WA3 5EA
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Property report — WA3 5EA
Open-data due diligence for WA3 5EA and the area around it.
WA3 5EA in brief: 37 recorded sales (£54,000–£390,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WA3 5EA itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WA3 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£317,493
Population
13,468
Crimes recorded
11
Schools
3
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
90%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual average (mean) sold price in WA3 5, 1995–2026. 2026 is a part year (15 sales so far) — shown greyed. Hover a point to read its value. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-28 | £365,000 | 5 RIBBLE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-09-16 | £365,000 | 18 RIBBLE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-01-25 | £390,000 | 2 RIBBLE CLOSE | Detached |
| 2023-03-24 | £310,000 | 14 RIBBLE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-03-24 | £220,000 | 1 RIBBLE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-01-27 | £285,000 | 8 RIBBLE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-09-29 | £236,000 | 16 RIBBLE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-05-28 | £230,000 | 6 RIBBLE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-10-18 | £180,000 | 10 RIBBLE CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2019-04-16 | £199,999 | 6 RIBBLE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-03-29 | £182,500 | 13 RIBBLE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-12-04 | £240,000 | 11 RIBBLE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-01-27 | £220,000 | 14 RIBBLE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-12-21 | £187,000 | 3 RIBBLE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-09-09 | £175,000 | 8 RIBBLE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2014-12-19 | £156,000 | 5 RIBBLE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2012-07-31 | £136,000 | 4 RIBBLE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2012-05-24 | £172,500 | 3 RIBBLE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2011-10-21 | £157,750 | 6 RIBBLE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2011-10-07 | £150,000 | 16 RIBBLE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-02-02 | £160,000 | 8 RIBBLE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-01-12 | £154,950 | 20 RIBBLE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-12-13 | £194,500 | 18 RIBBLE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-06-30 | £175,000 | 3 RIBBLE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-02-15 | £140,000 | 16 RIBBLE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-04-29 | £137,000 | 5 RIBBLE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-02-28 | £119,000 | 6 RIBBLE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-11-29 | £110,000 | 14 RIBBLE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-03-06 | £79,000 | 11 RIBBLE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-02-22 | £78,000 | 5 RIBBLE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-01-11 | £73,000 | 3 RIBBLE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-12-06 | £70,000 | 7 RIBBLE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-08-27 | £62,500 | 5 RIBBLE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-12-21 | £99,000 | 2 RIBBLE CLOSE | Detached |
| 1997-09-30 | £54,000 | 18 RIBBLE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-11-06 | £56,000 | 14 RIBBLE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-07-21 | £85,000 | 2 RIBBLE CLOSE | Detached |
37 recorded sales on WA3 5EA. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newchurch Community Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Culcheth High School | 0.4 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Culcheth Community Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Twiss Green Community Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| St Lewis Catholic Primary School | 1.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Gorse Covert Primary School | 1.5 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: CULCHETH MEDICAL CENTRE (0.5 mi) · BIRCHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE (2.3 mi) · LOWTON & PLATT BRIDGE SURGERY (2.5 mi)
Nearest hospitals: PADGATE HOUSE, COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (3.1 mi) · HOLLINS PARK HOSPITAL (4.1 mi) · HOLLINS PARK HOSPITAL LEARNING DISABILITY (4.1 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: MILESTONE (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · NEWCHURCH OLD REFECTORY (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · BROOKHOUSE FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.6 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: WELL (0.5 mi) · TIMS & PARKER PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · WELL (2.4 mi)
Nearest stations: Birchwood (2.5 mi) · Glazebrook (2.6 mi) · Padgate (3.4 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (0.3 mi) · Sainsbury's (0.4 mi) · Aldi (2.4 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 46
- One-person households
- 31%
- Households with children
- 26%
- Households
- 5,529
Owned 76% · Social rent 11% · Private rent 13%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WA3 5.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WA3 5 (May 24–Apr 26, average 8/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WA3 5EA in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — 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 | DistrictWA3 | SectorWA3 5 | PostcodeWA3 5EA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £266,184 | £317,493 | £173,100 |
| Population | 63,091 | 13,468 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 94 | 11 | — |
| Schools | 24 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 92% | 90% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 95% | 94% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WA3 5); 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 29 June 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.