WA15 8WF
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Property report — WA15 8WF
Open-data due diligence for WA15 8WF and the area around it.
WA15 8WF in brief: 21 recorded sales (£230,000–£600,000) · high flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WA15 8WF itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WA15 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£590,993
Population
20,599
Crimes recorded
5
Schools
4
Flood risk
High
Gigabit broadband
85%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WA15 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 (30 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-18 | £600,000 | 3 BIRCHLEA | Detached |
| 2014-02-28 | £550,000 | 7 BIRCHLEA | Detached |
| 2010-04-16 | £474,950 | 4 BIRCHLEA | Detached |
| 2008-01-25 | £485,000 | 7 BIRCHLEA | Detached |
| 2007-08-17 | £486,000 | 3 BIRCHLEA | Detached |
| 2006-09-01 | £450,000 | 8 BIRCHLEA | Detached |
| 2005-12-16 | £420,000 | 9 BIRCHLEA | Detached |
| 2003-04-23 | £390,000 | 10 BIRCHLEA | Detached |
| 2002-11-07 | £355,000 | 2 BIRCHLEA | Detached |
| 2002-10-23 | £295,000 | 4 BIRCHLEA | Detached |
| 2002-10-04 | £295,000 | 5 BIRCHLEA | Detached |
| 2002-09-30 | £310,000 | 6 BIRCHLEA | Terraced |
| 2002-09-27 | £310,000 | 8 BIRCHLEA | Detached |
| 2002-09-27 | £350,000 | 10 BIRCHLEA | Detached |
| 2002-08-22 | £270,000 | 15 BIRCHLEA | Detached |
| 2002-08-02 | £290,000 | 9 BIRCHLEA | Detached |
| 2002-08-02 | £245,000 | 11 BIRCHLEA | Detached |
| 2002-06-28 | £230,000 | 5 BIRCHLEA | Detached |
| 2002-06-28 | £270,000 | 7 BIRCHLEA | Detached |
| 2002-06-27 | £255,000 | 1 BIRCHLEA | Detached |
| 2002-06-21 | £275,000 | 3 BIRCHLEA | Detached |
21 recorded sales on WA15 8WF. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College | 0.2 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2024) |
| Stamford Park Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Wellington School | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Altrincham College | 0.6 mi | Secondary | Good (2022) |
| Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
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: ALTRINCHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.6 mi) · BARRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE (0.6 mi) · ST JOHNS MEDICAL CENTRE (0.6 mi)
Nearest hospitals: ALTRINCHAM HOSPITAL (0.6 mi) · ALTRINCHAM HOSPITAL (0.6 mi) · WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL URGENT TREATMENT CENTRE (1.8 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: THE OLD HALL (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · Stamford Park junior and infant schools, master's house and play sheds with surrounding walls, gates and railings (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · CLOCK TOWER ON STATION FORECOURT (Grade II) (0.5 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · BOOTS (0.5 mi) · COHENS CHEMIST (0.6 mi)
Nearest stations: Altrincham (0.4 mi) · Altrincham (Manchester Metrolink) (0.4 mi) · Navigation Road (0.7 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Tesco Extra (0.4 mi) · Chi Yip Market (0.5 mi) · Sainsbury's (0.6 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 42
- One-person households
- 25%
- Households with children
- 37%
- Households
- 7,840
Owned 76% · Social rent 8% · Private rent 15%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WA15 8.
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 | DistrictWA15 | SectorWA15 8 | PostcodeWA15 8WF |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £571,105 | £590,993 | £362,188 |
| Population | 54,774 | 20,599 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 9/10 | 9/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 5 | — | — |
| Schools | 17 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | High |
| Gigabit broadband | 89% | 85% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 97% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WA15 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.