Water Tower Drive, Prescot

House prices, sold prices and local information for L34 6NP.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2019)
£387,677
11 sales
Price range
£295k – £500k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
29 Feb 2024
L34 6NP

At a glance

House prices£388k averageSince 2019 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station13 min walkEccleston Park station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

11 property sales on Water Tower Drive, Prescot have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2019. The most recent sale was on 29 Feb 2024. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £387,677. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2019; 3 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Water Tower Drive compared

L34 postcode area£257,915
Prescot£242,133
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Water Tower Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all L34 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2019: £295,000 (1 sales)2019£295k2020: £378,990 (5 sales)2020£379k2021: £381,000 (2 sales)2021£381k2022: £425,000 (1 sales)2022£425k2023: £432,500 (1 sales)2023£433k2024: £455,000 (1 sales)2024£455k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached11£387,67729 Feb 2024

Sold prices on Water Tower Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
7, Water Tower Drive L34 6NP 29 Feb 2024£455,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Water Tower Drive L34 6NP 27 Jan 2023£432,500 DetachedFreehold
4, Water Tower Drive L34 6NP 5 Aug 2022£425,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Water Tower Drive L34 6NP 4 Jun 2021£377,000 Detached New buildFreehold
4, Water Tower Drive L34 6NP 3 Feb 2021£385,000 Detached New buildFreehold
6, Water Tower Drive L34 6NP 16 Nov 2020£380,000 Detached New buildFreehold
7, Water Tower Drive L34 6NP 18 Sep 2020£385,000 Detached New buildFreehold
The Water Tower, Water Tower Drive L34 6NP 10 Sep 2020£499,950 Detached New buildFreehold
2, Water Tower Drive L34 6NP 3 Jul 2020£300,000 Detached New buildFreehold
5, Water Tower Drive L34 6NP 24 Jan 2020£330,000 Detached New buildFreehold
1, Water Tower Drive L34 6NP 3 Dec 2019£295,000 Detached New buildFreehold
The Water Tower, Water Tower Drive L34 6NP 29 Mar 2017£610,000 OtherFreehold

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
7, Water Tower Drive £385,000 (Sep 2020) → £455,000 (Feb 2024) +18%
over 3 yrs
3, Water Tower Drive £377,000 (Jun 2021) → £432,500 (Jan 2023) +15%
over 2 yrs
4, Water Tower Drive £385,000 (Feb 2021) → £425,000 (Aug 2022) +10%
over 2 yrs
The Water Tower, Water Tower Drive £610,000 (Mar 2017) → £499,950 (Sep 2020) -18%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Water Tower Drive

Crime

212 crimes were reported within about a mile of Water Tower Drive in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences83
Anti-social behaviour49
Public order19
Shoplifting19
Drugs12
Criminal damage & arson10

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

Flood risk

Water Tower Drive is in or near 5 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
  • Wirral catchment with Heswall, Ellesmere Port, Bebington, Hoylake and Wallasey 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 Water Tower Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Evelyn Community Primary School 250 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School 244 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School 233 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Prescot Primary School 448 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
The Prescot School 915 pupils Secondary 11–16 Requires improvement Report 0.7 mi
St Luke's Catholic Primary School 213 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School 230 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 1.0 mi
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy 730 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Requires improvement Report 1.1 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

  • Eccleston Park station 0.7 mi · 13 min walk
  • Prescot station 0.7 mi · 15 min walk
  • Whiston station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • St. James Road (adj, St Helens Road) 1 min walk
  • New Road (adj, Burrows Lane) 2 min walk
  • New Road (opp, Burrows Lane) 2 min walk
  • Burrows Lane (adj, St Helens Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Prescot Medical Centre
    Prescot P/Care Res Ctr, Sewell Street, Prescot · 0.7 mi
  • Park House Medical Centre
    Prescot P/Care Res Ctr, Sewell Street, Prescot · 0.7 mi
  • Cedar Cross Medical Centre
    Whiston Pcrc, Old Colliery Road, Prescot · 1.3 mi
  • Longton Medical Centre
    451 Warrington Road, Rainhill, Prescot · 1.5 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 10 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 10 of 10 · Crime: decile 9 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned89.4%62.5%
Private rented7.9%20.3%
Social rented2.8%17.1%
Households903

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.2%64.1%
Aged 65+25.9%18.6%
Residents2,135

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.

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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