WA4 2YL
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Property report — WA4 2YL
Open-data due diligence for WA4 2YL and the area around it.
WA4 2YL in brief: 19 recorded sales (£525–£700,000) · high flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WA4 2YL itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WA4 2 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£332,765
Population
19,030
Crimes recorded
37
Schools
5
Flood risk
High
Gigabit broadband
95%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WA4 2, 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 (54 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-21 | £700,000 | 17 GILWELL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2022-07-21 | £595,000 | 7 GILWELL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2022-07-21 | £595,000 | 7 GILWELL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2021-11-01 | £575,000 | 16 GILWELL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2019-01-29 | £525 | 5 GILWELL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2011-08-17 | £369,950 | 9 GILWELL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2011-05-27 | £368,000 | 6 GILWELL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2010-06-17 | £450,000 | 11 GILWELL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2001-04-30 | £225,000 | 4 GILWELL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2001-03-02 | £205,000 | 3 GILWELL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2000-03-17 | £199,950 | 14 GILWELL CLOSE | Detached |
| 1999-03-31 | £172,500 | 4 GILWELL CLOSE | Detached |
| 1999-02-12 | £160,000 | 14 GILWELL CLOSE | Detached |
| 1998-09-21 | £175,000 | 17 GILWELL CLOSE | Detached |
| 1997-11-14 | £170,000 | 2 GILWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-04-04 | £153,000 | 5 GILWELL CLOSE | Detached |
| 1996-02-06 | £137,000 | 4 GILWELL CLOSE | Detached |
| 1995-09-15 | £150,000 | 17 GILWELL CLOSE | Detached |
| 1995-04-12 | £138,000 | 14 GILWELL CLOSE | Detached |
19 recorded sales on WA4 2YL. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradshaw Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2019) |
| Thelwall Infant School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Thelwall Community Junior School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Grappenhall Heys Community Primary School | 1.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School | 1.2 mi | Secondary | Good (2021) |
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: LATCHFORD MEDICAL CENTRE (1.1 mi) · HOLES LANE MEDICAL LTD. (1.7 mi) · STOCKTON HEATH MED.CENTRE (1.8 mi)
Nearest hospitals: PADGATE HOUSE, COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (2.8 mi) · SPIRE CHESHIRE HOSPITAL (3.1 mi) · ST MARY'S HOSPITAL (3.1 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: BELLHOUSE FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · Thelwall Heys including outbuildings and garden structures (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · 2 AND 4, LAUREL BANK (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: HUGHES PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · CLICK TRADING (0.8 mi) · ROWLANDS PHARMACY (1.1 mi)
Nearest stations: Padgate (2.3 mi) · Warrington Central (2.6 mi) · Birchwood (2.7 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (0.3 mi) · Lidl (1.1 mi) · Aldi (1.9 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 45
- One-person households
- 32%
- Households with children
- 27%
- Households
- 8,410
Owned 72% · Social rent 11% · Private rent 16%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WA4 2.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WA4 2 (May 24–Apr 26, average 33/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 | DistrictWA4 | SectorWA4 2 | PostcodeWA4 2YL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £368,054 | £332,765 | £291,522 |
| Population | 67,030 | 19,030 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 8/10 | 9/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 198 | 37 | — |
| Schools | 25 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | High |
| Gigabit broadband | 87% | 95% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 94% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WA4 2); 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.