAL (1.1 mi) · ST HELENS HOSPITAL (4.3 mi) · ST HELEN'S HOSPITAL (4.3 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: DIAL HOUSE (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · BARN TO NORTH OF DIAL HOUSE (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · TWO STATUES THE IMAGES AT NUMBERS 133 AND 135 (Grade II) (0.5 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: WELL (0.7 mi) · WELL (0.9 mi) · HEATON'S PHARMACY (2.0 mi)
Nearest stations: Rainford (1.8 mi) · Upholland (2.8 mi) · St Helens Central (3.2 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (0.9 mi) · Asda (2.9 mi) · Lidl (2.9 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 53
- One-person households
- 29%
- Households with children
- 22%
- Households
- 3,503
Owned 84% · Social rent 7% · Private rent 9%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WA11 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WA11 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 20/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictWA11 | SectorWA11 8 | PostcodeWA11 8LY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £258,330 | £317,343 | £186,250 |
| Population | 50,567 | 7,878 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 8/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 176 | 10 | — |
| Schools | 15 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | High |
| Gigabit broadband | 82% | 72% | 22% |
| Superfast broadband | 91% | 82% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WA11 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.