WA5 8PR
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Property report — WA5 8PR
Open-data due diligence for WA5 8PR and the area around it.
WA5 8PR in brief: 35 recorded sales (£33,000–£199,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WA5 8PR itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WA5 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£308,098
Population
16,591
Crimes recorded
42
Schools
1
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
94%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WA5 8, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-30 | £170,000 | 120 GREGORY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-06-07 | £151,000 | 22 GREGORY CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2022-02-25 | £199,000 | 38 GREGORY CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2021-09-13 | £168,000 | 16 GREGORY CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2021-01-15 | £165,000 | 78 GREGORY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-08-07 | £120,000 | 16 GREGORY CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2017-03-23 | £119,000 | 72 GREGORY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-04-01 | £130,000 | 80 GREGORY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-09-30 | £116,000 | 10 GREGORY CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2015-07-24 | £117,322 | 4 GREGORY CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2013-10-02 | £85,000 | 8 GREGORY CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2013-09-06 | £115,000 | 52 GREGORY CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2007-08-31 | £124,950 | 10 GREGORY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-03-30 | £95,000 | 62 GREGORY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-12-14 | £114,000 | 70 GREGORY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-12-08 | £85,000 | 86 GREGORY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-10-01 | £129,000 | 94 GREGORY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-05-21 | £107,000 | 94 GREGORY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-03-27 | £43,000 | 12 GREGORY CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2003-10-17 | £92,950 | 8 GREGORY CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2003-09-26 | £87,500 | 20 GREGORY CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2002-10-11 | £69,950 | 8 GREGORY CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2002-02-08 | £59,950 | 8 GREGORY CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2001-10-26 | £59,950 | 20 GREGORY CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2001-09-14 | £48,950 | 120 GREGORY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-03-23 | £59,950 | 78 GREGORY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-01-16 | £54,950 | 20 GREGORY CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2000-12-15 | £52,450 | 42 GREGORY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-01-21 | £39,000 | 38 GREGORY CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2000-01-01 | £45,000 | 8 GREGORY CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1999-12-10 | £42,000 | 20 GREGORY CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1999-08-06 | £33,000 | 32 GREGORY CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1999-01-29 | £40,000 | 70 GREGORY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-10-02 | £45,000 | 8 GREGORY CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1996-11-18 | £37,500 | 70 GREGORY CLOSE | Semi-detached |
35 recorded sales on WA5 8PR. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westbrook Old Hall Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Chapelford Village Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Gregory's Catholic High School | 0.7 mi | Secondary | Good (2019) |
| Bewsey Lodge Academy | 0.7 mi | Primary | 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: CHAPELFORD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE (0.5 mi) · WESTBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE (0.7 mi) · FOLLY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE (0.8 mi)
Nearest hospitals: WARRINGTON HOSPITAL (0.8 mi) · WARRINGTON HOSPITAL (SITE) (0.8 mi) · ST MARY'S HOSPITAL (1.5 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: BEWSEY OLD HALL FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · BEWSEY OLD HALL (Grade II*) (0.4 mi) · BEWSEY TERRACE (Grade II) (0.9 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: HOOD MANOR PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · CHAPELFORD PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · COHENS CHEMIST (0.6 mi)
Nearest stations: Warrington West (0.6 mi) · Sankey for Penketh (1.1 mi) · Warrington Bank Quay (1.4 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Sainsbury's (0.5 mi) · Asda (0.6 mi) · Lidl (1.0 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 40
- One-person households
- 23%
- Households with children
- 37%
- Households
- 6,303
Owned 77% · Social rent 9% · Private rent 13%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WA5 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WA5 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 36/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WA5 8PR 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 8 | PostcodeWA5 8PR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £284,062 | £308,098 | £92,039 |
| Population | 67,887 | 16,591 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 9/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 228 | 42 | — |
| Schools | 24 | 1 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 94% | 94% | 98% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WA5 8); 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.