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Sold House Prices on Watermead Drive, Preston Brook, Runcorn

The typical sold price on Watermead Drive in Preston Brook, Runcorn (WA7) is £180,000 (median - half of the 47 recorded sales were below this)The middle price of the 47 standard sales recorded on this street since 1995: half sold for less, half for more. Less swayed by a single unusual sale than the mean, which matters on a street where a handful of sales is normal. With fewer than 3 recorded sales no median is stated - the actual prices are shown instead., recorded by HM Land Registry between Mar 2000 and Jun 2021. Sale prices here have ranged from £83,400 to £365,000. For comparison, the all-time average (mean) across every standard full-value sale is £184,439The arithmetic mean of every standard full-value sale on this street, all property types and all years since 1995 combined. Because it spans decades it typically sits below current values - see the year-by-year trend for the district below for the recent level. - a whole-history figure, not a current price level.

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£180,000 Median sold price, all years 47 standard sales
£365,000 Last sale 12 · 30 Jun 2021
£83,400 - £365,000 Range of individual sales 17 Mar 2000 to 30 Jun 2021
47 Sales recorded HM Land Registry, standard sales

Recorded sales on Watermead Drive

Newest first - the house number opens the property report for that address; Estimate runs the instant estimate for that home, where the house number picks out one home

No. Type Sold for Date Previous sale Change Estimate
12 Detached · freehold £365,000 30 Jun 2021 £290,000 · 2019 ▲ 26%
12 Detached · leasehold £290,000 9 Sep 2019 £97,000 · 2000 ▲ 199%
17 Detached · freehold £240,000 3 Jun 2016 £116,400 · 2000 ▲ 106%
5 Detached · freehold £265,000 2 Apr 2015 £238,000 · 2003 ▲ 11%
29 Detached · freehold £275,000 30 Jul 2014 £249,999 · 2012 ▲ 10%
4 Detached · leasehold £285,000 7 Feb 2014 £142,500 · 2000 ▲ 100%
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What the same homes did

Homes sold twice or more - the truest measure of the street

No. 12 · Detached · freehold

£290,000 2019 → £365,000

▲ 26% over 1.8 yrs

No. 12 · Detached · leasehold

£97,000 2000 → £290,000

▲ 199% over 19 yrs · 5.8% a year

No. 17 · Detached · freehold

£116,400 2000 → £240,000

▲ 106% over 16 yrs · 4.6% a year

Living near Watermead Drive

  • Nearest GP surgery Murdishaw 0.6 mi
  • Nearest pharmacy Rowlands Pharmacy 0.5 mi
  • Nearest dentist Dental Surgery 1.6 mi

Straight-line distances from the street's postcode area - check catchment and availability on nhs.uk.

Source: NHS England Organisation Data Service (Open Government Licence v3.0).

Last updated 23 Apr 2026 (the date we last added a sale on this street). Our HM Land Registry data covers sales up to September 2026 and was last refreshed 8 Nov 2026 (Land Registry publishes with a 1-2 month lag).

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The full figures for Watermead Drive

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Every standard-market sale HM Land Registry has recorded on Watermead Drive, Preston Brook in the WA7 postcode district. Sales data to September 2026 (HM Land Registry), updated monthly. England and Wales coverage.

Across the wider WA7 district (not just this street), the typical (median) sold price is ↑ 326% between 1995 and 2025, median-on-medianCalculated across the wider WA7 postcode district, not this street alone (one street rarely has enough sales each year for a reliable trend). We compare the district's median sold price in its earliest year with at least 10 recorded sales against its most recent complete such year - a median-on-median comparison. We count only years that have had time to settle: never the current calendar year, and not the year before it until our data reaches March, because registrations are still arriving. ↑ 12% over the 2 years to 2025 Note: the mix of homes sold changes over time, which also moves this comparison - see the by-type breakdown.
Total salesA straight count of the standard sales recorded on this street, with the dates of the first and most recent.
47
17 Mar 2000 - 30 Jun 2021
Typical price (median)The middle price of the 47 standard sales recorded on this street since 1995: half sold for less, half for more. Less swayed by a single unusual sale than the mean, which matters on a street where a handful of sales is normal. With fewer than 3 recorded sales no median is stated - the actual prices are shown instead.
£180,000
all years, 47 sales
Lowest saleThe single lowest individual sale price recorded on the street in any year - one transaction, not a typical figure.
£83,400
Highest saleThe single highest individual sale price recorded on the street in any year - one transaction, not a typical figure.
£365,000

Standard sales only: auctions are counted, repossessions and company purchases are excluded from October 2013 onward. How we calculate these figures

