WA5 2RU
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Property report — WA5 2RU
Open-data due diligence for WA5 2RU and the area around it.
WA5 2RU in brief: 49 recorded sales (£35,000–£326,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WA5 2RU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WA5 2 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£270,896
Population
14,225
Crimes recorded
13
Schools
5
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
95%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WA5 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 (31 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-14 | £326,000 | 38A BANK GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2024-12-19 | £185,000 | 15 BANK GARDENS | Terraced |
| 2024-04-22 | £130,000 | 58 BANK GARDENS | Flat |
| 2023-11-30 | £240,000 | 48 BANK GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2023-06-05 | £125,000 | 54 BANK GARDENS | Flat |
| 2021-10-12 | £135,000 | 64 BANK GARDENS | Flat |
| 2021-03-26 | £138,000 | 27 BANK GARDENS | Terraced |
| 2021-03-26 | £125,000 | 60 BANK GARDENS | Flat |
| 2020-04-22 | £110,500 | 62 BANK GARDENS | Flat |
| 2020-01-22 | £182,500 | 50 BANK GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2019-11-21 | £100,000 | 56 BANK GARDENS | Flat |
| 2018-05-24 | £105,000 | 15 BANK GARDENS | Terraced |
| 2018-04-13 | £125,000 | 27 BANK GARDENS | Terraced |
| 2018-03-26 | £130,000 | 66 BANK GARDENS | Flat |
| 2017-01-20 | £165,000 | 50 BANK GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2016-07-08 | £110,000 | 5 BANK GARDENS | Terraced |
| 2016-02-12 | £90,000 | 56 BANK GARDENS | Flat |
| 2014-04-25 | £170,000 | 40 BANK GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2013-11-08 | £100,500 | 19 BANK GARDENS | Terraced |
| 2011-10-18 | £115,000 | 3 BANK GARDENS | Terraced |
| 2010-11-26 | £80,000 | 3 BANK GARDENS | Terraced |
| 2010-11-01 | £60,000 | 5 BANK GARDENS | Terraced |
| 2008-05-16 | £124,950 | 60 BANK GARDENS | Flat |
| 2007-07-06 | £119,950 | 27 BANK GARDENS | Terraced |
| 2007-06-26 | £135,000 | 56 BANK GARDENS | Flat |
| 2006-11-17 | £130,000 | 64 BANK GARDENS | Flat |
| 2006-10-27 | £135,000 | 58 BANK GARDENS | Flat |
| 2006-05-09 | £120,000 | 62 BANK GARDENS | Flat |
| 2006-04-28 | £120,000 | 60 BANK GARDENS | Flat |
| 2006-03-31 | £120,000 | 52 BANK GARDENS | Flat |
| 2006-03-06 | £120,000 | 66 BANK GARDENS | Flat |
| 2006-01-27 | £120,000 | 54 BANK GARDENS | Flat |
| 2006-01-18 | £144,950 | 50 BANK GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2006-01-16 | £161,995 | 48 BANK GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2005-05-06 | £225,000 | 46 BANK GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2004-10-15 | £95,000 | 19 BANK GARDENS | Terraced |
| 2003-07-16 | £90,000 | 1 BANK GARDENS | Terraced |
| 2002-12-09 | £82,000 | 15 BANK GARDENS | Terraced |
| 2002-08-16 | £65,000 | 17 BANK GARDENS | Terraced |
| 2002-05-22 | £191,500 | 36 BANK GARDENS | Detached |
| 2001-08-10 | £48,000 | 38 BANK GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2001-07-31 | £142,500 | 34 BANK GARDENS | Detached |
| 2001-07-13 | £57,000 | 11 BANK GARDENS | Terraced |
| 1998-05-12 | £39,950 | 17 BANK GARDENS | Terraced |
| 1997-09-29 | £42,000 | 13 BANK GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 1997-07-11 | £35,000 | 19 BANK GARDENS | Terraced |
| 1997-05-02 | £42,000 | 21 BANK GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 1996-12-11 | £36,280 | 27 BANK GARDENS | Terraced |
| 1995-02-03 | £41,000 | 17 BANK GARDENS | Terraced |
49 recorded sales on WA5 2RU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penketh Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Penketh South Community Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Penketh High School | 0.7 mi | Secondary | Good (2020) |
| Park Road Community Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
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: PENKETH HEALTH CENTRE (0.3 mi) · CHAPELFORD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE (1.4 mi) · WESTBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE (2.1 mi)
Nearest hospitals: WARRINGTON HOSPITAL (2.2 mi) · WARRINGTON HOSPITAL (SITE) (2.2 mi) · HIGHFIELD HOSPITAL (3.1 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: MILESTONE (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · BROOKSIDE FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · L SHAPED BARN AT PENKETH HALL (Grade II) (0.5 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: PENKETH PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · ASTON PHARMACY (0.8 mi) · CLICK CHEMIST (1.2 mi)
Nearest stations: Sankey for Penketh (0.8 mi) · Warrington West (1.2 mi) · Warrington Bank Quay (2.5 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Nisa Extra (0.1 mi) · Co-op Food (0.8 mi) · Sainsbury's (1.3 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 47
- One-person households
- 28%
- Households with children
- 25%
- Households
- 6,157
Owned 81% · Social rent 6% · Private rent 12%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WA5 2.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WA5 2 (May 24–Apr 26, average 23/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WA5 2RU 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 | DistrictWA5 | SectorWA5 2 | PostcodeWA5 2RU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £284,062 | £270,896 | £119,012 |
| Population | 67,887 | 14,225 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 9/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 228 | 13 | — |
| Schools | 24 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 94% | 95% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 98% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WA5 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 30 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.