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Croston Avenue, Rainhill, Prescot

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House prices, sold prices and local information for L35 8QA.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£172,500
9 sales
Price range
£125k – £238k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
21 Mar 2025
L35 8QA

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At a glance

House prices£173k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station10 min walkEccleston Park station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 10 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

9 property sales on Croston Avenue, Rainhill, Prescot have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 21 Mar 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £175,357. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 78% semi-detached, 22% detached. Recorded sale prices on Croston Avenue range from £125,000 to £237,500. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Croston Avenue compared

L35 postcode area£233,330
Prescot£242,638
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Croston Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all L35 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £132,500 (1 sales)2016£133k2017: £157,000 (1 sales)2017£157k2018: £139,750 (2 sales)2018£140k2020: £200,000 (1 sales)2020£200k2021: £168,000 (1 sales)2021£168k2022: £153,000 (1 sales)2022£153k2025: £231,250 (2 sales)2025£231k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 10 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached7£175,35721 Mar 2025
Detached2£162,5005 Mar 2021

Sold prices on Croston Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
15, Croston Avenue L35 8QA 21 Mar 2025£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Croston Avenue L35 8QA 24 Feb 2025£237,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Croston Avenue L35 8QA 23 May 2024£203,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Croston Avenue L35 8QA 24 Mar 2022£153,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Croston Avenue L35 8QA 5 Mar 2021£168,000 DetachedFreehold
10, Croston Avenue L35 8QA 10 Jan 2020£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Croston Avenue L35 8QA 26 Sep 2018£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Croston Avenue L35 8QA 4 Jan 2018£154,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Croston Avenue L35 8QA 11 Aug 2017£157,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Croston Avenue L35 8QA 21 Oct 2016£132,500 Semi-detachedFreehold

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
15, Croston Avenue £132,500 (Oct 2016) → £225,000 (Mar 2025) +70%
over 8 yrs
5, Croston Avenue £154,500 (Jan 2018) → £237,500 (Feb 2025) +54%
over 7 yrs
14, Croston Avenue £157,000 (Aug 2017) → £203,000 (May 2024) +29%
over 7 yrs

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Schools near Croston Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Longton Lane Community Primary School 284 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.1 mi
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy 730 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Requires improvement Report 0.6 mi
St Luke's Catholic Primary School 213 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
St Ann's Church of England Primary School 404 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Whiston Willis Primary Academy 419 pupils Primary 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.8 mi
Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School 244 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Prescot Primary School 448 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Nutgrove Methodist Primary School 194 pupils Primary Methodist 4–11 Report 0.9 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

  • Eccleston Park station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Rainhill station 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
  • Prescot station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Longton Lane (SE-bound, Longton Lane) 1 min walk
  • Longton Lane (NW-bound, Longton Lane) 1 min walk
  • Longton Lane (SE-bound, Longton Lane) 3 min walk
  • Longton Lane (NW-bound, Longton Lane) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Longton Medical Centre
    451 Warrington Road, Rainhill, Prescot · 0.5 mi
  • Rainhill Village Surgery
    529 Warrington Road, Rainhill, Prescot · 0.7 mi
  • The Bowery Medical Centre
    Elephant Lane, St. Helens · 1.1 mi
  • Park House Medical Centre
    Prescot P/Care Res Ctr, Sewell Street, Prescot · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Rainhill Warrington Road · 0.4 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Warrington Road Express Petrol · 0.4 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Hospital M&S Whiston Hospital Food To Go · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Rainhill - Warrington Road · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Rainhill Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Longsters Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Neil's Pharmacy · 1.1 mi

Dentists

  • Barker And Scott Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • Prescot House Dental Surgery · 1.3 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 5 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned74.1%62.5%
Private rented17.3%20.3%
Social rented8.3%17.1%
Households614

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.1%64.1%
Aged 65+22.7%18.6%
Residents1,392

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 Croston Avenue

Ethnic group

HereSt Helens
White97.6%96.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%1.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%1.1%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0%0.4%

Religion

HereSt Helens
Christian65.4%62.3%
No religion27.7%31.2%
Not answered5.5%4.7%
Other religion0.6%0.4%
Buddhist0.4%0.3%
Hindu0.2%0.3%
Muslim0.1%0.7%
Sikh0.1%–

Country of birth

HereSt Helens
Born in the UK96.6%95%
Born outside the UK3.4%5%

Highest qualification

HereSt Helens
Level 4 qualifications and above25.1%27.2%
No qualifications21.2%21.4%
Level 3 qualifications19.3%17.4%
Level 2 qualifications13.8%14.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%10.4%
Apprenticeship7%6.5%
Other qualifications2.5%2.6%

General health

HereSt Helens
Very good health42.1%45.2%
Good health35%32.7%
Fair health14.3%14.6%
Bad health6%5.8%
Very bad health2.5%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereSt Helens
1 car or van in household49%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household25.6%27.1%
No cars or vans in household19.7%23.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.7%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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