Every standard full-value sale on Watermead Drive

square = new build, hollow = leasehold, grey line = same home sold again
Every standard full-value sale on Watermead Drive, by date and price £0£97k£193k£290k£387k 200020042008201220162020

Sales per year

Recorded sales per year on Watermead Drive 8162000200420082012201620212000: 16 sales2001: 1 sale2002: 6 sales2003: 3 sales2004: 3 sales2005: 1 sale2006: 2 sales2007: 2 sales2008: 1 sale2009: 0 sales2010: 0 sales2011: 1 sale2012: 2 sales2013: 3 sales2014: 2 sales2015: 1 sale2016: 1 sale2017: 0 sales2018: 0 sales2019: 1 sale2020: 0 sales2021: 1 sale
All 47 recorded standard sales on Watermead Drive - one mark per sale, no averaging. The price axis starts at zero. Thin grey lines join sales of the same home - the one true like-for-like comparison in this data. The bars beneath count the sales in each year; zero-sale years are left blank. (HM Land Registry, England and Wales.) Each mark is one standard (HM Land Registry category-A) sale on Watermead Drive: its position shows the completion date and the price actually paid. Colour is the property type; a square is a new build; a hollow mark is a leasehold sale. Grey connecting lines join consecutive sales of the same address. The bar panel beneath counts the sales in each calendar year - it is the sample size behind any impression the scatter gives. Nothing is averaged, smoothed or projected - and no estimate of today's value is implied.
Every recorded standard sale on Watermead Drive
AddressPostcodeTypeTenureNew buildPriceDateChange since previous sale
3 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Leasehold Yes £108,500 17 Mar 2000 First standard sale on record
8 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold Yes £96,400 31 Mar 2000 First standard sale on record
6 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold Yes £105,400 31 Mar 2000 First standard sale on record
12 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Leasehold Yes £97,000 31 Mar 2000 First standard sale on record
1 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Leasehold Yes £114,500 31 Mar 2000 First standard sale on record
23 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold Yes £85,400 20 Apr 2000 First standard sale on record
27 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold Yes £83,400 28 Apr 2000 First standard sale on record
10 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold Yes £115,400 17 May 2000 First standard sale on record
29 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold Yes £132,500 16 Jun 2000 First standard sale on record
11 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold Yes £142,400 29 Jun 2000 First standard sale on record
9 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold Yes £132,500 29 Jun 2000 First standard sale on record
15 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold Yes £117,500 30 Jun 2000 First standard sale on record
17 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold Yes £116,400 30 Jun 2000 First standard sale on record
21 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold Yes £132,500 30 Jun 2000 First standard sale on record
5 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold Yes £135,500 7 Jul 2000 First standard sale on record
4 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Leasehold Yes £142,500 6 Oct 2000 First standard sale on record
2 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Leasehold Yes £132,500 16 Mar 2001 First standard sale on record
11 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold No £165,000 13 Mar 2002 +16% since 2000
19 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Leasehold No £167,500 15 May 2002 First standard sale on record
10 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold No £146,000 21 Jun 2002 +27% since 2000
11 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold No £180,000 7 Oct 2002 +9% since 2002
1 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Leasehold No £164,950 11 Oct 2002 +44% since 2000
25 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Leasehold No £157,500 5 Dec 2002 First standard sale on record
11 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold No £199,950 17 Jan 2003 +11% since 2002
21 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold No £205,000 20 Jun 2003 +55% since 2000
5 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold No £238,000 20 Oct 2003 +76% since 2000
2 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Leasehold No £245,000 24 Jun 2004 +85% since 2001
27 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold No £175,000 16 Jul 2004 +110% since 2000
9 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold No £249,950 27 Aug 2004 +89% since 2000
6 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold No £210,000 28 Oct 2005 +99% since 2000
2 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Leasehold No £240,000 17 Mar 2006 -2% since 2004
10 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold No £244,500 1 Sep 2006 +67% since 2002
27 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold No £188,000 16 Mar 2007 +7% since 2004
8 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold No £217,000 1 Aug 2007 +125% since 2000
2 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Leasehold No £250,000 15 Aug 2008 +4% since 2006
10 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold No £219,000 8 Apr 2011 -10% since 2006
29 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold No £249,999 18 May 2012 +89% since 2000
3 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Leasehold No £218,000 25 May 2012 +101% since 2000
8 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold No £180,000 6 Jun 2013 -17% since 2007
27 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold No £198,000 21 Jun 2013 +5% since 2007
21 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold No £250,000 8 Nov 2013 +22% since 2003
4 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Leasehold No £285,000 7 Feb 2014 +100% since 2000
29 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold No £275,000 30 Jul 2014 +10% since 2012
5 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold No £265,000 2 Apr 2015 +11% since 2003
17 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold No £240,000 3 Jun 2016 +106% since 2000
12 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Leasehold No £290,000 9 Sep 2019 +199% since 2000
12 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold No £365,000 30 Jun 2021 +26% since 2019
Recorded standard sales per year on Watermead Drive
YearSales
2000 16
2001 1
2002 6
2003 3
2004 3
2005 1
2006 2
2007 2
2008 1
2009 0
2010 0
2011 1
2012 2
2013 3
2014 2
2015 1
2016 1
2017 0
2018 0
2019 1
2020 0
2021 1

District context: the trend below covers the whole WA7 postcode district, not just Watermead Drive.

