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Vale Royal Drive, Whitegate, Northwich

MyStreetCheck free street report: Vale Royal Drive, Whitegate, Northwich · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/northwich-cheshire-west-and-chester/vale-royal-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CW8 2BA, CW8 2EY.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£523,474
21 sales
Price range
£160k – £1.25m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
12 Aug 2025
CW8 2EY

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At a glance

House prices£523k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station26 min walkHartford station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband50% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold52% leaseholdAcross 23 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

21 property sales on Vale Royal Drive, Whitegate, Northwich have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 12 Aug 2025. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £274,086. Average sale prices rose from £651,250 in 2016 to £917,500 in 2025 (+41%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 52% flat, 38% detached, 10% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Vale Royal Drive range from £160,000 to £1,249,999. 48% of homes sold here were freehold and 52% leasehold.

House prices on Vale Royal Drive compared

CW8 postcode area£313,230
Northwich£305,770
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Vale Royal Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CW8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £651,250 (4 sales)2016£651k2017: £976,500 (2 sales)2017£977k2018: £780,000 (1 sales)2018£780k2020: £290,000 (3 sales)2020£290k2021: £207,990 (5 sales)2021£208k2022: £520,000 (3 sales)2022£520k2023: £350,000 (1 sales)2023£350k2025: £917,500 (2 sales)2025£918k

Tenure: 48% freehold and 52% leasehold across 23 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat11£274,08631 Mar 2023
Detached8£912,87512 Aug 2025
Terraced2£337,5009 Dec 2020

Sold prices on Vale Royal Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
15, Vale Royal Drive CW8 2EY 12 Aug 2025£1,249,999 DetachedFreehold
Lodge Cottage, Vale Royal Drive CW8 2BA 25 Mar 2025£585,000 DetachedFreehold
Dolgellau, Apartment 8, Vale Royal Abbey, Vale Royal Drive CW8 2BA 12 Dec 2024£350,000 OtherLeasehold
Apartment 2, Vale Royal Abbey, Vale Royal Drive CW8 2BA 31 Mar 2023£350,000 FlatLeasehold
Dolgellau, Apartment 8, Vale Royal Abbey, Vale Royal Drive CW8 2BA 19 Aug 2022£375,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Vale Royal Drive CW8 2BA 1 Jul 2022£240,000 FlatLeasehold
19, Vale Royal Drive CW8 2EY 29 Jun 2022£945,000 DetachedFreehold
Godman Suite, Vale Royal Abbey, Vale Royal Drive CW8 2BA 24 Sep 2021£160,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Vale Royal Drive CW8 2BA 29 Jul 2021£179,950 FlatLeasehold
7, Vale Royal Drive CW8 2BA 29 Jul 2021£220,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Vale Royal Drive CW8 2BA 26 Mar 2021£185,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 2, Vale Royal Abbey, Vale Royal Drive CW8 2BA 22 Jan 2021£295,000 FlatLeasehold
3, Vale Royal Drive CW8 2BA 9 Dec 2020£235,000 TerracedFreehold
Apartment 1, Vale Royal Abbey, Vale Royal Drive CW8 2BA 13 Nov 2020£315,000 FlatLeasehold
Dolgellau, Apartment 8, Vale Royal Abbey, Vale Royal Drive CW8 2BA 3 Nov 2020£320,000 FlatLeasehold
Bell Cottage, Vale Royal Drive CW8 2BA 17 Dec 2019£760,000 DetachedFreehold
Rustlings, Vale Royal Drive CW8 2BA 26 Oct 2018£780,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Vale Royal Drive CW8 2EY 8 Dec 2017£1,215,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Vale Royal Drive CW8 2EY 25 Jul 2017£738,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Vale Royal Drive CW8 2EY 30 Sep 2016£1,030,000 DetachedFreehold
23A, Vale Royal Drive CW8 2EY 27 Sep 2016£760,000 DetachedFreehold
Guest Cottage, 1, Vale Royal Drive CW8 2BA 1 Mar 2016£440,000 TerracedFreehold
Delamere, Vale Royal Abbey, Vale Royal Drive CW8 2BA 5 Jan 2016£375,000 FlatLeasehold

