WA8 6JW, Widnes
Sold prices and local information for WA8 6JW on Albert Square. Free
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Average sold price
£1,390,000
2 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£2,000,000
1 sale
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in WA8 6JW
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Square Shopping Centre, Albert Square | 5 Nov 2025 | £2,000,000 | Other |
| 8, Albert Square | 6 Feb 2019 | £780,000 | Other |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
Streets in WA8 6JW
Schools near WA8 6JW
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Bede's Catholic Infant School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.3 mi |
| St Bede's Catholic Junior School | Primary | Good | 0.3 mi |
| Kingsway Primary Academy School | Primary | Good | 0.3 mi |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School | Primary | Good | 0.4 mi |
| Fairfield Primary School | Primary | – | 0.4 mi |
| Poppy Field School | Other independent special school | – | 0.5 mi |
Living in WA8 6JW
Nearest stations
- Widnes station 0.7 mi · 15 min walk
- Hough Green station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk
- Runcorn station 2.1 mi · 43 min walk
Supermarkets
- Iceland 0.0 mi
- Heron 0.1 mi
- Morrisons 0.1 mi
- Marks and Spencer 0.2 mi
Pharmacies
- Cooke's Chemist 0.1 mi
- Boots 0.2 mi
- Appleton Village Pharmacy 0.2 mi
Dentists
- Dental Surgery 0.1 mi
- Dental Surgery 0.1 mi
- Embrace Othodontics 0.2 mi
GP surgeries
- Peelhouse Medical Plaza 0.3 mi
- Newtown Surgery 0.6 mi
- Oaks Place Surgery 0.6 mi
Mobile signal
4G indoors from all four networks: 96% of homes in Halton (England & Wales 89%).
Source: Ofcom, Jul 2025.
Deprivation
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Decile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 1 of 10 |
| Employment | 1 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 2 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 1 of 10 |
| Crime | 1 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 4 of 10 |
| Living environment | 3 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in WA8 6JW
Ethnic group
| Here | Halton | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 95.1% | 96.5% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 1.9% | 1.1% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 1.7% | 1.4% |
| Other ethnic group | 1% | 0.6% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 0.3% | 0.4% |
Religion
| Here | Halton | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 59% | 58.6% |
| No religion | 32.6% | 35.2% |
| Not answered | 4.9% | 4.6% |
| Muslim | 2.1% | 0.6% |
| Other religion | 0.9% | 0.4% |
| Hindu | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| Buddhist | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Jewish | 0.1% | – |
Country of birth
| Here | Halton | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 89% | 95.2% |
| Born outside the UK | 11% | 4.8% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Halton | |
|---|---|---|
| No qualifications | 25.6% | 21% |
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 18.2% | 23.9% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 18.1% | 16.7% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 16.6% | 18.3% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 13% | 11.9% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6% | 5.5% |
| Other qualifications | 2.9% | 2.6% |
General health
| Here | Halton | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 39.9% | 46% |
| Good health | 33.6% | 32.3% |
| Fair health | 16.1% | 14.1% |
| Bad health | 7.7% | 5.8% |
| Very bad health | 2.7% | 1.9% |
Occupation
| Here | Halton | |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary occupations | 18.1% | 13% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 14% | 10.5% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 12.7% | 10% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 11.7% | 9.5% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 10.3% | 10% |
| Professional occupations | 9.3% | 14.9% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 9.2% | 9.7% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 8.3% | 12.4% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 6.4% | 10% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Halton | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 45.3% | 42.3% |
| No cars or vans in household | 40% | 23.8% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 12% | 26.5% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 2.7% | 7.4% |
Economic activity
| Here | Halton | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 59.2% | 57.8% |
| Economically inactive | 38.9% | 40.3% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1.9% | 1.8% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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