Median sold price

Median sold price per year in the wider WA7 district£40k£84k£127k£171k£215k199520012007201320192026*1995; Median: £42,750; Average (mean): £48,215; Sales: 622; Lowest: £9,000; Highest: £147,9501996; Median: £42,000; Average (mean): £48,181; Sales: 671; Lowest: £5,000; Highest: £151,0001997; Median: £46,950; Average (mean): £52,686; Sales: 615; Lowest: £8,000; Highest: £615,0001998; Median: £47,500; Average (mean): £55,192; Sales: 767; Lowest: £10,000; Highest: £250,0001999; Median: £46,500; Average (mean): £54,900; Sales: 900; Lowest: £10,000; Highest: £266,0002000; Median: £55,000; Average (mean): £64,872; Sales: 1,196; Lowest: £11,500; Highest: £350,0002001; Median: £55,500; Average (mean): £67,058; Sales: 1,069; Lowest: £11,500; Highest: £250,0002002; Median: £59,000; Average (mean): £71,231; Sales: 1,263; Lowest: £13,000; Highest: £360,0002003; Median: £72,000; Average (mean): £84,372; Sales: 1,286; Lowest: £16,500; Highest: £435,0002004; Median: £88,150; Average (mean): £105,689; Sales: 1,184; Lowest: £12,500; Highest: £511,1252005; Median: £104,000; Average (mean): £113,391; Sales: 1,067; Lowest: £20,000; Highest: £495,0002006; Median: £108,000; Average (mean): £119,658; Sales: 1,181; Lowest: £23,750; Highest: £680,0002007; Median: £113,000; Average (mean): £128,229; Sales: 1,186; Lowest: £22,500; Highest: £550,0002008; Median: £115,000; Average (mean): £126,820; Sales: 633; Lowest: £28,893; Highest: £470,0002009; Median: £115,000; Average (mean): £126,942; Sales: 435; Lowest: £23,200; Highest: £340,0002010; Median: £106,500; Average (mean): £126,677; Sales: 454; Lowest: £29,000; Highest: £415,0002011; Median: £104,500; Average (mean): £119,041; Sales: 434; Lowest: £35,000; Highest: £500,0002012; Median: £99,475; Average (mean): £114,267; Sales: 478; Lowest: £25,000; Highest: £375,0002013; Median: £111,000; Average (mean): £124,004; Sales: 605; Lowest: £25,000; Highest: £379,9952014; Median: £111,995; Average (mean): £122,812; Sales: 661; Lowest: £24,000; Highest: £465,0002015; Median: £116,998; Average (mean): £129,649; Sales: 676; Lowest: £35,000; Highest: £510,0002016; Median: £120,000; Average (mean): £137,810; Sales: 748; Lowest: £25,000; Highest: £485,0002017; Median: £130,000; Average (mean): £151,681; Sales: 871; Lowest: £31,000; Highest: £480,0002018; Median: £125,000; Average (mean): £145,825; Sales: 860; Lowest: £35,000; Highest: £595,0002019; Median: £140,000; Average (mean): £163,527; Sales: 748; Lowest: £45,000; Highest: £525,0002020; Median: £157,500; Average (mean): £172,808; Sales: 666; Lowest: £34,000; Highest: £505,0002021; Median: £150,000; Average (mean): £173,888; Sales: 820; Lowest: £38,000; Highest: £580,0002022; Median: £167,500; Average (mean): £191,681; Sales: 793; Lowest: £45,000; Highest: £875,0002023; Median: £162,000; Average (mean): £189,584; Sales: 617; Lowest: £39,999; Highest: £570,0002024; Median: £170,000; Average (mean): £194,295; Sales: 680; Lowest: £40,000; Highest: £620,0002025; Median: £182,000; Average (mean): £204,310; Sales: 716; Lowest: £40,000; Highest: £575,0002026 (year to date); Median: £175,000; Average (mean): £203,620; Sales: 338; Lowest: £32,000; Highest: £705,000; Coverage: to Sep - year to date

