WA5 4EG
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Property report — WA5 4EG
Open-data due diligence for WA5 4EG and the area around it.
WA5 4EG in brief: 37 recorded sales (£16,000–£305,880) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WA5 4EG itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WA5 4 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£292,485
Population
3,829
Crimes recorded
16
Schools
2
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
81%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WA5 4, 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 (8 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-11 | £108,000 | 38 PENKFORD LANE | Terraced |
| 2023-02-24 | £151,000 | 26 PENKFORD LANE | Terraced |
| 2022-04-22 | £170,000 | 28 PENKFORD LANE | Terraced |
| 2022-04-01 | £133,135 | 14 PENKFORD LANE | Terraced |
| 2021-12-07 | £87,000 | 10 PENKFORD LANE | Terraced |
| 2021-10-25 | £145,000 | 36 PENKFORD LANE | Terraced |
| 2021-10-25 | £145,000 | 36 PENKFORD LANE | Terraced |
| 2021-09-03 | £111,500 | 34 PENKFORD LANE | Terraced |
| 2019-09-13 | £93,000 | 14 PENKFORD LANE | Terraced |
| 2018-11-23 | £88,000 | 36 PENKFORD LANE | Other |
| 2018-10-12 | £105,000 | 28 PENKFORD LANE | Terraced |
| 2018-03-29 | £107,000 | 22 PENKFORD LANE | Terraced |
| 2017-07-25 | £60,000 | 22 PENKFORD LANE | Terraced |
| 2015-07-24 | £98,000 | 34 PENKFORD LANE | Terraced |
| 2014-09-12 | £91,000 | 28 PENKFORD LANE | Terraced |
| 2012-06-25 | £90,000 | 8 PENKFORD LANE | Terraced |
| 2011-10-21 | £85,500 | 24 PENKFORD LANE | Terraced |
| 2009-11-23 | £92,000 | 2 PENKFORD LANE | Terraced |
| 2007-11-29 | £73,500 | 32 PENKFORD LANE | Terraced |
| 2007-07-10 | £86,000 | 34 PENKFORD LANE | Terraced |
| 2007-07-06 | £89,000 | 14 PENKFORD LANE | Terraced |
| 2006-11-10 | £92,000 | 24 PENKFORD LANE | Terraced |
| 2003-10-30 | £72,000 | 28 PENKFORD LANE | Terraced |
| 2002-12-12 | £53,500 | 14 PENKFORD LANE | Terraced |
| 2002-09-27 | £59,000 | 16 PENKFORD LANE | Terraced |
| 2002-09-13 | £305,880 | HIGH BANK PENKFORD LANE | Detached |
| 2001-12-21 | £49,950 | 12 PENKFORD LANE | Terraced |
| 2001-09-13 | £41,000 | 2 PENKFORD LANE | Terraced |
| 2001-05-22 | £16,000 | 12 PENKFORD LANE | Terraced |
| 2000-08-25 | £38,000 | 4 PENKFORD LANE | Terraced |
| 2000-06-09 | £34,950 | 2 PENKFORD LANE | Terraced |
| 1999-09-22 | £33,000 | 26 PENKFORD LANE | Terraced |
| 1998-10-08 | £21,000 | 30 PENKFORD LANE | Terraced |
| 1997-07-18 | £24,000 | 2 PENKFORD LANE | Terraced |
| 1997-01-14 | £30,000 | 10 PENKFORD LANE | Terraced |
| 1995-12-06 | £37,000 | 4 PENKFORD LANE | Terraced |
| 1995-11-10 | £31,500 | 28 PENKFORD LANE | Terraced |
37 recorded sales on WA5 4EG. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burtonwood Community Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Lyme Community Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School | 1.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School | 1.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| The District CofE Primary School | 1.1 mi | Primary | Good (2021) |
| Broad Oak Community Primary School | 1.2 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: PATTERDALE LODGE MED CTRE (1.0 mi) · VISTA ROAD SURGERY (1.2 mi) · NEWTON PRACTICE (1.4 mi)
Nearest hospitals: NEWTON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (1.2 mi) · ST HELENS HOSPITAL (2.3 mi) · ST HELEN'S HOSPITAL (2.3 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: COLLINS GREEN FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · SANKEY VIADUCT OVER SANKEY BROOK (Grade I) (0.6 mi) · GATEHOUSE TO BRADLEGH OLD HALL (Grade II*) (0.8 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: LEGH STREET PHARMACY (1.0 mi) · RYDALE PHARMACY (1.0 mi) · EARLESTOWN PHARMACY AND HEALTH CLINIC (1.0 mi)
Nearest stations: Earlestown (1.2 mi) · St Helens Junction (1.7 mi) · Newton-le-Willows (2.2 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Tesco (1.0 mi) · Heron Foods (1.1 mi) · Tesco (1.4 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 51
- One-person households
- 31%
- Households with children
- 23%
- Households
- 1,635
Owned 80% · Social rent 9% · Private rent 11%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WA5 4.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WA5 4 (May 24–Apr 26, average 19/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WA5 4EG 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 4 | PostcodeWA5 4EG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £284,062 | £292,485 | £85,065 |
| Population | 67,887 | 3,829 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 5/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 228 | 16 | — |
| Schools | 24 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 94% | 81% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 88% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WA5 4); 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.