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Burtonwood market report WA5 2, Warrington

The WA5 2 (Burtonwood) house price history in full, 1995 to 2026, in cash and in today's money. The raw material for this page is 4,683 HM Land Registry entries for WA5 2 (Warrington), going back to 1995: each an actual purchase at an actual price. Rents come from the ONS. Valuations, estimates and asking prices appear nowhere in it.

Sales data to 2026. Rents: ONS, May 2026. Regenerated with every monthly data refresh.

In short: a typical WA5 2 (Warrington) home changed hands for £257,500 in 2026 (median of 45 registered sales, up 17% on five years earlier), with the mean at £282,500, and by floor area homes here have averaged about £2,960 per square metre over the last five years. Source: 4,683 completed sales on the HM Land Registry record since 1995, updated with each monthly release. No valuations, no asking prices.

A postcode sector like WA5 2 is a single group of streets within WA5 (Warrington), the finest slice the public record supports. Fewer sales stand behind each figure than at district level, so the lines jump about more.

Where WA5 2 sits

Shaded by median price on the same scale as the average prices map. Click any shape to open it on the live map with every sale plotted at its address, or zoom in past street level to see the sold homes right here.

£257,5002026 median sold price
£2,960/m²5-year average per m²
+17%cash move in five years
45sales in the last 12 months
4.1%gross yield, estimated

What WA5 2 homes really sell for

45 sales were registered in WA5 2 in 2026, and the middle one of them, the median, went for £257,500. The mean works out at £282,500, somewhat above it, as happens wherever a market carries an expensive tail.

House prices per square metre in WA5 2

Measured by floor area, the last five years of WA5 2 sales average about £2,960 per square metre. Price per square metre is the fair way to compare a one-bed flat with a four-bed house, and it comes from the Energy Performance Certificate on each sold home.

Set against the £285,000 England and Wales median, WA5 2 sits 10% below the national market.

The price of a typical WA5 2 home, 1995 to 2026

The median as recorded at the time, and each year restated in today's money (ONS CPIH), the sharper test of whether homes really got dearer. Hover for the year-by-year figures; click a legend entry to isolate a series.

Price at the timeIn today's money (CPIH)
£125k£250k£375k£500k1995200020052010201520202026 1995: £52,500 at the time · £114,127 in today's money · 131 sales1996: £57,500 at the time · £121,265 in today's money · 203 sales1997: £58,500 at the time · £119,972 in today's money · 201 sales1998: £58,500 at the time · £118,086 in today's money · 200 sales1999: £60,000 at the time · £119,577 in today's money · 187 sales2000: £66,000 at the time · £129,525 in today's money · 159 sales2001: £82,500 at the time · £158,602 in today's money · 175 sales2002: £98,800 at the time · £185,891 in today's money · 184 sales2003: £120,000 at the time · £221,069 in today's money · 200 sales2004: £142,000 at the time · £257,900 in today's money · 217 sales2005: £143,500 at the time · £255,372 in today's money · 120 sales2006: £151,000 at the time · £262,117 in today's money · 198 sales2007: £153,000 at the time · £259,531 in today's money · 201 sales2008: £153,500 at the time · £251,619 in today's money · 93 sales2009: £142,000 at the time · £228,266 in today's money · 85 sales2010: £139,000 at the time · £217,988 in today's money · 71 sales2011: £139,500 at the time · £210,591 in today's money · 98 sales2012: £134,500 at the time · £197,967 in today's money · 98 sales2013: £134,200 at the time · £193,100 in today's money · 128 sales2014: £154,500 at the time · £219,185 in today's money · 138 sales2015: £155,000 at the time · £219,015 in today's money · 131 sales2016: £155,000 at the time · £216,847 in today's money · 146 sales2017: £171,200 at the time · £233,500 in today's money · 144 sales2018: £175,000 at the time · £233,278 in today's money · 161 sales2019: £178,000 at the time · £233,315 in today's money · 116 sales2020: £191,000 at the time · £247,826 in today's money · 150 sales2021: £220,000 at the time · £278,548 in today's money · 177 sales2022: £250,000 at the time · £293,154 in today's money · 139 sales2023: £252,500 at the time · £277,436 in today's money · 104 sales2024: £260,000 at the time · £276,433 in today's money · 125 sales2025: £265,000 at the time · £271,337 in today's money · 158 sales2026: £257,500 at the time · £257,500 in today's money · 45 sales
See this chart as a table
YearMedian (cash)Median (today's £)Sales
2026£257,500£257,50045
2025£265,000£271,337158
2024£260,000£276,433125
2023£252,500£277,436104
2022£250,000£293,154139
2021£220,000£278,548177
2020£191,000£247,826150
2019£178,000£233,315116
2018£175,000£233,278161
2017£171,200£233,500144
2016£155,000£216,847146
2015£155,000£219,015131
2014£154,500£219,185138
2013£134,200£193,100128
2012£134,500£197,96798
2011£139,500£210,59198
2010£139,000£217,98871
2009£142,000£228,26685
2008£153,500£251,61993
2007£153,000£259,531201
2006£151,000£262,117198
2005£143,500£255,372120
2004£142,000£257,900217
2003£120,000£221,069200
2002£98,800£185,891184
2001£82,500£158,602175
2000£66,000£129,525159
1999£60,000£119,577187
1998£58,500£118,086200
1997£58,500£119,972201
1996£57,500£121,265203
1995£52,500£114,127131