Sales per year

Sales per year in the wider WA7 district6431,286199520012007201320192026*1995; Sales: 6221996; Sales: 6711997; Sales: 6151998; Sales: 7671999; Sales: 9002000; Sales: 1,1962001; Sales: 1,0692002; Sales: 1,2632003; Sales: 1,2862004; Sales: 1,1842005; Sales: 1,0672006; Sales: 1,1812007; Sales: 1,1862008; Sales: 6332009; Sales: 4352010; Sales: 4542011; Sales: 4342012; Sales: 4782013; Sales: 6052014; Sales: 6612015; Sales: 6762016; Sales: 7482017; Sales: 8712018; Sales: 8602019; Sales: 7482020; Sales: 6662021; Sales: 8202022; Sales: 7932023; Sales: 6172024; Sales: 6802025; Sales: 7162026 (year to date); Sales: 338; Coverage: to Sep - year to date

Year-on-year change in median price

Year-on-year change in median sold price in the wider WA7 district+25%-25%0199520012007201320192026*1996 vs 1995; Change: -1.8%; 1996 median: £42,000 (671 sales); 1995 median: £42,750 (622 sales)1997 vs 1996; Change: +11.8%; 1997 median: £46,950 (615 sales); 1996 median: £42,000 (671 sales)1998 vs 1997; Change: +1.2%; 1998 median: £47,500 (767 sales); 1997 median: £46,950 (615 sales)1999 vs 1998; Change: -2.1%; 1999 median: £46,500 (900 sales); 1998 median: £47,500 (767 sales)2000 vs 1999; Change: +18.3%; 2000 median: £55,000 (1,196 sales); 1999 median: £46,500 (900 sales)2001 vs 2000; Change: +0.9%; 2001 median: £55,500 (1,069 sales); 2000 median: £55,000 (1,196 sales)2002 vs 2001; Change: +6.3%; 2002 median: £59,000 (1,263 sales); 2001 median: £55,500 (1,069 sales)2003 vs 2002; Change: +22.0%; 2003 median: £72,000 (1,286 sales); 2002 median: £59,000 (1,263 sales)2004 vs 2003; Change: +22.4%; 2004 median: £88,150 (1,184 sales); 2003 median: £72,000 (1,286 sales)2005 vs 2004; Change: +18.0%; 2005 median: £104,000 (1,067 sales); 2004 median: £88,150 (1,184 sales)2006 vs 2005; Change: +3.8%; 2006 median: £108,000 (1,181 sales); 2005 median: £104,000 (1,067 sales)2007 vs 2006; Change: +4.6%; 2007 median: £113,000 (1,186 sales); 2006 median: £108,000 (1,181 sales)2008 vs 2007; Change: +1.8%; 2008 median: £115,000 (633 sales); 2007 median: £113,000 (1,186 sales)2009 vs 2008; Change: +0.0%; 2009 median: £115,000 (435 sales); 2008 median: £115,000 (633 sales)2010 vs 2009; Change: -7.4%; 2010 median: £106,500 (454 sales); 2009 median: £115,000 (435 sales)2011 vs 2010; Change: -1.9%; 2011 median: £104,500 (434 sales); 2010 median: £106,500 (454 sales)2012 vs 2011; Change: -4.8%; 2012 median: £99,475 (478 sales); 2011 median: £104,500 (434 sales)2013 vs 2012; Change: +11.6%; 2013 median: £111,000 (605 sales); 2012 median: £99,475 (478 sales)2014 vs 2013; Change: +0.9%; 2014 median: £111,995 (661 sales); 2013 median: £111,000 (605 sales)2015 vs 2014; Change: +4.5%; 2015 median: £116,998 (676 sales); 2014 median: £111,995 (661 sales)2016 vs 2015; Change: +2.6%; 2016 median: £120,000 (748 sales); 2015 median: £116,998 (676 sales)2017 vs 2016; Change: +8.3%; 2017 median: £130,000 (871 sales); 2016 median: £120,000 (748 sales)2018 vs 2017; Change: -3.8%; 2018 median: £125,000 (860 sales); 2017 median: £130,000 (871 sales)2019 vs 2018; Change: +12.0%; 2019 median: £140,000 (748 sales); 2018 median: £125,000 (860 sales)2020 vs 2019; Change: +12.5%; 2020 median: £157,500 (666 sales); 2019 median: £140,000 (748 sales)2021 vs 2020; Change: -4.8%; 2021 median: £150,000 (820 sales); 2020 median: £157,500 (666 sales)2022 vs 2021; Change: +11.7%; 2022 median: £167,500 (793 sales); 2021 median: £150,000 (820 sales)2023 vs 2022; Change: -3.3%; 2023 median: £162,000 (617 sales); 2022 median: £167,500 (793 sales)2024 vs 2023; Change: +4.9%; 2024 median: £170,000 (680 sales); 2023 median: £162,000 (617 sales)2025 vs 2024; Change: +7.1%; 2025 median: £182,000 (716 sales); 2024 median: £170,000 (680 sales)

