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Melford Drive, Runcorn

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House prices, sold prices and local information for WA7 5DG.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£160,805
11 sales
Price range
£124k – £224k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Sep 2025
WA7 5DG

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At a glance

House prices£161k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station16 min walkRuncorn station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 12 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

11 property sales on Melford Drive, Runcorn have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 17 Sep 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £142,550. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 73% semi-detached, 27% detached. Recorded sale prices on Melford Drive range from £124,000 to £223,500. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Melford Drive compared

WA7 postcode area£203,537
Runcorn£202,534
England & Wales£358,701

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

Average sale price by year

2016: £126,250 (2 sales)2016£126k2018: £124,000 (1 sales)2018£124k2019: £135,000 (1 sales)2019£135k2020: £141,475 (2 sales)2020£141k2021: £166,000 (1 sales)2021£166k2022: £184,950 (2 sales)2022£185k2023: £215,000 (1 sales)2023£215k2025: £223,500 (1 sales)2025£224k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 12 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached8£142,55016 Dec 2022
Detached3£209,48317 Sep 2025

Sold prices on Melford Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
25, Melford Drive WA7 5DG 17 Sep 2025£223,500 DetachedFreehold
36, Melford Drive WA7 5DG 26 Jan 2024£150,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Melford Drive WA7 5DG 15 Sep 2023£215,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Melford Drive WA7 5DG 16 Dec 2022£179,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Melford Drive WA7 5DG 18 Jul 2022£189,950 DetachedFreehold
30, Melford Drive WA7 5DG 16 Nov 2021£166,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Melford Drive WA7 5DG 8 Oct 2020£146,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Melford Drive WA7 5DG 14 Aug 2020£136,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Melford Drive WA7 5DG 30 Aug 2019£135,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Melford Drive WA7 5DG 27 Apr 2018£124,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Melford Drive WA7 5DG 26 Aug 2016£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Melford Drive WA7 5DG 1 Aug 2016£127,500 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
19, Melford Drive £189,950 (Jul 2022) → £215,000 (Sep 2023) +13%
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Schools near Melford Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The Grange School 1,200 pupils All-through 3–16 Good Report 0.1 mi
The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School 75 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Halton Lodge Nursery & Primary School 205 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.5 mi
St Edward's Catholic Primary School 106 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
St Clement's Catholic Primary School 209 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Victoria Road Primary School 183 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.5 mi
Pewithall School 204 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Castle View Primary School 176 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 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

  • Runcorn station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
  • Runcorn East station 2.3 mi · 46 min walk
  • Frodsham station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • DUNCAN AVENUE (Latham Avenue) 1 min walk
  • DUNCAN AVENUE 1 min walk
  • FESTIVAL WAY (Boston Avenue) 4 min walk
  • FESTIVAL WAY (Boston Avenue) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Tower House Practice
    St. Pauls Health Centre, High Street, Runcorn · 0.7 mi
  • Grove House Practice
    St. Pauls Health Centre, High Street, Runcorn · 0.7 mi
  • Weaver Vale Practice
    Hospital Way, Runcorn · 1.2 mi
  • Brookvale Practice
    Hallwood Health Centre, Hospital Way, Runcorn · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar PFS Spar Victoria Road · 0.4 mi
  • Heron Heron Grange Runcorn · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Runcorn - Linkway · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Runcorn 19 Grangeway · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Well · 0.5 mi
  • Wise Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Frodsham Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Halton Road Family Dental Practice · 0.6 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.7 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 4 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned66.5%62.5%
Private rented14.0%20.3%
Social rented19.4%17.1%
Households902

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.0%64.1%
Aged 65+18.2%18.6%
Residents2,082

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 networks96%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks98%92%

Share of homes across Halton 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 Melford Drive

Ethnic group

HereHalton
White97%96.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%1.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%1.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%0.4%
Other ethnic group0.4%0.6%

Religion

HereHalton
Christian53%58.6%
No religion40.9%35.2%
Not answered4.7%4.6%
Other religion0.7%0.4%
Hindu0.3%0.3%
Muslim0.3%0.6%
Buddhist0%0.2%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereHalton
Born in the UK96.1%95.2%
Born outside the UK3.9%4.8%

Highest qualification

HereHalton
Level 4 qualifications and above21.6%23.9%
Level 3 qualifications20%18.3%
No qualifications19.7%21%
Level 2 qualifications17.3%16.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.1%11.9%
Apprenticeship5.6%5.5%
Other qualifications2.7%2.6%

General health

HereHalton
Very good health44.9%46%
Good health35.8%32.3%
Fair health14%14.1%
Bad health4.1%5.8%
Very bad health1.2%1.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereHalton
1 car or van in household48.1%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household26.2%26.5%
No cars or vans in household19%23.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household6.8%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 Halton.

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