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Burtonwood market report WA5 8, Warrington

The standing WA5 8 (Burtonwood) property market report, rebuilt from the full public record every month. Everything below comes from 4,365 sales recorded by HM Land Registry in WA5 8 (Warrington) since 1995, real completion prices from real purchases, alongside the ONS's current rent figures. No valuations, no estimates, no asking prices.

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

In short: the middle 2026 sale in WA5 8 (Warrington) came in at £341,000, out of 45 registered, up 17% on five years earlier, and the mean stands at £347,700, and by floor area homes here have averaged about £3,010 per square metre over the last five years. The record behind it is 4,365 completed sales lodged with HM Land Registry since 1995, monthly refreshed, with no valuations or asking prices anywhere in the figures.

A postcode sector like WA5 8 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 8 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.

£341,0002026 median sold price
£3,010/m²5-year average per m²
+17%five-year change (cash)
45sales in the last 12 months
3.1%gross rental yield (est.)

What buyers actually paid in WA5 8

The WA5 8 median stands at £341,000 for 2026, built from 45 registered sales; the mean, the figure usually quoted as the "average house price", is £347,700, practically level with it: prices here bunch tightly around the middle.

House prices per square metre in WA5 8

Measured by floor area, the last five years of WA5 8 sales average about £3,010 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 8 sits 20% above the national market.

A typical WA5 8 home, priced year by year (1995 to 2026)

The cash median beside its inflation-adjusted twin (ONS CPIH). The adjusted line answers the harder question, whether homes really got dearer. Hover for the figures; the legend toggles each series.

Price at the timeIn today's money (CPIH)
£125k£250k£375k£500k1995200020052010201520202026 1995: £49,000 at the time · £106,518 in today's money · 39 sales1996: £60,000 at the time · £126,537 in today's money · 51 sales1997: £80,000 at the time · £164,064 in today's money · 122 sales1998: £74,000 at the time · £149,374 in today's money · 71 sales1999: £102,000 at the time · £203,281 in today's money · 142 sales2000: £120,500 at the time · £236,481 in today's money · 208 sales2001: £124,000 at the time · £238,384 in today's money · 136 sales2002: £134,000 at the time · £252,120 in today's money · 123 sales2003: £169,000 at the time · £311,339 in today's money · 101 sales2004: £202,500 at the time · £367,780 in today's money · 160 sales2005: £198,000 at the time · £352,360 in today's money · 134 sales2006: £210,000 at the time · £364,533 in today's money · 261 sales2007: £215,000 at the time · £364,700 in today's money · 227 sales2008: £200,000 at the time · £327,842 in today's money · 159 sales2009: £175,000 at the time · £281,314 in today's money · 98 sales2010: £160,000 at the time · £250,921 in today's money · 199 sales2011: £180,000 at the time · £271,731 in today's money · 165 sales2012: £167,200 at the time · £246,098 in today's money · 127 sales2013: £190,000 at the time · £273,391 in today's money · 148 sales2014: £193,000 at the time · £273,804 in today's money · 132 sales2015: £183,500 at the time · £259,286 in today's money · 127 sales2016: £228,700 at the time · £319,954 in today's money · 190 sales2017: £220,000 at the time · £300,058 in today's money · 215 sales2018: £209,000 at the time · £278,601 in today's money · 136 sales2019: £226,200 at the time · £296,494 in today's money · 136 sales2020: £214,000 at the time · £277,669 in today's money · 114 sales2021: £291,800 at the time · £369,456 in today's money · 206 sales2022: £278,500 at the time · £326,573 in today's money · 126 sales2023: £281,500 at the time · £309,300 in today's money · 82 sales2024: £285,000 at the time · £303,014 in today's money · 97 sales2025: £283,800 at the time · £290,587 in today's money · 88 sales2026: £341,000 at the time · £341,000 in today's money · 45 sales
See this chart as a table
YearMedian (cash)Median (today's £)Sales
2026£341,000£341,00045
2025£283,800£290,58788
2024£285,000£303,01497
2023£281,500£309,30082
2022£278,500£326,573126
2021£291,800£369,456206
2020£214,000£277,669114
2019£226,200£296,494136
2018£209,000£278,601136
2017£220,000£300,058215
2016£228,700£319,954190
2015£183,500£259,286127
2014£193,000£273,804132
2013£190,000£273,391148
2012£167,200£246,098127
2011£180,000£271,731165
2010£160,000£250,921199
2009£175,000£281,31498
2008£200,000£327,842159
2007£215,000£364,700227
2006£210,000£364,533261
2005£198,000£352,360134
2004£202,500£367,780160
2003£169,000£311,339101
2002£134,000£252,120123
2001£124,000£238,384136
2000£120,500£236,481208
1999£102,000£203,281142
1998£74,000£149,37471
1997£80,000£164,064122
1996£60,000£126,53751
1995£49,000£106,51839

In cash terms the typical WA5 8 home went from £49,000 in 1995 to £341,000 in 2026, roughly 7 times the price. Even after inflation that is a real rise of about 220%: homes here genuinely became dearer, not merely more expensive on paper. Measured in today's money the market peaked in 2021; the current median sits about 8% below that. Someone who bought at the 2021 peak has not yet seen that price back in real terms.

