Francis Close, Rainhill, Prescot

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

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2018)

£135,000

1 sales

Price range

£135k – £135k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

22 May 2018

L35 8PJ

At a glance

House prices£135k averageSince 2018 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station6 min walkRainhill station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

1 property sale on Francis Close, Rainhill, Prescot has been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2018. The most recent sale was on 22 May 2018. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £135,000.

House prices on Francis Close compared

L35 postcode area£231,659

Prescot£242,133

England & Wales£356,718

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

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	1	£135,000	22 May 2018

Sold prices on Francis Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
6, Francis Close L35 8PJ	19 Nov 2018	£360	Other	Freehold
3, Francis Close L35 8PJ	22 May 2018	£135,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold

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.

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Crime and flood risk near Francis Close

Crime

124 crimes were reported within about a mile of Francis Close in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	45
Anti-social behaviour	26
Criminal damage & arson	18
Public order	9
Vehicle crime	8
Drugs	5

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

Flood risk

Francis Close is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

River Sankey catchment with St Helens and Warrington Flood alert area
River Ditton catchment including areas around Huyton-with-Roby and Widnes Flood alert area
Irish Sea and Mersey estuary from the Head of the Wirral to Runcorn Flood alert area
Mersey Estuary from Liverpool and Wirral to Widnes 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 Francis Close

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Longton Lane Community Primary School 284 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.3 mi
St Ann's Church of England Primary School 404 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.5 mi
Rainhill Community Nursery 50 pupils	Nursery	2–4	Report	0.6 mi
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy 730 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic	11–16	Requires improvement Report	0.8 mi
St Luke's Catholic Primary School 213 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Good Report	0.9 mi
Nutgrove Methodist Primary School 194 pupils	Primary Methodist	4–11	Report	0.9 mi
Oakdene Primary Academy 206 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	0.9 mi
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School 195 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Good 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 and local GPs

Train stations

Rainhill station 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
Eccleston Park station 0.8 mi · 17 min walk
Thatto Heath station 1.1 mi · 23 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Longton Lane (S-bound, Longton Lane) 1 min walk
Longton Lane (N-bound, Longton Lane) 2 min walk
Stapleton Road (adj, Rainhill Road) 3 min walk
Second Avenue (W-bound, Second Avenue) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Longton Medical Centre
451 Warrington Road, Rainhill, Prescot · 0.3 mi
Rainhill Village Surgery
529 Warrington Road, Rainhill, Prescot · 0.4 mi
The Bowery Medical Centre
Elephant Lane, St. Helens · 1.1 mi
Cedar Cross Medical Centre
Whiston Pcrc, Old Colliery Road, Prescot · 1.4 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice 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.

Income: decile 6 of 10 · Crime: decile 7 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	80.6%	62.5%
Private rented	6.9%	20.3%
Social rented	12.5%	17.1%
Households	567

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	14.6%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	60.7%	64.1%
Aged 65+	24.7%	18.6%
Residents	1,352

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	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.

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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