Postcode

WA8 5DF

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Property report — WA8 5DF

Open-data due diligence for WA8 5DF and the area around it.

WA8 5DF in brief: 23 recorded sales (£56,000–£360,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WA8 5DF itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WA8 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.

Avg sold price

£334,476

sector WA8 5 · 68 sales

Population

17,142

sector WA8 5

Crimes recorded

sector WA8 5 · Apr 26

Schools

sector WA8 5

Flood risk

None modelled

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

76%

sector WA8 5 of premises

Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

Annual average (mean) sold price in WA8 5, 1995–2026. 2026 is a part year (5 sales so far) — shown greyed. Hover a point to read its value. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.

Sold prices on this postcode

Date	Price	Address	Type
2025-02-20	£258,000	64 SMITHY LANE	Semi-detached
2023-02-27	£245,000	70 SMITHY LANE	Semi-detached
2023-01-06	£360,000	57 SMITHY LANE	Semi-detached
2021-01-29	£218,500	59 SMITHY LANE	Semi-detached
2018-11-09	£197,000	35 SMITHY LANE	Semi-detached
2018-07-31	£150,000	49 SMITHY LANE	Semi-detached
2018-07-05	£274,000	29 SMITHY LANE	Semi-detached
2017-06-06	£190,000	57 SMITHY LANE	Semi-detached
2016-07-29	£165,000	37 SMITHY LANE	Semi-detached
2016-02-22	£150,000	59 SMITHY LANE	Terraced
2016-01-15	£169,950	68 SMITHY LANE	Semi-detached
2013-12-16	£170,000	27A SMITHY LANE	Terraced
2009-08-21	£154,000	72 SMITHY LANE	Semi-detached
2006-09-05	£155,000	57 SMITHY LANE	Semi-detached
2006-02-20	£185,000	80 SMITHY LANE	Semi-detached
2005-01-28	£128,000	76 SMITHY LANE	Detached
2005-01-21	£220,000	29 SMITHY LANE	Semi-detached
2004-03-05	£139,950	57 SMITHY LANE	Semi-detached
2002-03-28	£112,950	80 SMITHY LANE	Semi-detached
2000-02-25	£69,000	55 SMITHY LANE	Semi-detached
1998-05-29	£56,000	39 SMITHY LANE	Semi-detached
1996-11-25	£70,500	66 SMITHY LANE	Semi-detached
1995-12-20	£60,000	80 SMITHY LANE	Semi-detached

23 recorded sales on WA8 5DF. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

School	Distance	Phase	Ofsted
Cronton Church of England Primary Academy	0.0 mi	Primary	Outstanding (2024)
Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery	0.2 mi	Primary	Report card →
All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	0.9 mi	Primary	Good (2023)
St Basil's Catholic Primary School	1.1 mi	Primary	Good (2019)
St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School	1.2 mi	Primary	Report card →
Oakdene Primary Academy	1.3 mi	Primary	Good (2024)

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 (0.9 mi) · FIR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (1.0 mi) · UPTON ROCKS PRIMARY CARE (1.3 mi)

Nearest hospitals: HIGHFIELD HOSPITAL (1.7 mi) · WHISTON HOSPITAL (2.2 mi) · WHISTON HOSPITAL ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (2.2 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: CRONTON CROSS (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · Town End Farmhouse (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · GATE PIERS AND GATES AT CRONTON HALL (Grade II) (0.1 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: HOUGH GREEN PHARMACY (0.9 mi) · ALLIED PHARMACY (UPTON ROCKS) (1.0 mi) · COHENS CHEMIST (1.4 mi)

Nearest stations: Hough Green (1.4 mi) · Widnes (1.5 mi) · Rainhill (1.8 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: The Co-operative Food (1.5 mi) · Co-op Food (1.7 mi) · M.P. Food, News & Wine Store (1.8 mi)

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).

Who lives here

Median age: 44
One-person households: 27%
Households with children: 31%
Households: 7,035

Owned 78% · Social rent 12% · Private rent 10%

Census 2021 (ONS), for WA8 5.

Recorded crime trend

Recorded crimes per month in WA8 5 (May 24–Apr 26, average 15/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.

Flood risk

No modelled flood risk is recorded for WA8 5DF 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 5	PostcodeWA8 5DF
Average sold price	£262,353	£334,476	£169,472
Population	69,467	17,142	—
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)	5/10	8/10	—
Crimes recorded	477	15	—
Schools	32	2	—
Flood risk	High	Low	Low
Gigabit broadband	86%	76%	100%
Superfast broadband	96%	87%	100%

— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WA8 5); 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 29 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.

Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.