WA8 8AE
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Property report — WA8 8AE
Open-data due diligence for WA8 8AE and the area around it.
WA8 8AE in brief: no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WA8 8AE itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WA8 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£239,004
Population
17,559
Crimes recorded
36
Schools
6
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
84%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WA8 8, 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 (36 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
No sales recorded on WA8 8AE in the data period. Sold-price history covers HM Land Registry Price Paid; a postcode this size may go several years between sales.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Oakfield Community Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2021) |
| Ormiston Chadwick Academy | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Good (2024) |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Good (2019) |
| Ditton Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School | 0.7 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: THE BEECHES MEDICAL CTR (0.2 mi) · UPTON ROCKS PRIMARY CARE (0.6 mi) · HOUGH GREEN HEALTH PARK (0.9 mi)
Nearest hospitals: HIGHFIELD HOSPITAL (1.3 mi) · ALDERHEY CHILDRENS HOSPITAL AT THE HALEWOOD CENTRE (2.6 mi) · ALDERHEY CHILDRENS HOSPITAL AT WHISTON PRIMARY CARE RESOURCE CENTRE (3.7 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL (Grade II*) (0.3 mi) · HOUGH GREEN RAILWAY STATION (Grade II) (0.6 mi) · Former Widnes Corporation Bus Depot (Grade II) (1.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: NICHOLSON'S PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · DITTON PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · COHENS CHEMIST (0.6 mi)
Nearest stations: Hough Green (0.6 mi) · Widnes (1.5 mi) · Runcorn (2.2 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: The Co-operative Food (0.5 mi) · Co-op Food (1.0 mi) · Asda (1.4 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 41
- One-person households
- 30%
- Households with children
- 30%
- Households
- 7,312
Owned 62% · Social rent 24% · Private rent 13%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WA8 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WA8 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 37/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WA8 8AE 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 8 | PostcodeWA8 8AE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £262,353 | £239,004 | — |
| Population | 69,467 | 17,559 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 3/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 477 | 36 | — |
| Schools | 32 | 6 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 86% | 84% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 96% | 94% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WA8 8); 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
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.