WA8 8TZ
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Property report — WA8 8TZ
Open-data due diligence for WA8 8TZ and the area around it.
WA8 8TZ in brief: 9 recorded sales (£155,000–£4,050,000) · low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WA8 8TZ 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
Low
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
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-04 | £4,050,000 | FOUNDRY POINT FOUNDRY LANE | Other |
| 2025-01-31 | £155,000 | UNIT 4, FOUNDRY POINT FOUNDRY LANE | Other |
| 2024-12-11 | £300,000 | UNITES 1 AND 2 FOUNDRY LANE | Other |
| 2024-04-07 | £735,000 | N R G AUTOMATION LTD FOUNDRY LANE | Other |
| 2023-01-31 | £530,000 | N R G AUTOMATION LTD FOUNDRY LANE | Other |
| 2021-02-10 | £395,000 | WIDNES TIMBER CENTRE FOUNDRY LANE | Other |
| 2019-07-29 | £240,000 | WIDNES TIMBER CENTRE FOUNDRY LANE | Other |
| 2018-10-23 | £2,743,653 | FOUNDRY POINT FOUNDRY LANE | Other |
| 2016-03-31 | £550,000 | HALTON HOUSING TRUST FOUNDRY LANE | Other |
9 recorded sales on WA8 8TZ. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halebank CofE Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School | 1.1 mi | Primary | Good (2019) |
| Oakfield Community Primary School | 1.1 mi | Primary | Good (2021) |
| Widnes Academy | 1.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School | 1.4 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 (0.8 mi) · NEWTOWN SURGERY (1.5 mi) · OAKS PLACE SURGERY (1.5 mi)
Nearest hospitals: HIGHFIELD HOSPITAL (2.0 mi) · ALDERHEY CHILDRENS HOSPITAL AT THE HALEWOOD CENTRE (2.5 mi) · HALTON HOSPITAL (3.6 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL (Grade II*) (0.8 mi) · FORMER TIDE DOCK OF BRIDGEWATER CANAL AND LOCK TO NORTH (Grade II) (1.1 mi) · BRIDGEWATER HOUSE (Grade II) (1.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: STRACHAN'S CHEMIST (0.2 mi) · DITTON PHARMACY (0.7 mi) · NICHOLSON'S PHARMACY (1.1 mi)
Nearest stations: Hough Green (1.5 mi) · Runcorn (1.5 mi) · Widnes (2.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (0.2 mi) · The Co-operative Food (1.4 mi) · Co-op Food (1.5 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
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 8 | PostcodeWA8 8TZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £262,353 | £239,004 | £1,077,628 |
| 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% | 0% |
| 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.