In cash terms the typical WA5 2 home went from £52,500 in 1995 to £257,500 in 2026, roughly 5 times the price. Even after inflation that is a real rise of about 126%: homes here genuinely became dearer, not merely more expensive on paper. Measured in today's money the market peaked in 2022; the current median sits about 12% below that. Someone who bought at the 2022 peak has not yet seen that price back in real terms.

Year-on-year change in the WA5 2 median

Each bar is the change on the year before, in cash. The zero line is the boundary between rising and falling.

+50% -10% 0% 1996 · +9.5% on the year before1997 · +1.7% on the year before1998 · +0.0% on the year before1999 · +2.6% on the year before2000 · +10.0% on the year before2001 · +25.0% on the year before2002 · +19.8% on the year before2003 · +21.5% on the year before2004 · +18.3% on the year before2005 · +1.1% on the year before2006 · +5.2% on the year before2007 · +1.3% on the year before2008 · +0.3% on the year before2009 · −7.5% on the year before2010 · −2.1% on the year before2011 · +0.4% on the year before2012 · −3.6% on the year before2013 · −0.2% on the year before2014 · +15.1% on the year before2015 · +0.3% on the year before2016 · +0.0% on the year before2017 · +10.5% on the year before2018 · +2.2% on the year before2019 · +1.7% on the year before2020 · +7.3% on the year before2021 · +15.2% on the year before2022 · +13.6% on the year before2023 · +1.0% on the year before2024 · +3.0% on the year before2025 · +1.9% on the year before2026 · −2.8% on the year before200020052010201520202026

The strongest year on record here is 2001 (+25.0% on the year before); the weakest, 2009 (−7.5%). Single-year swings like these are why the annualised table below matters more than any one year's headline.

The long view: annualised growth

PeriodCash, per yearReal terms, per year
1 years (since 2025)−2.8%−5.1%
5 years (since 2021)+3.2%−1.6%
10 years (since 2016)+5.2%+1.7%
20 years (since 2006)+2.7%−0.1%

The table annualises median growth over each period, with the real column deflated by ONS CPIH. Smoothing hides the cycle (see the chart above for it), and none of this forecasts: it is the record.

Sales activity in WA5 2

How many homes change hands

Each bar is a year's recorded sales. 2008's dip is the financial crisis, and the newest bar always grows for a while as late registrations arrive.

63125188250 1995: 131 sales1996: 203 sales1997: 201 sales1998: 200 sales1999: 187 sales2000: 159 sales2001: 175 sales2002: 184 sales2003: 200 sales2004: 217 sales2005: 120 sales2006: 198 sales2007: 201 sales2008: 93 sales2009: 85 sales2010: 71 sales2011: 98 sales2012: 98 sales2013: 128 sales2014: 138 sales2015: 131 sales2016: 146 sales2017: 144 sales2018: 161 sales2019: 116 sales2020: 150 sales2021: 177 sales2022: 139 sales2023: 104 sales2024: 125 sales2025: 158 sales2026: 45 sales1995200020052010201520202026

The register shows 45 WA5 2 sales across the most recent twelve months of data. Like most of England and Wales, turnover never fully recovered from 2008: the market here averaged 182 sales a year before the financial crisis and 114 a year over the last five. Watch the volume as closely as the price. Thin years make jumpy medians, where one street's sales can move the figure, and the newest year is always incomplete because registrations trail completions by weeks or months.

The rental side of WA5 2

The local authority for WA5 2 is Warrington, and its ONS average private rent currently stands at £885 a month (May 2026 figures). A one-bed averages £663 a month here and a four-or-more-bed £1,436, so size does most of the work in setting the rent.

Average monthly rent by size, Warrington

ONS Price Index of Private Rents, May 2026.

1 bed: £663 a month£6631 bed2 bed: £823 a month£8232 bed3 bed: £1,000 a month£1,0003 bed4+ bed: £1,436 a month£1,4364+ bed

Against the £257,500 median purchase price, a rent of £885 a month (£10,620 a year) works out at a 4.1% gross yield, a ceiling figure that ignores letting costs, voids, maintenance and tax. Because rents are local-authority statistics, districts sharing the authority share the figure.

