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Windmill Lane, Penketh, Warrington

MyStreetCheck free street report: Windmill Lane, Penketh, Warrington · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/warrington-warrington/windmill-lane/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WA5 2AT.

Average price (last 12 months)
£230,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£168,157
22 sales
Price range
£108k – £246k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
1 Sep 2026
WA5 2AT

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At a glance

House prices£230k average23% below the Warrington average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station8 min walkSankey for Penketh station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold83% freeholdAcross 23 Land Registry sales Conservation areaNoUsual planning rules apply Green beltNoNot in the green belt Listed buildingsNone within 200 mNo listed buildings close by Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

22 property sales on Windmill Lane, Penketh, Warrington have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £230,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £154,038. Average sale prices rose from £109,000 in 2016 to £230,000 in 2026 (+111%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 23% below the Warrington average of £297,976 over the same period. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 55% terraced, 45% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Windmill Lane range from £108,000 to £246,000. 83% of homes sold here were freehold and 17% leasehold. Of 470 streets in Warrington with at least two sales in the last year, Windmill Lane ranks 292nd for average price.

House prices on Windmill Lane compared

Windmill Lane£230,000
WA5 postcode area£277,787
Warrington£297,976
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all WA5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £109,000 (2 sales)2016£109k2018: £134,488 (4 sales)2018£134k2019: £145,833 (3 sales)2019£146k2020: £197,500 (2 sales)2020£198k2021: £174,500 (4 sales)2021£175k2022: £220,500 (2 sales)2022£221k2023: £142,000 (1 sales)2023£142k2024: £155,000 (1 sales)2024£155k2025: £215,000 (1 sales)2025£215k2026: £230,000 (2 sales)2026£230k

Tenure: 83% freehold and 17% leasehold across 23 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced12£154,03822 May 2026
Semi-detached10£185,1001 Sep 2026

Sold prices on Windmill Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
32, Windmill Lane WA5 2AT 1 Sep 2026£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Windmill Lane WA5 2AT 30 Jun 2026£150,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
24, Windmill Lane WA5 2AT 22 May 2026£225,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Windmill Lane WA5 2AT 19 Feb 2025£215,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Windmill Lane WA5 2AT 4 Jan 2024£155,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Windmill Lane WA5 2AT 24 Mar 2023£142,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Windmill Lane WA5 2AT 18 Nov 2022£246,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Windmill Lane WA5 2AT 21 Oct 2022£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Windmill Lane WA5 2AT 30 Nov 2021£135,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Windmill Lane WA5 2AT 24 Sep 2021£143,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Windmill Lane WA5 2AT 31 Aug 2021£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Windmill Lane WA5 2AT 3 Jun 2021£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
61, Windmill Lane WA5 2AT 4 Dec 2020£220,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
30, Windmill Lane WA5 2AT 19 Oct 2020£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Windmill Lane WA5 2AT 2 Dec 2019£142,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Windmill Lane WA5 2AT 22 Aug 2019£125,500 TerracedFreehold
63, Windmill Lane WA5 2AT 12 Jul 2019£170,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
1, Windmill Lane WA5 2AT 26 Sep 2018£120,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Windmill Lane WA5 2AT 7 Aug 2018£123,950 TerracedFreehold
47, Windmill Lane WA5 2AT 6 Jul 2018£135,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
37, Windmill Lane WA5 2AT 5 Jan 2018£159,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Windmill Lane WA5 2AT 12 Dec 2016£110,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Windmill Lane WA5 2AT 12 Dec 2016£108,000 TerracedFreehold

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
24, Windmill Lane £108,000 (Dec 2016) → £215,000 (Feb 2025) → £225,000 (May 2026) +108%
over 9 yrs
1, Windmill Lane £120,000 (Sep 2018) → £246,000 (Nov 2022) +105%
over 4 yrs
30, Windmill Lane £175,000 (Oct 2020) → £195,000 (Oct 2022) +11%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Windmill Lane

Crime

47 crimes were reported within about a mile of Windmill Lane in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences25
Public order6
Anti-social behaviour5
Criminal damage & arson4
Vehicle crime3
Other theft2

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

Flood risk

Windmill Lane is in or near 6 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Sankey Brook around areas of Gemini, Dallam, Bewsey, Longford, Orford, Great Sankey and Penketh Flood warning area
  • River Sankey catchment with St Helens and Warrington Flood alert area
  • 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
  • Mersey Estuary at Warrington 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 Windmill Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 214 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.1 mi
Penketh Primary School 207 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Penketh High School 1,058 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.3 mi
Park Road Community Primary School 195 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.4 mi
Great Sankey Primary School 350 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School 131 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Penketh South Community Primary School 230 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.6 mi
Great Sankey High School 2,051 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.8 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

  • Sankey for Penketh station 0.4 mi · 8 min walk
  • Warrington West station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Warrington Bank Quay station 2.3 mi · 45 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • St Josephs Church (o/s, Meeting Lane) 2 min walk
  • Jubilee Avenue (cnr, Meeting Lane) 2 min walk
  • Conservative Club (opp, Meeting Lane) 2 min walk
  • Conservative Club (by, Meeting Lane) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Penketh Health Centre
    Honiton Way, Penketh, Warrington · 0.2 mi
  • Chapelford Primary Care Centre
    Santa Rosa Boulevard, Great Sankey, Warrington · 1.0 mi
  • Westbrook Medical Centre
    301-302 Westbrook Centre, Westbrook, Warrington · 1.7 mi
  • Guardian Street Med/Ctr
    Guardian Street, Warrington · 2.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Penketh · 0.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Hawthorne Avenue · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Penketh Express · 0.5 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Chapelford · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • Penketh Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Aston Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Click Chemist · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Petrie Tucker And Partners Ltd · 0.5 mi
  • Lingley Road (dental Surgery) · 0.6 mi
  • Westbrook Dental Practice · 1.7 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 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.

Income9 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned89.0%62.5%
Private rented8.0%20.3%
Social rented3.0%17.1%
Households665

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6455.3%64.1%
Aged 65+29.6%18.6%
Residents1,501

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 networks95%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks96%92%

Share of homes across Warrington 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 Windmill Lane

Ethnic group

HereWarrington
White97.5%93.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%3.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%1.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%0.7%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.9%

Religion

HereWarrington
Christian64.3%56.7%
No religion29.4%34.6%
Not answered4.7%5.2%
Muslim0.5%1.7%
Other religion0.5%0.4%
Hindu0.3%0.7%
Buddhist0.2%0.3%
Jewish0.1%–

Country of birth

HereWarrington
Born in the UK97.6%90.6%
Born outside the UK2.4%9.4%

Highest qualification

HereWarrington
Level 4 qualifications and above27.6%33%
No qualifications18.1%16.5%
Level 3 qualifications17.7%17.3%
Level 2 qualifications15.2%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%10%
Apprenticeship6.8%6%
Other qualifications2.8%2.6%

General health

HereWarrington
Very good health44.4%50.1%
Good health33.4%32.8%
Fair health17%12.1%
Bad health4.5%3.9%
Very bad health0.7%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereWarrington
1 car or van in household45.6%41.3%
2 cars or vans in household33.9%31.7%
No cars or vans in household12.6%17.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.8%9.6%

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 Warrington.

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