Bittern Close, Norton, Runcorn

House prices, sold prices and local information for WA7 6SY.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£244,350

7 sales

Price range

£180k – £320k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

3 Jan 2025

WA7 6SY

At a glance

House prices£244k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station4 min walkRuncorn East station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

7 property sales on Bittern Close, Norton, Runcorn have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 3 Jan 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £244,350. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Bittern Close compared

WA7 postcode area£205,732

Runcorn£205,362

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Bittern Close has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WA7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	7	£244,350	3 Jan 2025

Sold prices on Bittern Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
16, Bittern Close WA7 6SY	3 Jan 2025	£280,000	Detached	Freehold
2, Bittern Close WA7 6SY	16 Jun 2023	£320,000	Detached	Freehold
15, Bittern Close WA7 6SY	17 Jun 2022	£270,000	Detached	Freehold
12, Bittern Close WA7 6SY	23 Aug 2021	£211,000	Detached	Freehold
15, Bittern Close WA7 6SY	17 Dec 2018	£220,000	Detached	Freehold
2, Bittern Close WA7 6SY	3 Jul 2018	£229,500	Detached	Freehold
7, Bittern Close WA7 6SY	11 Mar 2016	£179,950	Detached	Freehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
2, Bittern Close	£229,500 (Jul 2018) → £320,000 (Jun 2023)	+39% over 5 yrs
15, Bittern Close	£220,000 (Dec 2018) → £270,000 (Jun 2022)	+23% over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Bittern Close

Crime

148 crimes were reported within about a mile of Bittern Close 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 offences	63
Public order	19
Shoplifting	19
Anti-social behaviour	17
Drugs	7
Criminal damage & arson	6

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

Flood risk

Bittern Close is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

Lower River Mersey including Warrington, Runcorn and Lymm areas Flood alert area
River Ditton catchment including areas around Huyton-with-Roby and Widnes Flood alert area
River Mersey from Runcorn to Woolston 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 Bittern Close

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
St Berteline's CofE Primary School 252 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.3 mi
Gorsewood Primary School 166 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.5 mi
St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool 164 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	2–11	Requires improvement Report	0.5 mi
Windmill Hill Primary School 148 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	0.5 mi
Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery School 139 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good Report	0.7 mi
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy 754 pupils	Secondary	11–19	Requires improvement Report	0.7 mi
Bridgewater Park Primary School 91 pupils	Primary	3–11	Requires improvement Report	0.9 mi
Palace Fields Primary Academy 127 pupils	Primary	3–11	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

Runcorn East station 0.2 mi · 4 min walk
Runcorn station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 2 min walk
Frodsham station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 8 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Tower Lane (Norton Station Road) 1 min walk
Norton Lane (Norton Lane) 3 min walk
Norton Lane (Norton Lane) 3 min walk
Morton Lane (Windmill Hill Avenue East) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Murdishaw
Gorsewood Road, Murdishaw, Runcorn · 0.5 mi
Castlefields Health Centre
The Village Square, Castlefields, Runcorn · 1.2 mi
Weaver Vale Practice
Hospital Way, Runcorn · 1.3 mi
Brookvale Practice
Hallwood Health Centre, Hospital Way, Runcorn · 1.3 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 8 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 8 of 10 · Crime: decile 9 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	89.4%	62.5%
Private rented	8.6%	20.3%
Social rented	2.0%	17.1%
Households	604

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	13.4%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	66.4%	64.1%
Aged 65+	20.2%	18.6%
Residents	1,417

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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