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Thornton Drive, Newton-Le-Willows

MyStreetCheck free street report: Thornton Drive, Newton-Le-Willows · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/newton-le-willows-merseyside/thornton-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WA12 9GZ, WA12 9AP.

Average price (last 12 months)
£274,167
3 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£192,145
63 sales
Price range
£122k – £360k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
21 Aug 2026
WA12 9AP

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At a glance

House prices£274k average17% above the Newton-Le-Willows average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station10 min walkEarlestown station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 66 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

63 property sales on Thornton Drive, Newton-Le-Willows have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £274,167. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £232,223. Average sale prices rose from £199,950 in 2017 to £274,167 in 2026 (+37%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 17% above the Newton-Le-Willows average of £234,318 over the same period. 15 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 15 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 41% detached, 40% terraced, 19% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Thornton Drive range from £121,995 to £360,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 59 streets in Newton-Le-Willows with at least two sales in the last year, Thornton Drive ranks 16th for average price.

House prices on Thornton Drive compared

Thornton Drive£274,167
WA12 postcode area£234,318
Newton-Le-Willows£234,318
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all WA12 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £199,950 (2 sales)2017£200k2018: £166,352 (14 sales)2018£166k2019: £172,795 (15 sales)2019£173k2020: £192,924 (14 sales)2020£193k2021: £193,496 (6 sales)2021£193k2022: £206,375 (4 sales)2022£206k2023: £277,500 (2 sales)2023£278k2024: £175,000 (1 sales)2024£175k2025: £272,250 (2 sales)2025£272k2026: £274,167 (3 sales)2026£274k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 66 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached26£232,22321 Aug 2026
Terraced25£155,73620 Mar 2026
Semi-detached12£181,16322 Jul 2026

Sold prices on Thornton Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
1, Thornton Drive WA12 9AP 21 Aug 2026£360,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Thornton Drive WA12 9AP 22 Jul 2026£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Thornton Drive WA12 9GZ 20 Mar 2026£217,500 TerracedFreehold
17, Thornton Drive WA12 9AP 19 Sep 2025£332,000 DetachedFreehold
54, Thornton Drive WA12 9GZ 1 Aug 2025£260,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Thornton Drive WA12 9AP 21 Mar 2025£212,500 TerracedFreehold
5, Thornton Drive WA12 9AP 28 Feb 2024£175,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Thornton Drive WA12 9AP 22 Sep 2023£225,000 TerracedFreehold
56, Thornton Drive WA12 9GZ 1 Feb 2023£330,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Thornton Drive WA12 9AP 2 Dec 2022£212,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Thornton Drive WA12 9GZ 29 Apr 2022£271,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Thornton Drive WA12 9AP 14 Apr 2022£162,500 TerracedFreehold
36, Thornton Drive WA12 9GZ 11 Feb 2022£180,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Thornton Drive WA12 9AP 7 May 2021£179,995 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Thornton Drive WA12 9GZ 19 Mar 2021£189,995 Detached New buildFreehold
12, Thornton Drive WA12 9GZ 19 Mar 2021£209,995 Detached New buildFreehold
6, Thornton Drive WA12 9GZ 25 Feb 2021£230,995 Detached New buildFreehold
8, Thornton Drive WA12 9GZ 25 Feb 2021£189,995 Detached New buildFreehold
38, Thornton Drive WA12 9GZ 22 Jan 2021£160,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Thornton Drive WA12 9GZ 18 Dec 2020£159,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
16, Thornton Drive WA12 9GZ 27 Nov 2020£159,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
18, Thornton Drive WA12 9GZ 27 Nov 2020£235,995 Detached New buildFreehold
43, Thornton Drive WA12 9AP 30 Oct 2020£150,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
20, Thornton Drive WA12 9GZ 29 Oct 2020£230,995 Detached New buildFreehold
24, Thornton Drive WA12 9GZ 30 Sep 2020£159,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
26, Thornton Drive WA12 9GZ 30 Sep 2020£159,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
22, Thornton Drive WA12 9GZ 28 Sep 2020£235,995 Detached New buildFreehold
28, Thornton Drive WA12 9GZ 28 Sep 2020£230,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
33, Thornton Drive WA12 9AP 29 May 2020£228,995 Detached New buildFreehold
35, Thornton Drive WA12 9AP 29 May 2020£233,995 Detached New buildFreehold
37, Thornton Drive WA12 9AP 29 May 2020£208,995 Detached New buildFreehold
41, Thornton Drive WA12 9AP 30 Apr 2020£150,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
39, Thornton Drive WA12 9AP 17 Apr 2020£152,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
45, Thornton Drive WA12 9AP 20 Dec 2019£208,995 Detached New buildFreehold
47, Thornton Drive WA12 9AP 20 Dec 2019£231,995 Detached New buildFreehold
31, Thornton Drive WA12 9AP 29 Nov 2019£199,995 Detached New buildFreehold
25, Thornton Drive WA12 9AP 30 Sep 2019£153,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
27, Thornton Drive WA12 9AP 27 Sep 2019£151,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
29, Thornton Drive WA12 9AP 26 Sep 2019£153,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
19, Thornton Drive WA12 9AP 28 Jun 2019£229,995 Detached New buildFreehold
21, Thornton Drive WA12 9AP 28 Jun 2019£166,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
23, Thornton Drive WA12 9AP 28 Jun 2019£166,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
11, Thornton Drive WA12 9AP 29 Apr 2019£165,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
15, Thornton Drive WA12 9AP 29 Mar 2019£165,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
17, Thornton Drive WA12 9AP 29 Mar 2019£222,995 Detached New buildFreehold
7, Thornton Drive WA12 9AP 22 Feb 2019£121,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
5, Thornton Drive WA12 9AP 8 Feb 2019£124,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
9, Thornton Drive WA12 9AP 31 Jan 2019£124,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
1, Thornton Drive WA12 9AP 21 Dec 2018£221,995 Detached New buildFreehold
3, Thornton Drive WA12 9AP 21 Dec 2018£224,995 Detached New buildFreehold
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Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
1, Thornton Drive £221,995 (Dec 2018) → £360,000 (Aug 2026) +62%
over 8 yrs
23, Thornton Drive £166,995 (Jun 2019) → £245,000 (Jul 2026) +47%
over 7 yrs
42, Thornton Drive £100,500 (Jun 2018) → £217,500 (Mar 2026) +116%
over 8 yrs
17, Thornton Drive £222,995 (Mar 2019) → £332,000 (Sep 2025) +49%
over 6 yrs
54, Thornton Drive £179,995 (May 2018) → £260,000 (Aug 2025) +44%
over 7 yrs
25, Thornton Drive £153,995 (Sep 2019) → £212,500 (Mar 2025) +38%
over 5 yrs
5, Thornton Drive £124,995 (Feb 2019) → £175,000 (Feb 2024) +40%
over 5 yrs
29, Thornton Drive £153,995 (Sep 2019) → £225,000 (Sep 2023) +46%
over 4 yrs
56, Thornton Drive £223,995 (Apr 2018) → £330,000 (Feb 2023) +47%
over 5 yrs
15, Thornton Drive £165,995 (Mar 2019) → £212,000 (Dec 2022) +28%
over 4 yrs
4, Thornton Drive £200,950 (Dec 2017) → £271,000 (Apr 2022) +35%
over 4 yrs
9, Thornton Drive £124,995 (Jan 2019) → £162,500 (Apr 2022) +30%
over 3 yrs
36, Thornton Drive £131,995 (Jun 2018) → £180,000 (Feb 2022) +36%
over 4 yrs
11, Thornton Drive £165,995 (Apr 2019) → £179,995 (May 2021) +8%
over 2 yrs
38, Thornton Drive £151,995 (Jun 2018) → £160,000 (Jan 2021) +5%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Thornton Drive

