Alfred Close, Widnes

House prices, sold prices and local information for WA8 6BX.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2017)

£105,167

6 sales

Price range

£81k – £124k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

4 Oct 2024

WA8 6BX

At a glance

House prices£105k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station19 min walkWidnes station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

6 property sales on Alfred Close, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 4 Oct 2024. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £102,750. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Alfred Close compared

WA8 postcode area£237,359

Widnes£234,279

England & Wales£356,718

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

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	4	£102,750	4 Oct 2024
Semi-detached	2	£110,000	28 Feb 2020

Sold prices on Alfred Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
16, Alfred Close WA8 6BX	4 Oct 2024	£100,000	Terraced	Freehold
4, Alfred Close WA8 6BX	13 Jul 2022	£124,000	Terraced	Freehold
2, Alfred Close WA8 6BX	30 May 2022	£106,000	Terraced	Freehold
12, Alfred Close WA8 6BX	28 Feb 2020	£110,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
2, Alfred Close WA8 6BX	20 Oct 2017	£81,000	Terraced	Freehold
12, Alfred Close WA8 6BX	21 Aug 2017	£110,000	Semi-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, Alfred Close	£81,000 (Oct 2017) → £106,000 (May 2022)	+31% over 5 yrs
12, Alfred Close	£110,000 (Aug 2017) → £110,000 (Feb 2020)	+0% over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Alfred Close

Crime

222 crimes were reported within about a mile of Alfred Close in August 2026.

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

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

Violence & sexual offences	99
Anti-social behaviour	33
Public order	21
Criminal damage & arson	19
Other theft	12
Other crime	11

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

Flood risk

Alfred 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
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 Alfred Close

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School 236 pupils	Primary Catholic	2–11	Good Report	0.2 mi
Poppy Field School 29 pupils	Other independent special school	4–19	Report	0.2 mi
Kingsway Primary Academy School 214 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.2 mi
St Bede's Catholic Infant School 223 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	5–7	Outstanding Report	0.5 mi
St Bede's Catholic Junior School 306 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	7–11	Good Report	0.5 mi
Fairfield Primary School 582 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.7 mi
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School 62 pupils	Nursery	2–4	Report	0.7 mi
The Raise Academy 60 pupils	Free schools special	11–16	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

Widnes station 1.0 mi · 19 min walk
Runcorn station 1.9 mi · 38 min walk
Hough Green station 2.0 mi · 41 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Widnes Shopping Park (Opp, Gerrard Street) 1 min walk
Windmill Shopping Park (o/s, Gerrard Street) 2 min walk
SIMMS CROSS 2 min walk
VINE STREET (Widnes Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Newtown Surgery
Oaks Place, Caldwell Road, Widnes · 0.4 mi
Oaks Place Surgery
Widnes Health Care Resource Centre, Oaks Place, Widnes · 0.4 mi
Peelhouse Medical Plaza
Peel House Medical Plaza, Peel House Lane, Widnes · 0.5 mi
Bevan Group Practice
Bevan Way, Widnes · 1.0 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 1 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 1 of 10 · Crime: decile 1 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	32.2%	62.5%
Private rented	28.5%	20.3%
Social rented	39.1%	17.1%
Households	906

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	19.0%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	68.1%	64.1%
Aged 65+	12.9%	18.6%
Residents	1,855

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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