Median sold price, indexed - 1995 = 100

Each point is the year's median divided by the 1995 figure (£42,750), so 200 means double the 1995 value in cash terms. Values are nominal. How we work this out

Median sold price in the wider WA7 district, indexed to 1995 = 10093182270359447199520012007201320192026*1995; Index: 100 (1995 = 100); Median: £42,750; Sales: 6221996; Index: 98 (1995 = 100); Median: £42,000; Sales: 6711997; Index: 110 (1995 = 100); Median: £46,950; Sales: 6151998; Index: 111 (1995 = 100); Median: £47,500; Sales: 7671999; Index: 109 (1995 = 100); Median: £46,500; Sales: 9002000; Index: 129 (1995 = 100); Median: £55,000; Sales: 1,1962001; Index: 130 (1995 = 100); Median: £55,500; Sales: 1,0692002; Index: 138 (1995 = 100); Median: £59,000; Sales: 1,2632003; Index: 168 (1995 = 100); Median: £72,000; Sales: 1,2862004; Index: 206 (1995 = 100); Median: £88,150; Sales: 1,1842005; Index: 243 (1995 = 100); Median: £104,000; Sales: 1,0672006; Index: 253 (1995 = 100); Median: £108,000; Sales: 1,1812007; Index: 264 (1995 = 100); Median: £113,000; Sales: 1,1862008; Index: 269 (1995 = 100); Median: £115,000; Sales: 6332009; Index: 269 (1995 = 100); Median: £115,000; Sales: 4352010; Index: 249 (1995 = 100); Median: £106,500; Sales: 4542011; Index: 244 (1995 = 100); Median: £104,500; Sales: 4342012; Index: 233 (1995 = 100); Median: £99,475; Sales: 4782013; Index: 260 (1995 = 100); Median: £111,000; Sales: 6052014; Index: 262 (1995 = 100); Median: £111,995; Sales: 6612015; Index: 274 (1995 = 100); Median: £116,998; Sales: 6762016; Index: 281 (1995 = 100); Median: £120,000; Sales: 7482017; Index: 304 (1995 = 100); Median: £130,000; Sales: 8712018; Index: 292 (1995 = 100); Median: £125,000; Sales: 8602019; Index: 327 (1995 = 100); Median: £140,000; Sales: 7482020; Index: 368 (1995 = 100); Median: £157,500; Sales: 6662021; Index: 351 (1995 = 100); Median: £150,000; Sales: 8202022; Index: 392 (1995 = 100); Median: £167,500; Sales: 7932023; Index: 379 (1995 = 100); Median: £162,000; Sales: 6172024; Index: 398 (1995 = 100); Median: £170,000; Sales: 6802025; Index: 426 (1995 = 100); Median: £182,000; Sales: 7162026 (year to date); Index: 409 (1995 = 100); Median: £175,000; Sales: 338; Coverage: to Sep - year to date
Median sold price per year in the wider WA7 district - half of recorded sales in each year were below the line. The dashed line is the average (mean). The price axis does not start at zero. * 2026 is incomplete (to Sep - year to date) and is excluded from the year-on-year panel. (Standard sales, HM Land Registry.)The line is the median sale price of standard sales in the wider WA7 district each year - half were below it; the dashed line is the mean. Years with few sales are drawn hollow or get no point. These are the prices of what happened to sell each year, not a like-for-like index. Full method
Sold price per year in the wider WA7 district. In years with fewer than 3 sales no median or average is published - with 1 or 2 sales the lowest and highest columns are the actual individual prices.
Year Median price Average (mean) priceSalesLowestHighestChange on previous year
1995 £42,750 £48,215 622 £9,000 £147,950 -
1996 £42,000 £48,181 671 £5,000 £151,000 -1.8%
1997 £46,950 £52,686 615 £8,000 £615,000 +11.8%
1998 £47,500 £55,192 767 £10,000 £250,000 +1.2%
1999 £46,500 £54,900 900 £10,000 £266,000 -2.1%
2000 £55,000 £64,872 1,196 £11,500 £350,000 +18.3%
2001 £55,500 £67,058 1,069 £11,500 £250,000 +0.9%
2002 £59,000 £71,231 1,263 £13,000 £360,000 +6.3%
2003 £72,000 £84,372 1,286 £16,500 £435,000 +22.0%
2004 £88,150 £105,689 1,184 £12,500 £511,125 +22.4%
2005 £104,000 £113,391 1,067 £20,000 £495,000 +18.0%
2006 £108,000 £119,658 1,181 £23,750 £680,000 +3.8%
2007 £113,000 £128,229 1,186 £22,500 £550,000 +4.6%
2008 £115,000 £126,820 633 £28,893 £470,000 +1.8%
2009 £115,000 £126,942 435 £23,200 £340,000 +0.0%
2010 £106,500 £126,677 454 £29,000 £415,000 -7.4%
2011 £104,500 £119,041 434 £35,000 £500,000 -1.9%
2012 £99,475 £114,267 478 £25,000 £375,000 -4.8%
2013 £111,000 £124,004 605 £25,000 £379,995 +11.6%
2014 £111,995 £122,812 661 £24,000 £465,000 +0.9%
2015 £116,998 £129,649 676 £35,000 £510,000 +4.5%
2016 £120,000 £137,810 748 £25,000 £485,000 +2.6%
2017 £130,000 £151,681 871 £31,000 £480,000 +8.3%
2018 £125,000 £145,825 860 £35,000 £595,000 -3.8%
2019 £140,000 £163,527 748 £45,000 £525,000 +12.0%
2020 £157,500 £172,808 666 £34,000 £505,000 +12.5%
2021 £150,000 £173,888 820 £38,000 £580,000 -4.8%
2022 £167,500 £191,681 793 £45,000 £875,000 +11.7%
2023 £162,000 £189,584 617 £39,999 £570,000 -3.3%
2024 £170,000 £194,295 680 £40,000 £620,000 +4.9%
2025 £182,000 £204,310 716 £40,000 £575,000 +7.1%
2026 (to Sep - year to date) £175,000 £203,620 338 £32,000 £705,000 -

