WN8 8AJ
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Property report — WN8 8AJ
Open-data due diligence for WN8 8AJ and the area around it.
WN8 8AJ in brief: 46 recorded sales (£19,000–£150,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WN8 8AJ itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WN8 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£177,731
Population
12,522
Crimes recorded
54
Schools
7
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
83%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WN8 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 (38 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-21 | £150,000 | 40 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 2024-08-19 | £125,000 | 35 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 2023-04-12 | £86,000 | 30 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 2023-02-02 | £90,000 | 57 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 2022-11-16 | £80,000 | 24 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 2021-08-05 | £95,000 | 17 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 2018-09-21 | £73,000 | 17 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 2018-07-11 | £80,000 | 44 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 2017-09-01 | £85,000 | 58 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 2016-11-04 | £54,000 | 23 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 2016-10-21 | £75,000 | 41 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 2013-10-22 | £66,000 | 65 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 2012-05-31 | £70,500 | 35 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 2011-06-10 | £66,600 | 68 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 2010-11-29 | £80,000 | 13 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 2010-11-12 | £61,500 | 57 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 2010-10-19 | £60,000 | 63 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 2010-07-26 | £78,000 | 49 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 2009-06-19 | £80,000 | 25 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 2007-04-23 | £77,000 | 52 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 2007-04-19 | £80,000 | 53 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 2006-01-06 | £74,950 | 28 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 2005-11-28 | £46,900 | 32 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 2005-11-25 | £70,000 | 60 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 2005-11-18 | £60,000 | 34 WHEATACRE | Flat |
| 2004-10-29 | £74,500 | 53 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 2004-10-25 | £33,000 | 68 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 2003-11-28 | £56,000 | 52 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 2003-04-17 | £43,000 | 37 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 2003-03-14 | £47,500 | 29 WHEATACRE | Flat |
| 2003-01-23 | £50,500 | 7 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 2003-01-15 | £39,500 | 6 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 2002-08-30 | £35,000 | 49 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 2001-11-27 | £30,000 | 4 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 2001-05-31 | £23,500 | 42 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 2000-06-23 | £35,000 | 4 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 2000-03-03 | £19,000 | 24 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 1999-12-10 | £38,000 | 31 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 1999-09-03 | £27,000 | 28 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 1999-05-21 | £20,000 | 49 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 1999-04-29 | £20,250 | 25 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 1998-06-12 | £34,000 | 36 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 1998-04-24 | £27,000 | 65 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 1996-04-12 | £35,000 | 12 WHEATACRE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-04-04 | £35,000 | 19 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
| 1995-09-21 | £32,000 | 6 WHEATACRE | Terraced |
46 recorded sales on WN8 8AJ. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Trinity Church of England/Methodist School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Brookfield Park Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| St Edmund's Catholic Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Crow Orchard Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Lathom High School : A Technology College | 1.1 mi | Secondary | Good (2022) |
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: BEACON PRIMARY CARE (0.4 mi) · DR A BISARYA (0.4 mi) · MANOR PRIMARY CARE (1.4 mi)
Nearest hospitals: ORMSKIRK AND DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL (3.2 mi) · ORMSKIRK & DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL (3.2 mi) · WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (4.7 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CHURCH OF ST PAUL (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · WAR MEMORIAL (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · WHITELEDGE FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (1.0 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: ROWLANDS PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · ASDA PHARMACY (1.0 mi) · BOOTS (1.1 mi)
Nearest stations: Rainford (2.1 mi) · Upholland (2.7 mi) · Parbold (3.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Aldi (0.1 mi) · Lidl (1.0 mi) · Asda (1.0 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 44
- One-person households
- 32%
- Households with children
- 26%
- Households
- 5,489
Owned 61% · Social rent 21% · Private rent 18%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WN8 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WN8 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 74/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WN8 8AJ 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 | DistrictWN8 | SectorWN8 8 | PostcodeWN8 8AJ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £216,727 | £177,731 | £59,113 |
| Population | 52,859 | 12,522 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 332 | 54 | — |
| Schools | 31 | 7 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 73% | 83% | 93% |
| Superfast broadband | 96% | 98% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WN8 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 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.