Crime

131 crimes were reported within about a mile of Thornton Drive in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences47
Shoplifting18
Anti-social behaviour14
Public order14
Criminal damage & arson10
Drugs8

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Thornton Drive is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood area:

  • River Sankey catchment with St Helens and Warrington Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Thornton Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The District CofE Primary School 365 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Lyme Community Primary School 218 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy 219 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 7–11 Requires improvement Report 0.6 mi
Wargrave CofE Primary School 424 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Report 0.7 mi
St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy 173 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–7 Requires improvement Report 0.8 mi
Burtonwood Community Primary School 206 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Wargrave House School 74 pupils Non-maintained special school 4–16 Good Report 0.9 mi
Newton-le-Willows Primary School 563 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.0 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Earlestown station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Newton-le-Willows station 1.5 mi · 30 min walk
  • St Helens Junction station 2.4 mi · 47 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Bank Street (adj, Earle Street) 3 min walk
  • Heald Street (opp, Earle Street) 3 min walk
  • Hoy Drive (nr, Earle Street) 4 min walk
  • Viaduct Street (nr, Earle Street) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Patterdale Lodge Med Ctre
    Patterdale Lodge Medical Centre, Legh Street, Newton-Le-Willows · 0.3 mi
  • Vista Road Surgery
    Vista Locality Centre, Vista Road, Newton-Le-Willows · 0.6 mi
  • Newton Practice
    1 Belvedere Road, Newton-Le-Willows · 0.7 mi
  • Modality St Helens
    Woodside Healthcare Centre, Woodside Road, St. Helens · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Tesco Newton · 0.4 mi
  • Heron Heron Earlestown · 0.4 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Newton Le Willows · 1.1 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Wargrave Newton le Willows · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Legh Street Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Earlestown Pharmacy And Health Clinic · 0.4 mi
  • Boots · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Practice · 0.6 mi
  • Newton Dental Practice · 0.7 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.4 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income8 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned72.5%62.5%
Private rented19.3%20.3%
Social rented8.2%17.1%
Households534

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1522.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6470.0%64.1%
Aged 65+8.0%18.6%
Residents1,291

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks91%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks95%92%

Share of homes across St. Helens with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Thornton Drive

Ethnic group

HereSt Helens
White93.8%96.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.6%1.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%1.1%
Other ethnic group0.9%0.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%0.4%

Religion

HereSt Helens
Christian49.6%62.3%
No religion43.3%31.2%
Not answered4.9%4.7%
Muslim0.9%0.7%
Other religion0.9%0.4%
Hindu0.3%0.3%
Buddhist0.1%0.3%
Jewish0%0%

Country of birth

HereSt Helens
Born in the UK92.9%95%
Born outside the UK7.1%5%

Highest qualification

HereSt Helens
Level 4 qualifications and above40.3%27.2%
Level 3 qualifications22.4%17.4%
Level 2 qualifications12.7%14.7%
No qualifications10.7%21.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.7%10.4%
Apprenticeship5.7%6.5%
Other qualifications1.4%2.6%

General health

HereSt Helens
Very good health58.3%45.2%
Good health30.6%32.7%
Fair health8.4%14.6%
Bad health1.9%5.8%
Very bad health0.9%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereSt Helens
1 car or van in household46.6%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household41.3%27.1%
No cars or vans in household6.3%23.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.8%7.4%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of St Helens.

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