WA8 9GN
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Property report — WA8 9GN
Open-data due diligence for WA8 9GN and the area around it.
WA8 9GN in brief: 24 recorded sales (£94,000–£410,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WA8 9GN itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WA8 9 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£293,915
Population
16,449
Crimes recorded
28
Schools
2
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
97%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WA8 9, 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 (39 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-11 | £372,000 | 5 HIGHER ASHTON | Detached |
| 2019-08-08 | £410,000 | 12 HIGHER ASHTON | Detached |
| 2016-05-11 | £380,000 | 10 HIGHER ASHTON | Detached |
| 2016-04-14 | £340,000 | 26 HIGHER ASHTON | Detached |
| 2015-10-21 | £244,500 | 6 HIGHER ASHTON | Detached |
| 2013-11-29 | £295,000 | 24 HIGHER ASHTON | Detached |
| 2010-08-13 | £270,000 | 2 HIGHER ASHTON | Detached |
| 2009-09-28 | £265,000 | 20 HIGHER ASHTON | Detached |
| 2009-08-14 | £227,000 | 18 HIGHER ASHTON | Detached |
| 2008-09-19 | £375,000 | 14 HIGHER ASHTON | Detached |
| 2007-05-11 | £389,950 | 22 HIGHER ASHTON | Detached |
| 2006-12-01 | £339,950 | 4 HIGHER ASHTON | Detached |
| 2005-02-11 | £281,000 | 5 HIGHER ASHTON | Semi-detached |
| 2004-10-01 | £260,000 | 24 HIGHER ASHTON | Detached |
| 2004-03-12 | £244,000 | 10 HIGHER ASHTON | Detached |
| 2003-02-14 | £210,000 | 2 HIGHER ASHTON | Detached |
| 2002-08-28 | £192,500 | 7 HIGHER ASHTON | Detached |
| 2002-05-14 | £249,000 | 8 HIGHER ASHTON | Detached |
| 2000-12-18 | £157,000 | 1 HIGHER ASHTON | Detached |
| 2000-10-19 | £122,000 | 9 HIGHER ASHTON | Detached |
| 2000-01-14 | £160,000 | 15 HIGHER ASHTON | Detached |
| 1999-02-26 | £140,000 | 16 HIGHER ASHTON | Detached |
| 1996-08-28 | £94,000 | 18 HIGHER ASHTON | Detached |
| 1995-09-14 | £110,600 | 1 HIGHER ASHTON | Detached |
24 recorded sales on WA8 9GN. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Deacon High School | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Outstanding (2022) |
| Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Lunts Heath Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Fairfield Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Ditton Primary School | 0.8 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: FIR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (0.2 mi) · BEVAN GROUP PRACTICE (0.7 mi) · UPTON ROCKS PRIMARY CARE (0.7 mi)
Nearest hospitals: HIGHFIELD HOSPITAL (0.5 mi) · WHISTON HOSPITAL (3.3 mi) · WHISTON HOSPITAL ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (3.3 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: PAIR OF CEMETERY CHAPELS (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · WIDNES NORTH RAILWAY STATION (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · Former Church of St Pius X and attached campanile (Grade II) (0.4 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: ALLIED PHARMACY (UPTON ROCKS) (0.2 mi) · WIDNES PHARMACY (0.7 mi) · COHENS CHEMIST (0.8 mi)
Nearest stations: Widnes (0.4 mi) · Hough Green (1.5 mi) · Rainhill (2.7 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: The Co-operative Food (0.9 mi) · Aldi (0.9 mi) · Heron Foods (1.1 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 43
- One-person households
- 23%
- Households with children
- 33%
- Households
- 6,473
Owned 85% · Social rent 5% · Private rent 10%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WA8 9.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WA8 9 (May 24–Apr 26, average 34/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WA8 9GN 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 9 | PostcodeWA8 9GN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £262,353 | £293,915 | £255,354 |
| Population | 69,467 | 16,449 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 9/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 477 | 28 | — |
| Schools | 32 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 86% | 97% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 96% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WA8 9); 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
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.