WA5 1QS
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Property report — WA5 1QS
Open-data due diligence for WA5 1QS and the area around it.
WA5 1QS in brief: 57 recorded sales (£1,800–£223,000) · medium flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WA5 1QS itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WA5 1 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£187,768
Population
19,174
Crimes recorded
36
Schools
7
Flood risk
Medium
Gigabit broadband
97%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WA5 1, 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 (60 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | £215,000 | 11 CHELSEA GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2023-12-14 | £210,000 | 3 CHELSEA GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2022-05-04 | £223,000 | 2 CHELSEA GARDENS | Detached |
| 2021-09-06 | £185,000 | 9 CHELSEA GARDENS | Detached |
| 2021-08-12 | £188,000 | 27 CHELSEA GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2021-05-28 | £151,000 | 23 CHELSEA GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2020-05-22 | £165,000 | 11 CHELSEA GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2020-04-30 | £1,800 | 17 CHELSEA GARDENS | Other |
| 2019-08-19 | £1,900 | 5 CHELSEA GARDENS | Other |
| 2019-08-19 | £1,900 | 5 CHELSEA GARDENS | Other |
| 2018-08-31 | £143,000 | 15 CHELSEA GARDENS | Flat |
| 2018-04-13 | £1,800 | 33 CHELSEA GARDENS | Other |
| 2018-01-15 | £1,800 | 39 CHELSEA GARDENS | Other |
| 2018-01-10 | £1,800 | 37 CHELSEA GARDENS | Other |
| 2017-10-12 | £1,800 | 29 CHELSEA GARDENS | Other |
| 2016-10-21 | £145,000 | 11 CHELSEA GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2016-06-24 | £136,000 | 33 CHELSEA GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2015-10-02 | £150,000 | 2 CHELSEA GARDENS | Detached |
| 2015-03-19 | £117,000 | 23 CHELSEA GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2014-09-24 | £119,000 | 37 CHELSEA GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2012-04-20 | £120,000 | 27 CHELSEA GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2011-09-16 | £104,950 | 17 CHELSEA GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2010-12-21 | £110,000 | 37 CHELSEA GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2009-07-31 | £113,953 | 11 CHELSEA GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2009-05-29 | £108,000 | 11 CHELSEA GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2007-06-22 | £139,000 | 7 CHELSEA GARDENS | Flat |
| 2007-06-22 | £129,950 | 19 CHELSEA GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2007-04-13 | £130,000 | 7 CHELSEA GARDENS | Flat |
| 2007-01-30 | £124,999 | 23 CHELSEA GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2006-12-01 | £120,000 | 21 CHELSEA GARDENS | Terraced |
| 2006-11-23 | £134,950 | 43 CHELSEA GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2006-09-01 | £131,500 | 5 CHELSEA GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2006-08-04 | £135,000 | 15 CHELSEA GARDENS | Flat |
| 2006-07-28 | £118,000 | 39 CHELSEA GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2005-07-01 | £120,000 | 19 CHELSEA GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2004-10-15 | £125,000 | 11 CHELSEA GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2004-08-10 | £126,500 | 5 CHELSEA GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2004-06-02 | £120,000 | 7 CHELSEA GARDENS | Detached |
| 2004-04-23 | £115,000 | 35 CHELSEA GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2003-11-21 | £94,950 | 23 CHELSEA GARDENS | Flat |
| 2003-03-07 | £96,000 | 3 CHELSEA GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2002-12-20 | £95,000 | 41 CHELSEA GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2002-11-01 | £78,000 | 19 CHELSEA GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2002-08-30 | £90,000 | 9 CHELSEA GARDENS | Detached |
| 2001-08-03 | £57,950 | 37 CHELSEA GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2001-07-27 | £69,950 | 41 CHELSEA GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2001-07-27 | £57,950 | 39 CHELSEA GARDENS | Detached |
| 2001-06-28 | £79,950 | 29 CHELSEA GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2001-06-14 | £69,950 | 43 CHELSEA GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2001-06-13 | £79,950 | 31 CHELSEA GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2001-06-08 | £69,950 | 33 CHELSEA GARDENS | Flat |
| 2001-06-08 | £69,950 | 35 CHELSEA GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2001-05-25 | £57,950 | 23 CHELSEA GARDENS | Flat |
| 2001-04-12 | £67,950 | 9 CHELSEA GARDENS | Detached |
| 2001-03-30 | £79,950 | 1 CHELSEA GARDENS | Detached |
| 2001-03-30 | £67,950 | 3 CHELSEA GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2001-03-29 | £79,950 | 2 CHELSEA GARDENS | Semi-detached |
57 recorded sales on WA5 1QS. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Evelyn Street Primary Academy and Nursery | 0.6 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2024) |
| St Gregory's Catholic High School | 0.6 mi | Secondary | Good (2019) |
| Great Sankey Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2024) |
| Penketh High School | 0.8 mi | Secondary | Good (2020) |
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: CHAPELFORD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE (0.9 mi) · PENKETH HEALTH CENTRE (1.1 mi) · GUARDIAN STREET MED/CTR (1.1 mi)
Nearest hospitals: WARRINGTON HOSPITAL (1.1 mi) · WARRINGTON HOSPITAL (SITE) (1.1 mi) · ST MARY'S HOSPITAL (2.2 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: THE BLACK HORSE PUBLIC HOUSE (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · MILESTONE (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · Monks Siding Signal Box (Grade II) (0.6 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: HOOD MANOR PHARMACY (0.6 mi) · ASTON PHARMACY (1.0 mi) · CHAPELFORD PHARMACY (1.0 mi)
Nearest stations: Warrington West (0.8 mi) · Sankey for Penketh (1.0 mi) · Warrington Bank Quay (1.2 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Lidl (0.9 mi) · Co-op Food (0.9 mi) · Sainsbury's (1.0 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 39
- One-person households
- 31%
- Households with children
- 30%
- Households
- 8,190
Owned 62% · Social rent 15% · Private rent 22%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WA5 1.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WA5 1 (May 24–Apr 26, average 42/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 | DistrictWA5 | SectorWA5 1 | PostcodeWA5 1QS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £284,062 | £187,768 | £102,630 |
| Population | 67,887 | 19,174 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 5/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 228 | 36 | — |
| Schools | 24 | 7 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Medium |
| Gigabit broadband | 94% | 97% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WA5 1); 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.