WA8 3LY
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Property report — WA8 3LY
Open-data due diligence for WA8 3LY and the area around it.
WA8 3LY in brief: 38 recorded sales (£30,000–£270,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WA8 3LY 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | £210,000 | 131 CROW WOOD LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2025-10-30 | £183,000 | 58 CROW WOOD LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2025-10-30 | £175,000 | 139 CROW WOOD LANE | Terraced |
| 2025-05-27 | £270,000 | 36 CROW WOOD LANE | Detached |
| 2022-12-05 | £140,000 | 115 CROW WOOD LANE | Terraced |
| 2022-07-15 | £135,000 | 145 CROW WOOD LANE | Terraced |
| 2020-08-28 | £125,000 | 137 CROW WOOD LANE | Terraced |
| 2020-05-15 | £95,000 | 111 CROW WOOD LANE | Terraced |
| 2019-12-06 | £202,250 | 18 CROW WOOD LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-08-29 | £110,000 | 30 CROW WOOD LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-11-23 | £117,500 | 139 CROW WOOD LANE | Terraced |
| 2018-01-18 | £154,000 | 26 CROW WOOD LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-01-12 | £193,000 | 40 CROW WOOD LANE | Detached |
| 2018-01-11 | £125,000 | 60 CROW WOOD LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-11-10 | £70,000 | 115 CROW WOOD LANE | Terraced |
| 2016-11-25 | £110,000 | 26 CROW WOOD LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-12-04 | £137,500 | 28 CROW WOOD LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-08-14 | £130,500 | 18 CROW WOOD LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-06-02 | £105,000 | 28 CROW WOOD LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-03-31 | £127,500 | 24 CROW WOOD LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2014-08-15 | £102,000 | 123 CROW WOOD LANE | Terraced |
| 2014-01-31 | £79,000 | 107 CROW WOOD LANE | Terraced |
| 2012-12-14 | £115,000 | 36 CROW WOOD LANE | Detached |
| 2012-08-17 | £140,000 | 42 CROW WOOD LANE | Detached |
| 2011-11-25 | £88,000 | 129 CROW WOOD LANE | Terraced |
| 2009-09-04 | £99,000 | 62 CROW WOOD LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-02-23 | £105,000 | 113 CROW WOOD LANE | Terraced |
| 2006-12-11 | £102,000 | 143 CROW WOOD LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-10-27 | £150,000 | 34 CROW WOOD LANE | Detached |
| 2006-08-07 | £110,000 | 117 CROW WOOD LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-08-04 | £127,000 | 54 CROW WOOD LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-10-07 | £71,400 | 113 CROW WOOD LANE | Terraced |
| 2004-09-22 | £105,000 | 137 CROW WOOD LANE | Terraced |
| 2003-04-11 | £71,500 | 54 CROW WOOD LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-03-03 | £68,000 | 58 CROW WOOD LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-01-06 | £47,000 | 143 CROW WOOD LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-10-11 | £30,000 | 60 CROW WOOD LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-09-06 | £53,000 | 20 CROW WOOD LANE | Semi-detached |
38 recorded sales on WA8 3LY. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moorfield Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2019) |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Fairfield Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School | 1.0 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Lunts Heath Primary School | 1.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Bede's Catholic Infant School | 1.0 mi | Primary | Outstanding (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: BEVAN GROUP PRACTICE (0.6 mi) · PEELHOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA (0.6 mi) · FIR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (1.5 mi)
Nearest hospitals: HIGHFIELD HOSPITAL (1.1 mi) · HALTON HOSPITAL (3.8 mi) · HALTON GENERAL HOSPITAL (3.8 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: BRICK SEWER VENT (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · THE HOLLIES (Grade II) (0.8 mi) · BRIDEWELL, ADJACENT TO ST LUKE'S CHURCH (Grade II) (0.8 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: WISE PHARMACY LTD (0.3 mi) · WIDNES PHARMACY (0.6 mi) · WELL (0.6 mi)
Nearest stations: Widnes (1.0 mi) · Sankey for Penketh (2.7 mi) · Hough Green (2.7 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Aldi (0.6 mi) · Morrisons (0.9 mi) · Heron Foods (0.9 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 3LY 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 3LY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £262,353 | £501,006 | £120,478 |
| 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 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.