Abbey Road, Widnes

House prices, sold prices and local information for WA8 8AW, WA8 8AJ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£150,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£96,286
10 sales
Price range
£55k – £150k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
5 Mar 2026
WA8 8AW

At a glance

House prices£96k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station12 min walkHough Green station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

10 property sales on Abbey Road, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £150,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £96,286. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Abbey Road compared

WA8 postcode area£237,359
Widnes£234,279
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Abbey Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WA8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £95,000 (1 sales)2016£95k2017: £90,500 (2 sales)2017£91k2018: £98,000 (1 sales)2018£98k2019: £87,500 (2 sales)2019£88k2021: £69,430 (2 sales)2021£69k2023: £125,000 (1 sales)2023£125k2026: £150,000 (1 sales)2026£150k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced10£96,2865 Mar 2026

Sold prices on Abbey Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
53, Abbey Road WA8 8AW 5 Mar 2026£150,000 TerracedFreehold
61, Abbey Road WA8 8AW 18 Aug 2023£125,000 TerracedFreehold
67, Abbey Road WA8 8AW 6 Apr 2023£150,000 OtherFreehold
28, Abbey Road WA8 8AJ 15 Jul 2022£152,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Abbey Road WA8 8AJ 21 Jul 2021£83,860 TerracedFreehold
1, Abbey Road WA8 8AJ 4 Jun 2021£55,000 TerracedFreehold
61, Abbey Road WA8 8AW 22 Jan 2021£87,500 TerracedFreehold
64, Abbey Road WA8 8AW 24 May 2019£80,000 TerracedFreehold
48, Abbey Road WA8 8AW 28 Feb 2019£95,000 TerracedFreehold
63, Abbey Road WA8 8AW 3 Dec 2018£98,000 TerracedFreehold
80, Abbey Road WA8 8AW 8 Sep 2017£81,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Abbey Road WA8 8AJ 11 Jan 2017£100,000 TerracedFreehold
63, Abbey Road WA8 8AW 21 Nov 2016£86,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Abbey Road WA8 8AJ 15 Jul 2016£95,000 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
61, Abbey Road £87,500 (Jan 2021) → £125,000 (Aug 2023) +43%
over 3 yrs
28, Abbey Road £100,000 (Jan 2017) → £152,000 (Jul 2022) +52%
over 6 yrs
63, Abbey Road £86,000 (Nov 2016) → £98,000 (Dec 2018) +14%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Abbey Road

Crime

163 crimes were reported within about a mile of Abbey Road in August 2026.

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

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

Violence & sexual offences82
Public order17
Anti-social behaviour15
Other crime11
Criminal damage & arson9
Drugs9

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

Flood risk

Abbey Road is in or near 4 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
  • 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 Abbey Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School 253 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Oakfield Community Primary School 291 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School 52 pupils Nursery 2–4 Report 0.5 mi
Ormiston Chadwick Academy 884 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.5 mi
Ashley High School 137 pupils Community special school 11–19 Report 0.6 mi
Chesnut Lodge Special School 85 pupils Community special school 2–16 Report 0.6 mi
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School 190 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Ditton Primary School 322 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.7 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

  • Hough Green station 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
  • Widnes station 1.6 mi · 31 min walk
  • Runcorn station 2.2 mi · 43 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Borrowdale Road (Coronation Drive) 1 min walk
  • Borrowdale Road (Coronation Drive) 2 min walk
  • Blundell Arms (Coronation Drive) 2 min walk
  • Queens Avenue (Coronation Drive) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Beeches Medical Ctr
    20 Ditchfield Road, Widnes · 0.1 mi
  • Upton Rocks Primary Care
    Heath Road, Widnes · 0.7 mi
  • Hough Green Health Park
    Hough Green Road, Widnes · 0.9 mi
  • Newtown Surgery
    Oaks Place, Caldwell Road, Widnes · 1.2 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 2 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 2 of 10 · Crime: decile 2 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned54.8%62.5%
Private rented12.2%20.3%
Social rented32.6%17.1%
Households728

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1521.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.6%64.1%
Aged 65+13.0%18.6%
Residents1,778

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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