WN8 9HY
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Property report — WN8 9HY
Open-data due diligence for WN8 9HY and the area around it.
WN8 9HY in brief: 46 recorded sales (£12,000–£188,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WN8 9HY itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WN8 9 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£186,408
Population
13,606
Crimes recorded
119
Schools
8
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
46%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WN8 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 (25 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-09 | £100,000 | 92 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 2023-10-25 | £85,000 | 136 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 2021-10-01 | £80,000 | 126 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 2020-11-25 | £73,000 | 148 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 2017-03-20 | £69,000 | 138 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 2015-12-11 | £80,000 | 140 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 2015-04-07 | £70,000 | 142 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 2009-02-24 | £66,000 | 148 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 2008-08-20 | £95,000 | 78 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 2008-02-08 | £65,000 | 138 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 2007-12-10 | £62,000 | 80 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 2007-10-19 | £68,000 | 90 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 2007-08-24 | £79,995 | 126 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 2007-06-01 | £89,995 | 120 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 2007-01-31 | £55,000 | 104 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 2006-06-20 | £60,000 | 120 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 2006-04-10 | £66,000 | 112 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 2005-10-06 | £74,995 | 118 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 2005-10-05 | £43,000 | 100 BIRKRIG | Flat |
| 2005-07-08 | £51,500 | 88 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 2005-07-01 | £47,000 | 80 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 2005-06-16 | £52,000 | 118 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 2005-03-04 | £64,000 | 112 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 2004-07-16 | £56,000 | 90 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 2004-02-02 | £22,265 | 122 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 2004-01-30 | £40,000 | 120 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 2003-06-23 | £14,183 | 88 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 2003-03-20 | £15,000 | 148 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 2002-10-11 | £25,000 | 90 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 2002-08-07 | £26,500 | 126 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 2000-09-22 | £21,000 | 80 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 2000-07-28 | £22,500 | 106 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 2000-04-07 | £20,000 | 142 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 2000-01-17 | £188,000 | 140 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 1999-07-23 | £19,950 | 86 BIRKRIG | Flat |
| 1999-05-05 | £23,500 | 90 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 1998-08-28 | £22,950 | 112 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 1997-06-13 | £18,000 | 134 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 1996-12-02 | £12,000 | 140 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 1996-03-29 | £25,000 | 118 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 1996-02-29 | £23,500 | 120 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 1995-12-21 | £19,500 | 90 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 1995-08-16 | £19,000 | 104 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 1995-03-21 | £13,000 | 134 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 1995-03-06 | £19,400 | 98 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
| 1995-02-08 | £25,500 | 126 BIRKRIG | Terraced |
46 recorded sales on WN8 9HY. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Moorside Community Primary Academy School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2020) |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Little Digmoor Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Holland Moor Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2020) |
| Hillside Community Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
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: EXCEL PRIMARY CARE (0.1 mi) · HALL GREEN SURGERY (0.8 mi) · MANOR PRIMARY CARE (0.9 mi)
Nearest hospitals: FAIRFIELD HOSPITAL (3.6 mi) · WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (4.2 mi) · EAST LACASHIRE AT WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL (4.2 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: SUTCHES FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · 298, ORMSKIRK ROAD (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · CART SHED AND STABLE APPROXIMATELY 15 METRES NORTH OF SUTCHES FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.4 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: ROWLANDS PHARMACY (0.1 mi) · CHEMIST4U (0.6 mi) · BOOTS (1.1 mi)
Nearest stations: Upholland (0.9 mi) · Rainford (1.9 mi) · Orrell (2.1 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: JJ's (1.1 mi) · Aldi (1.1 mi) · Europa Foods (1.2 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 38
- One-person households
- 30%
- Households with children
- 32%
- Households
- 5,630
Owned 52% · Social rent 28% · Private rent 19%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WN8 9.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WN8 9 (May 24–Apr 26, average 101/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WN8 9HY 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 9 | PostcodeWN8 9HY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £216,727 | £186,408 | £49,744 |
| Population | 52,859 | 13,606 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 3/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 332 | 119 | — |
| Schools | 31 | 8 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 73% | 46% | 0% |
| Superfast broadband | 96% | 95% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WN8 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.