Property types in WA7

Each share is that property type's slice of all standard (HM Land Registry category-A) sales in WA7. The price beside it is the mean sale price for that type across all recorded years. The freehold/leasehold split and any new-build figure compare averages weighted by number of sales. Much of a "flat vs house" or leasehold gap is the property type itself, not a premium.
Detached 25% £186,696
Semi-detached 35% £112,898
Terraced 34% £77,352
Flat / Apartment 6% £90,570
Prices are the mean across all recorded years - a few expensive sales can pull an average upward.

81% freehold, 19% leasehold, across all recorded years. Comparing new-build and existing homes type by type (each type weighted by how many sales it has here), new builds sold for around 30% more, across all recorded years. New builds sell mostly in the years they were built, so part of that gap is when they sold, not only that they were new; the detail below compares within each type.

Tenure and new-build detail by type
TypeFreeholdNew-build vs existing
Detached 90% about the same
Semi-detached 86% +32% for new build
Terraced 82% +84% for new build
Flat / Apartment 5% +16% for new build

New-build vs existing compares mean prices within the same type, so it is partly mix-adjusted - but it is not a like-for-like index.

Who lives around Watermead DriveCensus 2021 figures for the small statistical area (LSOA) around this street - by ONS design an LSOA covers roughly 400 to 1,200 households, so this describes the immediate neighbourhood, not this street alone. Owner-occupied includes homes owned outright, with a mortgage, and shared ownership.

Owner-occupied 88% Private rented 8% Social rented 4%

Age profile

Under 15 17%
15-24 10%
25-44 28%
45-64 30%
65+ 15%

762 households in the immediate area

4% of households have no car or van

Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021 (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Typical rents in Halton

Average monthly private rents for the local authority area, from the ONS Price Index of Private Rents (September 2026 figures). These are council-area averages, not street-level figures - rents on any one street can differ. The yearly change compares the same month a year earlier.
Home sizeAverage rent
1 bed £549 pcm
2 bed £690 pcm
3 bed £832 pcm
4+ bed £1,169 pcm
All homes £754 pcm

Source: Office for National Statistics, Price Index of Private Rents (Open Government Licence v3.0)

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Sales 47
Median, all yearsi £180,000
Average (mean) £184,439
Lowest £83,400
Highest £365,000
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Recorded sales on Watermead Drive

Showing 1-47 of 47 sales, newest first.

