WA8 4TR
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Property report — WA8 4TR
Open-data due diligence for WA8 4TR and the area around it.
WA8 4TR in brief: 45 recorded sales (£20,000–£220,000) · high flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WA8 4TR itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WA8 4 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£196,839
Population
12,995
Crimes recorded
93
Schools
2
Flood risk
High
Gigabit broadband
91%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WA8 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 (22 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-13 | £185,000 | 9 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-05-15 | £200,000 | 20 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-01-23 | £220,000 | 31 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Detached |
| 2023-11-30 | £211,000 | 18 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-10-11 | £220,000 | 1 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Detached |
| 2023-02-17 | £180,000 | 23 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-11-25 | £200,000 | 19 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-09-02 | £173,500 | 18 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-01-24 | £142,000 | 7 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-01-05 | £175,000 | 15 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-11-15 | £148,000 | 23 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-06-15 | £106,500 | 5 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-05-13 | £93,500 | 4 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-05-13 | £93,500 | 4 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-03-18 | £151,000 | 1 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Detached |
| 2015-08-03 | £126,000 | 6 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2014-10-16 | £120,000 | 9 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2014-08-08 | £115,000 | 26 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2011-10-05 | £217,500 | 30 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Detached |
| 2011-09-16 | £102,500 | 16 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2010-09-27 | £112,000 | 23 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-02-18 | £150,000 | 25 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-07-11 | £115,000 | 9 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-11-16 | £145,000 | 20 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-08-25 | £190,000 | 39 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Detached |
| 2003-11-21 | £105,000 | 44 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Detached |
| 2003-10-27 | £159,950 | 30 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Detached |
| 2003-07-07 | £83,000 | 37 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-11-22 | £30,000 | 36 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-11-19 | £75,000 | 41 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-04-14 | £65,000 | 34 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-10-26 | £61,950 | 17 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-02-02 | £58,000 | 16 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-11-13 | £56,000 | 8 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-06-09 | £52,000 | 22 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-01-24 | £55,000 | 7 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-10-27 | £69,950 | 14 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-10-22 | £59,000 | 32 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Detached |
| 1998-04-16 | £52,395 | 29 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Detached |
| 1996-12-06 | £44,000 | 15 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-10-21 | £48,500 | 26 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-09-06 | £20,500 | 35 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-10-31 | £42,500 | 42 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-07-28 | £20,000 | 35 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-06-13 | £43,000 | 15 COLUMBINE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
45 recorded sales on WA8 4TR. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| St Basil's Catholic Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2019) |
| Cronton Church of England Primary Academy | 0.6 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2024) |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Ormiston Chadwick Academy | 0.9 mi | Secondary | Good (2024) |
| St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Good (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: HOUGH GREEN HEALTH PARK (0.3 mi) · UPTON ROCKS PRIMARY CARE (0.9 mi) · FIR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (1.0 mi)
Nearest hospitals: HIGHFIELD HOSPITAL (1.6 mi) · ALDERHEY CHILDRENS HOSPITAL AT WHISTON PRIMARY CARE RESOURCE CENTRE (2.6 mi) · WHISTON HOSPITAL (2.7 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: REDMYRE (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · STOCKS (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · CRONTON CROSS (Grade II) (0.7 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: HOUGH GREEN PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · ALLIED PHARMACY (UPTON ROCKS) (1.0 mi) · COHENS CHEMIST (1.1 mi)
Nearest stations: Hough Green (0.7 mi) · Widnes (1.6 mi) · Rainhill (2.4 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: The Co-operative Food (1.0 mi) · Asda (2.1 mi) · Aldi (2.1 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 43
- One-person households
- 28%
- Households with children
- 31%
- Households
- 5,441
Owned 68% · Social rent 21% · Private rent 10%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WA8 4.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WA8 4 (May 24–Apr 26, average 51/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. 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 4 | PostcodeWA8 4TR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £262,353 | £196,839 | £113,172 |
| Population | 69,467 | 12,995 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 477 | 93 | — |
| Schools | 32 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | High |
| Gigabit broadband | 86% | 91% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 96% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WA8 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 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.