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
Dolgellau, Apartment 8, Vale Royal Abbey, Vale Royal Drive £320,000 (Nov 2020) → £375,000 (Aug 2022) → £350,000 (Dec 2024) +9%
over 4 yrs
Apartment 2, Vale Royal Abbey, Vale Royal Drive £295,000 (Jan 2021) → £350,000 (Mar 2023) +19%
over 2 yrs
19, Vale Royal Drive £738,000 (Jul 2017) → £945,000 (Jun 2022) +28%
over 5 yrs
27, Vale Royal Drive £1,030,000 (Sep 2016) → £1,215,000 (Dec 2017) +18%
over 1 yr

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Crime and flood risk near Vale Royal Drive

Crime

2 crimes were reported within about a mile of Vale Royal Drive in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences1
Other crime1

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

Flood risk

Vale Royal Drive is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Weaver catchment including Nantwich, Frodsham, Crewe, Winsford and Northwich Flood alert area
  • River Dane catchment including Kidsgrove, Sandbach, Congleton, Middlewich and Northeast Crewe 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 Vale Royal Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Whitegate CofE Primary School 141 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Moulton School 188 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.2 mi
Hartford Primary School 396 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.3 mi
Davenham CofE Primary School 302 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 1.5 mi
Cloughwood Academy 120 pupils Academy special converter 8–18 Report 1.6 mi
Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery 442 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.6 mi
The Grange School 1,168 pupils Other independent school 4–19 Report 1.7 mi
Kingsmead Primary School 308 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.8 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

  • Hartford station 1.3 mi · 26 min walk
  • Greenbank station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk
  • Cuddington station 2.4 mi · 49 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • St Mary's Church (opp, Cinder Hill) 10 min walk
  • St Mary's Church (o/s, Cinder Hill) 10 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Firdale Medical Centre
    Firdale Road, Northwich · 2.1 mi
  • Swanlow Medical Centre
    Dene Drive, Winsford · 2.3 mi
  • High Street Practice Winsford
    Dene Drive, Winsford · 2.3 mi
  • The Weaver Vale Surgery
    Dene Drive, Winsford · 2.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Northwich · 1.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Hartford - Chester Road · 1.5 mi
  • Spar Spar - Davenham · 1.8 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Northwich Regency Express · 1.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Hartford Pharmacy · 1.5 mi
  • Well · 1.8 mi
  • Well · 1.8 mi

Dentists

  • Abbey Dental Practice · 1.8 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 2.1 mi
  • The Dental Surgery · 2.2 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 9 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.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned89.8%62.5%
Private rented8.8%20.3%
Social rented1.3%17.1%
Households815

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.5%64.1%
Aged 65+26.0%18.6%
Residents1,948

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)96%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)50%80%
Gigabit-capable50%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 networks81%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks90%92%

Share of homes across Cheshire West and Chester 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 Vale Royal Drive

Ethnic group

HereCheshire West and Chester
White93.7%95.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.6%2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%1.5%
Other ethnic group0.7%0.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%0.6%

Religion

HereCheshire West and Chester
Christian61.3%54.5%
No religion29.8%37.8%
Not answered5.7%5.5%
Hindu1.5%0.4%
Muslim0.9%1%
Sikh0.4%–
Other religion0.2%0.3%
Buddhist0.1%0.3%

Country of birth

HereCheshire West and Chester
Born in the UK93.1%92.7%
Born outside the UK6.9%7.3%

Highest qualification

HereCheshire West and Chester
Level 4 qualifications and above53.5%35.7%
Level 3 qualifications14.1%17.8%
Level 2 qualifications11.4%13.7%
No qualifications8.7%15.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.7%9.3%
Apprenticeship4.5%5.4%
Other qualifications2.1%2.3%

General health

HereCheshire West and Chester
Very good health54.5%48.8%
Good health32.6%33.3%
Fair health10.3%12.7%
Bad health2.2%4.1%
Very bad health0.5%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereCheshire West and Chester
2 cars or vans in household43.2%32%
1 car or van in household29.2%40.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household24.2%10.5%
No cars or vans in household3.4%16.7%

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 Cheshire West and Chester.

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  • LMS Property 2.2 mi
  • Coulby Conduct 2.3 mi
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