Year-on-year change in the WA5 8 median

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

+50% -20% 0% 1996 · +22.4% on the year before1997 · +33.3% on the year before1998 · −7.5% on the year before1999 · +37.8% on the year before2000 · +18.1% on the year before2001 · +2.9% on the year before2002 · +8.1% on the year before2003 · +26.1% on the year before2004 · +19.8% on the year before2005 · −2.2% on the year before2006 · +6.1% on the year before2007 · +2.4% on the year before2008 · −7.0% on the year before2009 · −12.5% on the year before2010 · −8.6% on the year before2011 · +12.5% on the year before2012 · −7.1% on the year before2013 · +13.6% on the year before2014 · +1.6% on the year before2015 · −4.9% on the year before2016 · +24.6% on the year before2017 · −3.8% on the year before2018 · −5.0% on the year before2019 · +8.2% on the year before2020 · −5.4% on the year before2021 · +36.4% on the year before2022 · −4.6% on the year before2023 · +1.1% on the year before2024 · +1.2% on the year before2025 · −0.4% on the year before2026 · +20.2% on the year before200020052010201520202026

The strongest year on record here is 1999 (+37.8% on the year before); the weakest, 2009 (−12.5%). Single-year swings like these are why the annualised table below matters more than any one year's headline.

What WA5 8 has returned, per year

PeriodCash, per yearReal terms, per year
1 years (since 2025)+20.2%+17.3%
5 years (since 2021)+3.2%−1.6%
10 years (since 2016)+4.1%+0.6%
20 years (since 2006)+2.5%−0.3%

Each row is compound annual growth of the median; ONS CPIH supplies the real-terms deflator. Annualising irons out the cycle, which the chart above shows in full, and past growth records what happened rather than predicting anything.

Transaction volumes

Sales per year, counted

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.

125250375500 1995: 39 sales1996: 51 sales1997: 122 sales1998: 71 sales1999: 142 sales2000: 208 sales2001: 136 sales2002: 123 sales2003: 101 sales2004: 160 sales2005: 134 sales2006: 261 sales2007: 227 sales2008: 159 sales2009: 98 sales2010: 199 sales2011: 165 sales2012: 127 sales2013: 148 sales2014: 132 sales2015: 127 sales2016: 190 sales2017: 215 sales2018: 136 sales2019: 136 sales2020: 114 sales2021: 206 sales2022: 126 sales2023: 82 sales2024: 97 sales2025: 88 sales2026: 45 sales1995200020052010201520202026

WA5 8 recorded 45 sales in the last twelve months of data. Like most of England and Wales, turnover never fully recovered from 2008: the market here averaged 169 sales a year before the financial crisis and 88 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 8

The local authority for WA5 8 is Warrington, and its ONS average private rent currently stands at £885 a month (May 2026 figures). The spread runs from £663 a month for a typical one-bed to £1,436 at four-plus bedrooms, which is size doing most of the pricing.

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

£885 a month is £10,620 a year, which against the £341,000 median sold price makes a gross yield of 3.1%. Gross means before letting costs, voids, maintenance and tax: treat it as a ceiling. The ONS publishes rents by local authority, so neighbouring districts under the same authority share these numbers.

How WA5 8 trades

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. Against the WA5 district median, WA5 8 sits 31% higher, marking it as a dearer pocket of the district.

WA5 8 (Burtonwood): the questions that come up

Are property prices falling in WA5 8 (Burtonwood)?
In WA5 8 (Burtonwood) the median moved up 20% year on year; over five years it is up 17%. The full year-by-year table since 1995 is on this page.
Is WA5 8 (Burtonwood) a good place to buy a house?
WA5 8 (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 8 (Burtonwood)?
Land Registry recorded 45 sales in WA5 8 (Burtonwood) in 2026, with a median sold price of £341,000. Every one is free to view at its exact address on the HomesIndex map.

What happens to WA5 8 prices now?

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.

On the market in WA5 today

The live side of the market holds 306 homes at the moment, listed by 13 agents publishing to HomesIndex.

These cover the whole WA5 district, not just WA5 8: 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 what is on the market here is asking below what comparable homes actually sold for. Every listing is measured against recent recorded sales of similar nearby homes.

"Under comparable sales" compares each asking price with what similar homes nearby actually sold for. It is a starting point for a conversation, not a valuation. Always look at the home itself.

See every WA5 home for sale on the map →

Live asking prices from estate agents who publish a feed to HomesIndex, refreshed every Monday and Thursday: a sample of the market, not every home for sale. Asking prices are not sale prices.

Moving up a bedroom in WA: the cost

The Land Registry record, split by size: what each kind of home actually sold for across the WA area. 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%)

Four years of recorded sales, split by built form and bedroom count. The register does not state bedrooms, so sizes come from each home's EPC record and a few homes will land one size out. Blank cells mean too few homes for the figure to mean anything.

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

A few minutes' walk can separate two very different markets. Here are WA5's other sectors, each with its own report:

SectorMedian (latest)Sales that year
WA5 0£202,50018
WA5 1£220,00071
WA5 2£257,50045
WA5 3£301,500112
WA5 4£165,00019
WA5 7£318,20012
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.

Thinking of selling in WA5 8? Get a rough value first

Start from what homes here actually sold for, not an estimate. Before booking a house valuation or flat valuation in WA5 8, use the average prices map for a rough value: zoom from WA5 8's shading down to the sold homes on your own street. The figures above are every recorded WA5 8 sale; agents price with this same Land Registry record, and now you have it too.

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The live map plots every individual WA5 8 sale at its exact address, and the average prices map zooms from neighbourhood shading to single homes. For a specific question, the report tool writes a custom answer, and any sale's mortgage and rent calculator runs the numbers on a real purchase.

About the numbers: everything is computed from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown copyright, OGL v3.0), geocoded to the address; today's-money figures use the ONS CPIH index, and rents are the ONS Price Index of Private Rents by local authority. These are medians of recorded sales, not valuations, and none of it is financial advice.