WA8 3BB
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Property report — WA8 3BB
Open-data due diligence for WA8 3BB and the area around it.
WA8 3BB in brief: 35 recorded sales (£64,950–£370,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WA8 3BB itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WA8 3 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£501,006
Population
16,258
Crimes recorded
31
Schools
2
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
80%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WA8 3, 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 (26 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | £370,000 | 5 KNIGHTSBRIDGE CLOSE | Detached |
| 2025-12-12 | £220,000 | 9 KNIGHTSBRIDGE CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2021-11-19 | £153,000 | 15 KNIGHTSBRIDGE CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2020-04-03 | £122,000 | 15 KNIGHTSBRIDGE CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2019-03-04 | £120,000 | 10 KNIGHTSBRIDGE CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2018-03-13 | £114,000 | 11 KNIGHTSBRIDGE CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2016-10-28 | £105,000 | 11 KNIGHTSBRIDGE CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2016-09-30 | £106,330 | 11 KNIGHTSBRIDGE CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2016-07-07 | £120,000 | 15 KNIGHTSBRIDGE CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2014-12-12 | £230,000 | 4 KNIGHTSBRIDGE CLOSE | Detached |
| 2014-07-04 | £116,000 | 8 KNIGHTSBRIDGE CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2011-07-08 | £212,000 | 1 KNIGHTSBRIDGE CLOSE | Detached |
| 2008-01-04 | £130,000 | 8 KNIGHTSBRIDGE CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2006-12-12 | £230,000 | 3 KNIGHTSBRIDGE CLOSE | Detached |
| 2006-08-21 | £225,000 | 7 KNIGHTSBRIDGE CLOSE | Detached |
| 2005-06-23 | £117,500 | 8 KNIGHTSBRIDGE CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2005-04-01 | £133,000 | 12 KNIGHTSBRIDGE CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2004-04-30 | £114,450 | 9 KNIGHTSBRIDGE CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2003-11-21 | £94,950 | 15 KNIGHTSBRIDGE CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2003-10-16 | £179,950 | 5 KNIGHTSBRIDGE CLOSE | Detached |
| 2003-10-06 | £96,950 | 8 KNIGHTSBRIDGE CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2002-03-25 | £133,950 | 5 KNIGHTSBRIDGE CLOSE | Detached |
| 2002-02-15 | £132,500 | 3 KNIGHTSBRIDGE CLOSE | Detached |
| 2001-12-19 | £137,950 | 1 KNIGHTSBRIDGE CLOSE | Detached |
| 2001-12-13 | £129,950 | 4 KNIGHTSBRIDGE CLOSE | Detached |
| 2001-12-10 | £134,950 | 7 KNIGHTSBRIDGE CLOSE | Detached |
| 2001-12-04 | £77,500 | 6 KNIGHTSBRIDGE CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2001-11-23 | £74,950 | 9 KNIGHTSBRIDGE CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2001-11-19 | £64,950 | 11 KNIGHTSBRIDGE CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2001-11-16 | £134,950 | 2 KNIGHTSBRIDGE CLOSE | Detached |
| 2001-11-16 | £64,950 | 15 KNIGHTSBRIDGE CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2001-11-16 | £74,950 | 17 KNIGHTSBRIDGE CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2001-11-01 | £64,950 | 10 KNIGHTSBRIDGE CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2001-10-26 | £66,295 | 8 KNIGHTSBRIDGE CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2001-10-26 | £74,950 | 12 KNIGHTSBRIDGE CLOSE | Terraced |
35 recorded sales on WA8 3BB. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moorfield Primary School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Good (2019) |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Lunts Heath Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Fairfield Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Wade Deacon High School | 1.2 mi | Secondary | Outstanding (2022) |
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: BEVAN GROUP PRACTICE (0.7 mi) · PEELHOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA (0.9 mi) · FIR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (1.5 mi)
Nearest hospitals: HIGHFIELD HOSPITAL (1.2 mi) · ST HELENS HOSPITAL (3.9 mi) · ST HELEN'S HOSPITAL (3.9 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: BRIDEWELL, ADJACENT TO ST LUKE'S CHURCH (Grade II) (0.7 mi) · CHURCH OF ST LUKE (Grade II*) (0.8 mi) · THE HOLLIES (Grade II) (0.8 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: WIDNES PHARMACY (0.7 mi) · WISE PHARMACY LTD (0.7 mi) · WELL (0.9 mi)
Nearest stations: Widnes (1.0 mi) · Sankey for Penketh (2.5 mi) · Hough Green (2.8 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Aldi (0.4 mi) · Morrisons (1.2 mi) · Heron Foods (1.2 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 44
- One-person households
- 30%
- Households with children
- 28%
- Households
- 7,019
Owned 71% · Social rent 14% · Private rent 14%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WA8 3.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WA8 3 (May 24–Apr 26, average 26/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WA8 3BB 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 | DistrictWA8 | SectorWA8 3 | PostcodeWA8 3BB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £262,353 | £501,006 | £133,654 |
| Population | 69,467 | 16,258 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 477 | 31 | — |
| Schools | 32 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 86% | 80% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 96% | 85% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WA8 3); 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
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