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

90 recorded sales on WA8 8WD. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

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 (2.4 mi) · HALTON HOSPITAL (3.7 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL (Grade II*) (0.7 mi) · FORMER TIDE DOCK OF BRIDGEWATER CANAL AND LOCK TO NORTH (Grade II) (1.2 mi) · BRIDGEWATER HOUSE (Grade II) (1.2 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: STRACHAN'S CHEMIST (0.1 mi) · DITTON PHARMACY (0.6 mi) · NICHOLSON'S PHARMACY (1.0 mi)

Nearest stations: Hough Green (1.4 mi) · Runcorn (1.6 mi) · Widnes (2.3 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (0.1 mi) · The Co-operative Food (1.3 mi) · Co-op Food (1.6 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?

— = 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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