Address Postcode TypeThis table sorts by Price or Date, across the whole result set. Type and tenure are filters, not sort keys - use the filter bar above to narrow the list; it applies to every page of results. TenureThis table sorts by Price or Date, across the whole result set. Type and tenure are filters, not sort keys - use the filter bar above to narrow the list; it applies to every page of results.
12 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold £365,000 +26% since 2019 30 Jun 2021
12 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Leasehold £290,000 +199% since 2000 9 Sep 2019
17 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold £240,000 +106% since 2000 3 Jun 2016
5 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold £265,000 +11% since 2003 2 Apr 2015
29 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold £275,000 +10% since 2012 30 Jul 2014
4 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Leasehold £285,000 +100% since 2000 7 Feb 2014
21 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold £250,000 +22% since 2003 8 Nov 2013
27 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold £198,000 +5% since 2007 21 Jun 2013
8 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold £180,000 -17% since 2007 6 Jun 2013
3 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Leasehold £218,000 +101% since 2000 25 May 2012
29 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold £249,999 +89% since 2000 18 May 2012
10 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold £219,000 -10% since 2006 8 Apr 2011
2 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Leasehold £250,000 +4% since 2006 15 Aug 2008
8 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold £217,000 +125% since 2000 1 Aug 2007
27 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold £188,000 +7% since 2004 16 Mar 2007
10 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold £244,500 +67% since 2002 1 Sep 2006
2 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Leasehold £240,000 -2% since 2004 17 Mar 2006
6 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold £210,000 +99% since 2000 28 Oct 2005
9 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold £249,950 +89% since 2000 27 Aug 2004
27 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold £175,000 +110% since 2000 16 Jul 2004
2 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Leasehold £245,000 +85% since 2001 24 Jun 2004
5 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold £238,000 +76% since 2000 20 Oct 2003
21 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold £205,000 +55% since 2000 20 Jun 2003
11 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold £199,950 +11% since 2002 17 Jan 2003
25 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Leasehold £157,500 First standard sale on record 5 Dec 2002
1 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Leasehold £164,950 +44% since 2000 11 Oct 2002
11 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold £180,000 +9% since 2002 7 Oct 2002
10 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold £146,000 +27% since 2000 21 Jun 2002
19 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Leasehold £167,500 First standard sale on record 15 May 2002
11 Watermead Drive WA7 3NA Detached Freehold £165,000 +16% since 2000 13 Mar 2002
2 Watermead Drive New build WA7 3NA Detached Leasehold £132,500 First standard sale on record 16 Mar 2001
4 Watermead Drive New build WA7 3NA Detached Leasehold £142,500 First standard sale on record 6 Oct 2000
5 Watermead Drive New build WA7 3NA Detached Freehold £135,500 First standard sale on record 7 Jul 2000
21 Watermead Drive New build WA7 3NA Detached Freehold £132,500 First standard sale on record 30 Jun 2000
17 Watermead Drive New build WA7 3NA Detached Freehold £116,400 First standard sale on record 30 Jun 2000
15 Watermead Drive New build WA7 3NA Detached Freehold £117,500 First standard sale on record 30 Jun 2000
9 Watermead Drive New build WA7 3NA Detached Freehold £132,500 First standard sale on record 29 Jun 2000
11 Watermead Drive New build WA7 3NA Detached Freehold £142,400 First standard sale on record 29 Jun 2000
29 Watermead Drive New build WA7 3NA Detached Freehold £132,500 First standard sale on record 16 Jun 2000
10 Watermead Drive New build WA7 3NA Detached Freehold £115,400 First standard sale on record 17 May 2000
27 Watermead Drive New build WA7 3NA Detached Freehold £83,400 First standard sale on record 28 Apr 2000
23 Watermead Drive New build WA7 3NA Detached Freehold £85,400 First standard sale on record 20 Apr 2000
1 Watermead Drive New build WA7 3NA Detached Leasehold £114,500 First standard sale on record 31 Mar 2000
12 Watermead Drive New build WA7 3NA Detached Leasehold £97,000 First standard sale on record 31 Mar 2000
6 Watermead Drive New build WA7 3NA Detached Freehold £105,400 First standard sale on record 31 Mar 2000
8 Watermead Drive New build WA7 3NA Detached Freehold £96,400 First standard sale on record 31 Mar 2000
3 Watermead Drive New build WA7 3NA Detached Leasehold £108,500 First standard sale on record 17 Mar 2000

Homes that sold more than once on Watermead DriveEvery address on Watermead Drive with two or more recorded standard (HM Land Registry category-A) sales, matched on the exact address so a sale can never be attributed to a neighbouring home. "Change" is the difference between consecutive sales of the same home. "Annualised" is the constant yearly rate that would grow the earlier price into the later one over the time between them (compound), and is only shown when the sales are at least two years apart (closer pairs show how long apart they were). These are historical facts about past sales - they are not an estimate of what any home is worth today.

A home selling twice is the cleanest price comparison the Land Registry data offers - the same bricks, years apart. 15 addresses here have sold more than once.

