Bancroft Road, Widnes

House prices, sold prices and local information for WA8 3LR, WA8 3LS, WA8 3LL.

Average price (last 12 months)
£137,500
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£122,464
28 sales
Price range
£53k – £200k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
7 Apr 2026
WA8 3LR

At a glance

House prices£122k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% 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 station18 min walkWidnes station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

28 property sales on Bancroft Road, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £137,500. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £133,263. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Bancroft Road compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Bancroft 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: £111,500 (2 sales)2016£112k2017: £105,000 (1 sales)2017£105k2018: £101,700 (5 sales)2018£102k2019: £105,500 (3 sales)2019£106k2020: £81,000 (3 sales)2020£81k2021: £88,000 (2 sales)2021£88k2022: £152,667 (3 sales)2022£153k2023: £136,000 (1 sales)2023£136k2024: £135,000 (1 sales)2024£135k2025: £165,083 (6 sales)2025£165k2026: £137,500 (1 sales)2026£138k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced19£133,2637 Apr 2026
Semi-detached4£125,50025 Apr 2025
Flat4£65,0005 Feb 2021
Detached1£135,00016 Sep 2024

Sold prices on Bancroft Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
56, Bancroft Road WA8 3LR 7 Apr 2026£137,500 TerracedFreehold
5, Bancroft Road WA8 3LS 8 Sep 2025£180,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Bancroft Road WA8 3LS 19 Aug 2025£200,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Bancroft Road WA8 3LS 4 Aug 2025£194,000 TerracedFreehold
47, Bancroft Road WA8 3LR 25 Apr 2025£115,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Bancroft Road WA8 3LS 4 Mar 2025£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Bancroft Road WA8 3LS 31 Jan 2025£141,500 TerracedFreehold
44, Bancroft Road WA8 3LR 16 Sep 2024£135,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Bancroft Road WA8 3LS 13 Jan 2023£136,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Bancroft Road WA8 3LS 20 Dec 2022£191,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Bancroft Road WA8 3LR 28 Sep 2022£145,000 TerracedFreehold
43, Bancroft Road WA8 3LR 8 Jul 2022£122,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Bancroft Road WA8 3LR 31 Jan 2022£100,000 TerracedFreehold
58, Bancroft Road WA8 3LR 29 Sep 2021£110,000 TerracedFreehold
80, Bancroft Road WA8 3LR 5 Feb 2021£66,000 FlatLeasehold
90, Bancroft Road WA8 3LR 18 Dec 2020£66,000 FlatLeasehold
99, Bancroft Road WA8 3LL 19 Oct 2020£124,000 TerracedFreehold
84, Bancroft Road WA8 3LR 26 Feb 2020£53,000 FlatLeasehold
71, Bancroft Road WA8 3LL 26 Jul 2019£106,000 TerracedFreehold
53, Bancroft Road WA8 3LR 10 May 2019£118,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Bancroft Road WA8 3LR 18 Apr 2019£92,500 TerracedFreehold
78, Bancroft Road WA8 3LR 23 Nov 2018£100,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Bancroft Road WA8 3LS 25 Oct 2018£105,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Bancroft Road WA8 3LR 3 Oct 2018£115,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Bancroft Road WA8 3LR 22 Aug 2018£65,000 TerracedFreehold
144, Bancroft Road WA8 3LL 30 Jul 2018£75,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Bancroft Road WA8 3LS 25 Apr 2018£113,500 TerracedFreehold
12, Bancroft Road WA8 3LS 6 Mar 2017£105,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Bancroft Road WA8 3LR 21 Dec 2016£108,000 TerracedFreehold
99, Bancroft Road WA8 3LL 6 May 2016£115,000 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
15, Bancroft Road £105,000 (Oct 2018) → £191,000 (Dec 2022) → £200,000 (Aug 2025) +90%
over 7 yrs
42, Bancroft Road £100,000 (Jan 2022) → £145,000 (Sep 2022) +45%
over under a year
99, Bancroft Road £115,000 (May 2016) → £124,000 (Oct 2020) +8%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Bancroft Road

Crime

168 crimes were reported within about a mile of Bancroft Road in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences76
Anti-social behaviour26
Criminal damage & arson17
Public order13
Other theft8
Shoplifting7

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

Flood risk

Bancroft Road 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 Bancroft Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Brookfields School 141 pupils Academy special converter 2–11 Report 0.2 mi
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School 204 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Moorfield Primary School 232 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School 62 pupils Nursery 2–4 Report 0.5 mi
The Raise Academy 60 pupils Free schools special 11–16 Report 0.5 mi
Fairfield Primary School 582 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
St Bede's Catholic Junior School 306 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 7–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
St Bede's Catholic Infant School 223 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–7 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 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Hough Green station 2.6 mi · 52 min walk
  • Sankey for Penketh station 2.8 mi · 56 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Barnes Road (Barnes Road) 1 min walk
  • Barnes Road (Bancroft Road) 1 min walk
  • Smyth Road (Bancroft Road) 2 min walk
  • Smyth Road (Smyth Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Peelhouse Medical Plaza
    Peel House Medical Plaza, Peel House Lane, Widnes · 0.5 mi
  • Bevan Group Practice
    Bevan Way, Widnes · 0.5 mi
  • Newtown Surgery
    Oaks Place, Caldwell Road, Widnes · 1.4 mi
  • Oaks Place Surgery
    Widnes Health Care Resource Centre, Oaks Place, Widnes · 1.4 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 3 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned46.5%62.5%
Private rented16.0%20.3%
Social rented37.2%17.1%
Households658

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.0%64.1%
Aged 65+19.8%18.6%
Residents1,449

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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