Portside, Preston Brook, Runcorn

House prices, sold prices and local information for WA7 3LE.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2019)

£212,500

2 sales

Price range

£165k – £260k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

5 Jul 2024

WA7 3LE

At a glance

House prices£213k averageSince 2019 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station6 min walkRuncorn East station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

2 property sales on Portside, Preston Brook, Runcorn have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2019. The most recent sale was on 5 Jul 2024. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £260,000.

House prices on Portside compared

WA7 postcode area£205,732

Runcorn£205,362

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Portside 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	1	£260,000	31 May 2019
Terraced	1	£165,000	5 Jul 2024

Sold prices on Portside

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
2, Portside WA7 3LE	5 Jul 2024	£165,000	Terraced	Freehold
4, Portside WA7 3LE	31 May 2019	£260,000	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.

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Crime and flood risk near Portside

Crime

76 crimes were reported within about a mile of Portside in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	38
Public order	13
Anti-social behaviour	8
Criminal damage & arson	5
Drugs	5
Possession of weapons	2

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

Flood risk

Portside 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 Portside

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool 164 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	2–11	Requires improvement Report	0.2 mi
Gorsewood Primary School 166 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.3 mi
St Berteline's CofE Primary School 252 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.7 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
Windmill Hill Primary School 148 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	0.9 mi
Brookvale Primary School 209 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	1.1 mi
Sandymoor Ormiston Academy 631 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Good 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

Runcorn East station 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
Runcorn station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 9 min walk
Frodsham station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 9 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Littlebourne Park (Littlebourne) 2 min walk
Marina Village (Marina Lane) 3 min walk
Runcorn East (Barnfield Avenue) 5 min walk
Runcorn East (Barnfield Avenue) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

Murdishaw
Gorsewood Road, Murdishaw, Runcorn · 0.3 mi
Weaver Vale Practice
Hospital Way, Runcorn · 1.6 mi
Brookvale Practice
Hallwood Health Centre, Hospital Way, Runcorn · 1.6 mi
Castlefields Health Centre
The Village Square, Castlefields, Runcorn · 1.6 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 3 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 4 of 10 · Crime: decile 5 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	66.4%	62.5%
Private rented	17.1%	20.3%
Social rented	16.5%	17.1%
Households	637

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	14.7%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	66.7%	64.1%
Aged 65+	18.6%	18.6%
Residents	1,315

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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