Residential dwellings
29,224
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
WA8 rents and yields
Asking rent £887/month · Gross yield 4.3% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is WA8?
WA8: residential dwellings 29,224.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.1%
WA8 has the highest HMO-shaped dwellings of the 2 neighbouring postcode districts compared.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 27,720
- Mixed-use buildings
- 73%
- HMO-shaped units
- 12%
- EPC A or B
- 12%
- EPC D or worse
- 44%
What does WA8 earn?
WA8: asking rent £887/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 632 lets).
Asking rent
£887/month 12 months to Sep 2026
632 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 632 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.3% 12 months to Sep 2026
806 lets
-2.1% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 806 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
200 on 6 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 6 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
How does WA8 vary by home size?
Asking rent in WA8 runs from £583/month for 1 bedroom to £951/month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £583/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -0.7% on the previous 12 months | 127 |
| 2 bedrooms | £803/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +3.1% on the previous 12 months | 248 |
| 3 bedrooms | £951/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -1.8% on the previous 12 months | 345 |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns WA8?
Corporate landlords hold 92% of the 1,887 units in WA8 whose freeholder is classified; 94% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords92% of classified · 1,730 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)5.7% of classified · 107 units
- Housing associations2.2% of classified · 41 units
- RMC0.5% of classified · 9 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does WA8 rank?
WA8 ranks 2nd of 2 postcode districts in Halton for asking rent, at £887/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Halton
WA8 ranks 2nd of 2 postcode districts in Halton for asking rent, at £887/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WA7 | £922/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 398 | measured |
| 2 | WA8 | £887/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 632 | measured |
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Halton
WA8 ranks 2nd of 2 postcode districts in Halton for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.3%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WA7 | 5.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 535 | measured |
| 2 | WA8 | 4.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 806 | measured |
Where next from WA8?
- HaltonThe wider market this area sits in.
- WA7Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,596/m² · Sep 2026
- L24Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,615/m² · Sep 2026
- L26Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,891/m² · Sep 2026
- L35Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,560/m² · Sep 2026
- WA5Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,393/m² · Sep 2026
- WA9Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,336/m² · Sep 2026
- L36Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,277/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about WA8
- What is the average rent in WA8?
- Homes to let in WA8 asked a median £887/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 632 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in WA8?
- 4.3% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 806 lets. -2.1% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in WA8?
- WA8 has 29,224 homes, 0.1% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about WA8
- Property values in WA8Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in WA8Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in WA8What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in WA8What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in WA8Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in WA8What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in WA8Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 632 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 806 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 6 Nov 2026 | 6 Nov 2026 | — |