Reading the WA5 2 market

This is a thin market: 45 sales in the last twelve months of data. With that few transactions, one street selling well (or one block of cheap transfers) can move the median, so read the year lines as a range rather than a verdict. Expect volatility in the annual figures: swings past ten per cent show up repeatedly above, and they usually reflect the mix of homes sold in a given year rather than genuine repricing.

Common questions on WA5 2 (Burtonwood)

Is WA5 2 (Burtonwood) a good place to buy a house?
WA5 2 (Burtonwood) sold prices are up 17% over five years. This report weighs growth, affordability and volume against neighbouring areas using only recorded sales.
How much did a house sell for in WA5 2 (Burtonwood)?
Land Registry recorded 45 sales in WA5 2 (Burtonwood) in 2026, with a median sold price of £257,500. Every one is free to view at its exact address on the HomesIndex map.
Are property prices falling in WA5 2 (Burtonwood)?
In WA5 2 (Burtonwood) the median moved down 3% year on year; over five years it is up 17%. The full year-by-year table since 1995 is on this page.

Will WA5 2 prices rise from here?

Prediction is not this page's business. Its business is the record, which says: the median is up 17% over five years in cash but down 8% after inflation. Read the volume chart with the price chart before acting on either, remembering that registrations trail the deals themselves by weeks.

What you could buy in WA5 now

This is what you could actually buy today: 306 homes currently on the market from 13 agents publishing to HomesIndex.

These cover the whole WA5 district, not just WA5 2: live asking prices are collected per district.

£249,975Typical asking price now (WA5 district)
90 below what sold nearby168 in line with nearby sales44 above nearby sales2 well above nearby sales

30% of current listings sit under the prices comparable homes actually fetched. Every listing is measured against recent recorded sales of similar nearby homes.

The "under comparable sales" label measures each asking price against real nearby sales of similar homes: an opening position for a conversation rather than a valuation. The home itself still needs looking at.

See every WA5 home for sale on the map →

These asking prices come live from estate agents publishing feeds to HomesIndex, refreshed each Monday and Thursday. They are a sample of the market rather than its entirety, and an asking price is not a sale price.

Bedroom by bedroom: WA prices by size

Real sold prices by size across the WA area, straight from the Land Registry record. Size steps are fiercely local. A third bedroom adds a quarter to the price in some areas and close to four fifths in others, which is why no national rule of thumb survives contact with a real market.

Type1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5 bed
Detached£265,000£385,000 (+45%)£645,000 (+68%)£1,000,000 (+55%)
Semi-detached£180,000£210,000 (+17%)£270,000 (+29%)£440,000 (+63%)£692,500 (+57%)
Terraced£134,000£145,000 (+8%)£190,000 (+31%)£360,000 (+89%)£675,500 (+88%)
Flat£118,787£180,000 (+52%)£350,000 (+94%)

Built from the last four years of recorded sales by form and bedroom count. Bedroom counts are estimated from EPC records (the register carries none), so expect a small number of homes one size adrift. Where too few homes exist to say anything meaningful, the cell is blank.

The risers and the fallers

The spread across the WA area is the point: the same five years treated these districts very differently.

Other sectors in WA5

Sector boundaries hide real price steps. The rest of WA5, one report each:

SectorMedian (latest)Sales that year
WA5 0£202,50018
WA5 1£220,00071
WA5 3£301,500112
WA5 4£165,00019
WA5 7£318,20012
WA5 8£341,00045
WA5 9£226,00017

Zoom out to the full WA5 district report for the type split, monthly volumes and how WA5 compares with its neighbours.

Selling in WA5 2? Start from the sold record

Ground the asking price in real sold prices first. The average prices map gives a rough value in a minute: start at WA5 2's shading and zoom to the sold homes on the street itself. Agents work from this same Land Registry record when they value; this page puts it in front of you before they arrive.

For local estate agents: each district report carries one featured-agent spot, free while founding places last. Claim WA5 2.

Take it further

Answers come from the same Land Registry data behind this report, and the AI knows you are asking about WA5 2. Free, with a one click sign in.

Two maps carry on from here: every WA5 2 sale at its exact address, and the average prices map from area shading down to single homes. The report tool answers a specific question in writing, and each sale's mortgage and rent calculator prices a real purchase.

How this page is made: the statistics are computed from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown copyright, OGL v3.0), geocoded to address level; inflation adjustment uses the ONS CPIH index; rents are the ONS Price Index of Private Rents at local-authority level. Medians of recorded sales, not valuations. Nothing on this page is financial advice.