WA8 7RW
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Property report — WA8 7RW
Open-data due diligence for WA8 7RW and the area around it.
WA8 7RW in brief: 44 recorded sales (£53,000–£125,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WA8 7RW itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WA8 7 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£198,475
Population
21,959
Crimes recorded
39
Schools
9
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
93%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WA8 7, 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 (12 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-09 | £80,000 | FLAT 35, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2024-03-18 | £53,000 | FLAT 29, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2023-08-18 | £61,000 | FLAT 26, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2022-10-07 | £65,000 | FLAT 15, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2021-06-28 | £58,000 | FLAT 19, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2017-12-11 | £54,000 | FLAT 35, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2017-06-02 | £56,000 | FLAT 8, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2014-12-05 | £59,000 | FLAT 30, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2007-03-21 | £115,995 | FLAT 21, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2007-03-19 | £88,369 | FLAT 16, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2007-03-05 | £81,175 | FLAT 18, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2007-03-05 | £98,596 | FLAT 30, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2007-03-05 | £103,995 | FLAT 15, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2007-03-02 | £96,046 | FLAT 36, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2007-03-02 | £96,046 | FLAT 33, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2007-03-02 | £125,000 | FLAT 20, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2007-03-01 | £81,175 | FLAT 27, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2007-02-27 | £88,825 | FLAT 23, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2007-02-27 | £98,596 | FLAT 29, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2007-02-26 | £98,596 | FLAT 37, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2007-02-26 | £96,500 | FLAT 34, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2007-02-26 | £98,596 | FLAT 22, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2007-02-26 | £81,175 | FLAT 35, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2007-02-26 | £104,995 | FLAT 31, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2007-02-26 | £99,446 | FLAT 14, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2007-02-26 | £103,500 | FLAT 24, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2007-02-26 | £81,175 | FLAT 26, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2007-02-26 | £95,196 | FLAT 17, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2007-02-26 | £87,975 | FLAT 32, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2007-02-26 | £95,625 | FLAT 28, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2007-02-26 | £111,950 | FLAT 25, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2007-02-26 | £81,175 | FLAT 19, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2006-12-22 | £115,495 | FLAT 6, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2006-12-21 | £120,000 | FLAT 4, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2006-12-21 | £120,000 | FLAT 3, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2006-12-19 | £120,000 | FLAT 5, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2006-12-19 | £120,000 | FLAT 2, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2006-12-19 | £125,000 | FLAT 7, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2006-12-19 | £120,000 | FLAT 12, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2006-12-19 | £120,000 | FLAT 1, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2006-12-19 | £110,495 | FLAT 8, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2006-12-19 | £115,995 | FLAT 10, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2006-12-19 | £103,785 | FLAT 11, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
| 2006-12-19 | £125,000 | FLAT 9, SIDING COURT GUEST STREET | Flat |
44 recorded sales on WA8 7RW. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2021) |
| Kingsway Primary Academy School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Widnes Academy | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Bede's Catholic Infant School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2023) |
| St Bede's Catholic Junior School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Good (2020) |
| Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School | 1.0 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
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: NEWTOWN SURGERY (0.2 mi) · OAKS PLACE SURGERY (0.2 mi) · PEELHOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA (1.0 mi)
Nearest hospitals: HIGHFIELD HOSPITAL (1.0 mi) · HALTON HOSPITAL (3.0 mi) · HALTON GENERAL HOSPITAL (3.0 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: WIDNES TOWN HALL (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · Former Widnes Corporation Bus Depot (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST MARIE (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: MCDOUGALL'S PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · ASDA PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · BOOTS (0.6 mi)
Nearest stations: Widnes (1.3 mi) · Runcorn (1.5 mi) · Hough Green (1.9 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Asda (0.4 mi) · Tesco Extra (0.5 mi) · Aldi (0.6 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 40
- One-person households
- 34%
- Households with children
- 29%
- Households
- 9,482
Owned 54% · Social rent 28% · Private rent 17%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WA8 7.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WA8 7 (May 24–Apr 26, average 38/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WA8 7RW 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 7 | PostcodeWA8 7RW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £262,353 | £198,475 | £95,716 |
| Population | 69,467 | 21,959 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 3/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 477 | 39 | — |
| Schools | 32 | 9 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 86% | 93% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 96% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WA8 7); 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
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