WA7 1XY
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Property report — WA7 1XY
Open-data due diligence for WA7 1XY and the area around it.
WA7 1XY in brief: 49 recorded sales (£149,995–£260,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WA7 1XY itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WA7 1 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£266,144
Population
15,877
Crimes recorded
27
Schools
4
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
77%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WA7 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 (28 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-26 | £240,000 | 40 WISBECH CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-09-22 | £245,000 | 16 WISBECH CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2023-08-18 | £260,000 | 12 WISBECH CLOSE | Detached |
| 2023-06-30 | £255,000 | 23 WISBECH CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2023-03-29 | £245,000 | 9 WISBECH CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2022-01-14 | £240,000 | 36 WISBECH CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-12-08 | £230,100 | 42 WISBECH CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-09-06 | £230,000 | 21 WISBECH CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2021-08-27 | £230,000 | 3 WISBECH CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-08-20 | £235,000 | 2 WISBECH CLOSE | Detached |
| 2021-03-01 | £220,000 | 29 WISBECH CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2020-10-28 | £205,000 | 19 WISBECH CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2019-07-17 | £235,000 | 7 WISBECH CLOSE | Detached |
| 2018-03-23 | £166,995 | 18 WISBECH CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2018-03-23 | £150,000 | 11 WISBECH CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2018-03-23 | £150,000 | 27 WISBECH CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2018-02-23 | £179,995 | 23 WISBECH CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2018-02-02 | £174,800 | 5 WISBECH CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-01-26 | £149,995 | 20 WISBECH CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2018-01-26 | £169,100 | 13 WISBECH CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2018-01-12 | £174,995 | 36 WISBECH CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-12-22 | £166,700 | 22 WISBECH CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2017-12-21 | £159,995 | 34 WISBECH CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2017-12-21 | £149,995 | 30 WISBECH CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2017-12-21 | £188,695 | 9 WISBECH CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2017-12-18 | £155,995 | 40 WISBECH CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-12-15 | £202,415 | 3 WISBECH CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-12-08 | £226,995 | 1 WISBECH CLOSE | Detached |
| 2017-12-01 | £171,000 | 38 WISBECH CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-12-01 | £175,000 | 15 WISBECH CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2017-10-27 | £188,696 | 16 WISBECH CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2017-10-22 | £152,995 | 32 WISBECH CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2017-09-29 | £200,995 | 21 WISBECH CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2017-08-22 | £212,995 | 24 WISBECH CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-06-30 | £179,995 | 28 WISBECH CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-06-30 | £222,995 | 12 WISBECH CLOSE | Detached |
| 2017-06-30 | £223,895 | 4 WISBECH CLOSE | Detached |
| 2017-06-29 | £204,995 | 8 WISBECH CLOSE | Detached |
| 2017-06-29 | £202,200 | 10 WISBECH CLOSE | Detached |
| 2017-06-29 | £225,995 | 6 WISBECH CLOSE | Detached |
| 2017-06-29 | £221,095 | 2 WISBECH CLOSE | Detached |
| 2017-06-28 | £184,395 | 25 WISBECH CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2017-06-26 | £189,995 | 42 WISBECH CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-06-19 | £199,995 | 29 WISBECH CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2017-06-05 | £219,995 | 14 WISBECH CLOSE | Detached |
| 2017-06-02 | £212,995 | 26 WISBECH CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-05-12 | £219,995 | 7 WISBECH CLOSE | Detached |
| 2017-04-24 | £205,355 | 19 WISBECH CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2017-04-21 | £210,255 | 17 WISBECH CLOSE | Terraced |
49 recorded sales on WA7 1XY. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windmill Hill Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Sandymoor Ormiston Academy | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Good (2024) |
| St Berteline's CofE Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool | 0.9 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| Gorsewood Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Bridgewater Park Primary School | 1.0 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
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: MURDISHAW (0.9 mi) · CASTLEFIELDS HEALTH CENTRE (1.2 mi) · WEAVER VALE PRACTICE (1.7 mi)
Nearest hospitals: HALTON HOSPITAL (1.7 mi) · HALTON GENERAL HOSPITAL (1.7 mi) · HALTON HOSPITAL NIGHTINGALE BUILDING (1.7 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: NORTON LODGE (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · Borrow's Bridge and Associated Hand-cranked Crane, Bridgewater Canal, Norton (Grade II) (0.6 mi) · BRIDGEWATER CANAL GEORGE GLEAVE'S BRIDGE (Grade II) (0.6 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: WISE PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · MEDPAL PHARMACY (0.9 mi) · MURDISHAW PHARMACY (0.9 mi)
Nearest stations: Runcorn East (0.7 mi) · Runcorn (3.2 mi) · Sankey for Penketh (3.8 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (0.5 mi) · Co-op Food (1.0 mi) · Aldi (1.6 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 38
- One-person households
- 37%
- Households with children
- 27%
- Households
- 7,033
Owned 50% · Social rent 26% · Private rent 23%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WA7 1.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WA7 1 (May 24–Apr 26, average 40/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WA7 1XY 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 | DistrictWA7 | SectorWA7 1 | PostcodeWA7 1XY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £193,611 | £266,144 | £201,278 |
| Population | 66,693 | 15,877 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 4/10 | 5/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 466 | 27 | — |
| Schools | 39 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 87% | 77% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 98% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WA7 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.