Ava Close, Widnes

House prices, sold prices and local information for WA8 9BU.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2020)

£230,995

3 sales

Price range

£194k – £268k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

20 Mar 2020

WA8 9BU

At a glance

House prices£231k averageSince 2020 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station12 min walkWidnes station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

3 property sales on Ava Close, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2020. The most recent sale was on 20 Mar 2020. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £249,495.

House prices on Ava Close compared

WA8 postcode area£237,359

Widnes£234,279

England & Wales£356,718

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

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	2	£249,495	20 Mar 2020
Semi-detached	1	£193,995	20 Mar 2020

Sold prices on Ava Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
1, Ava Close WA8 9BU	20 Mar 2020	£193,995	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
2, Ava Close WA8 9BU	20 Mar 2020	£267,995	Detached New build	Freehold
3, Ava Close WA8 9BU	19 Mar 2020	£230,995	Detached New build	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 Ava Close

Crime

139 crimes were reported within about a mile of Ava Close 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	59
Anti-social behaviour	25
Criminal damage & arson	14
Other theft	9
Public order	9
Vehicle crime	4

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

Flood risk

Ava Close is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

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 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 Ava Close

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Moorfield Primary School 232 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Lunts Heath Primary School 419 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.5 mi
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School 414 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Good Report	0.5 mi
Fairfield Primary School 582 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.5 mi
Brookfields School 141 pupils	Academy special converter	2–11	Report	0.6 mi
Birchfield Nursery School 77 pupils	Nursery	2–5	Report	0.7 mi
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School 204 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	0.7 mi
Wade Deacon High School 1,658 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Outstanding 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 and local GPs

Train stations

Widnes station 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
Hough Green station 2.4 mi · 47 min walk
Sankey for Penketh station 3.0 mi · 59 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Everite Works (Derby Road) 4 min walk
Everite Works (Derby Road) 4 min walk
Peelhouse Lane (Peelhouse Lane) 5 min walk
Peelhouse Lane (Peelhouse Lane) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

Bevan Group Practice
Bevan Way, Widnes · 0.2 mi
Peelhouse Medical Plaza
Peel House Medical Plaza, Peel House Lane, Widnes · 0.7 mi
Fir Park Medical Centre
Upton Rocks, Widnes · 1.1 mi
Oaks Place Surgery
Widnes Health Care Resource Centre, Oaks Place, Widnes · 1.5 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 5 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	66.3%	62.5%
Private rented	13.2%	20.3%
Social rented	20.3%	17.1%
Households	838

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	17.6%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	65.5%	64.1%
Aged 65+	16.9%	18.6%
Residents	1,920

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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