AddressSoldPriceChangeAnnualised
12 Watermead DriveWA7 3NA31 Mar 2000 New build£97,000first recorded sale
9 Sep 2019£290,000+£193,000 (+199.0%)+5.8%/yrover 19.4 yrs
30 Jun 2021£365,000+£75,000 (+25.9%)over 1.8 yrs - too close for a yearly rate
17 Watermead DriveWA7 3NA30 Jun 2000 New build£116,400first recorded sale
3 Jun 2016£240,000+£123,600 (+106.2%)+4.6%/yrover 15.9 yrs
5 Watermead DriveWA7 3NA7 Jul 2000 New build£135,500first recorded sale
20 Oct 2003£238,000+£102,500 (+75.6%)+18.7%/yrover 3.3 yrsmay reflect works or an unusual earlier sale
2 Apr 2015£265,000+£27,000 (+11.3%)+0.9%/yrover 11.4 yrs
29 Watermead DriveWA7 3NA16 Jun 2000 New build£132,500first recorded sale
18 May 2012£249,999+£117,499 (+88.7%)+5.5%/yrover 11.9 yrs
30 Jul 2014£275,000+£25,001 (+10.0%)+4.4%/yrover 2.2 yrs
4 Watermead DriveWA7 3NA6 Oct 2000 New build£142,500first recorded sale
7 Feb 2014£285,000+£142,500 (+100.0%)+5.3%/yrover 13.3 yrs
21 Watermead DriveWA7 3NA30 Jun 2000 New build£132,500first recorded sale
20 Jun 2003£205,000+£72,500 (+54.7%)+15.8%/yrover 3.0 yrsmay reflect works or an unusual earlier sale
8 Nov 2013£250,000+£45,000 (+22.0%)+1.9%/yrover 10.4 yrs
27 Watermead DriveWA7 3NA28 Apr 2000 New build£83,400first recorded sale
16 Jul 2004£175,000+£91,600 (+109.8%)+19.2%/yrover 4.2 yrsmay reflect works or an unusual earlier sale
16 Mar 2007£188,000+£13,000 (+7.4%)+2.7%/yrover 2.7 yrs
21 Jun 2013£198,000+£10,000 (+5.3%)+0.8%/yrover 6.3 yrs
8 Watermead DriveWA7 3NA31 Mar 2000 New build£96,400first recorded sale
1 Aug 2007£217,000+£120,600 (+125.1%)+11.7%/yrover 7.3 yrs
6 Jun 2013£180,000-£37,000 (-17.1%)-3.1%/yrover 5.8 yrs
3 Watermead DriveWA7 3NA17 Mar 2000 New build£108,500first recorded sale
25 May 2012£218,000+£109,500 (+100.9%)+5.9%/yrover 12.2 yrs
10 Watermead DriveWA7 3NA17 May 2000 New build£115,400first recorded sale
21 Jun 2002£146,000+£30,600 (+26.5%)+11.9%/yrover 2.1 yrs
1 Sep 2006£244,500+£98,500 (+67.5%)+13.1%/yrover 4.2 yrs
8 Apr 2011£219,000-£25,500 (-10.4%)-2.4%/yrover 4.6 yrs
2 Watermead DriveWA7 3NA16 Mar 2001 New build£132,500first recorded sale
24 Jun 2004£245,000+£112,500 (+84.9%)+20.6%/yrover 3.3 yrsmay reflect works or an unusual earlier sale
17 Mar 2006£240,000-£5,000 (-2.0%)over 1.7 yrs - too close for a yearly rate
15 Aug 2008£250,000+£10,000 (+4.2%)+1.7%/yrover 2.4 yrs
6 Watermead DriveWA7 3NA31 Mar 2000 New build£105,400first recorded sale
28 Oct 2005£210,000+£104,600 (+99.2%)+13.2%/yrover 5.6 yrs
9 Watermead DriveWA7 3NA29 Jun 2000 New build£132,500first recorded sale
27 Aug 2004£249,950+£117,450 (+88.6%)+16.5%/yrover 4.2 yrsmay reflect works or an unusual earlier sale
11 Watermead DriveWA7 3NA29 Jun 2000 New build£142,400first recorded sale
13 Mar 2002£165,000+£22,600 (+15.9%)over 1.7 yrs - too close for a yearly rate
7 Oct 2002£180,000+£15,000 (+9.1%)held under a year
17 Jan 2003£199,950+£19,950 (+11.1%)held under a year
1 Watermead DriveWA7 3NA31 Mar 2000 New build£114,500first recorded sale
11 Oct 2002£164,950+£50,450 (+44.1%)+15.5%/yrover 2.5 yrsmay reflect works or an unusual earlier sale

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. England and Wales only. Sale prices are as recorded by Land Registry and may exclude some private/below-threshold transactions.

Locality grouping uses the ONS Postcode Directory: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0.

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