Biddleston Cross, Widnes

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

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£421,000

4 sales

Price range

£364k – £495k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

3 Jan 2025

WA8 9AU

At a glance

House prices£421k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 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%

4 property sales on Biddleston Cross, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 3 Jan 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £421,000. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Biddleston Cross compared

WA8 postcode area£237,359

Widnes£234,279

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Biddleston Cross 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
Detached	4	£421,000	3 Jan 2025

Sold prices on Biddleston Cross

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
5, Biddleston Cross WA8 9AU	3 Jan 2025	£425,000	Detached	Leasehold
16, Biddleston Cross WA8 9AU	7 Jun 2021	£495,000	Detached	Freehold
25, Biddleston Cross WA8 9AU	12 Jun 2017	£400,000	Detached	Freehold
25, Biddleston Cross WA8 9AU	22 Dec 2016	£364,000	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
25, Biddleston Cross	£364,000 (Dec 2016) → £400,000 (Jun 2017)	+10% over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Biddleston Cross

Crime

168 crimes were reported within about a mile of Biddleston Cross in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	72
Anti-social behaviour	33
Public order	15
Criminal damage & arson	11
Vehicle crime	10
Other crime	8

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

Flood risk

Biddleston Cross is in or near 5 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
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 Biddleston Cross

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School 1,337 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic	11–16	Report	0.4 mi
Ditton Primary School 322 pupils	Primary	5–11	Good Report	0.5 mi
Chesnut Lodge Special School 85 pupils	Community special school	2–16	Report	0.5 mi
Ashley High School 137 pupils	Community special school	11–19	Report	0.6 mi
Birchfield Nursery School 77 pupils	Nursery	2–5	Report	0.6 mi
Wade Deacon High School 1,658 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Outstanding Report	0.6 mi
Ormiston Chadwick Academy 884 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	0.6 mi
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School 52 pupils	Nursery	2–4	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 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
Hough Green station 1.2 mi · 23 min walk
Runcorn station 2.7 mi · 55 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Queensbury Way (Queensbury Way) 3 min walk
Queensbury Way (Queensbury Way) 5 min walk
Queensbury Way 6 min walk
Ball O Ditton (Liverpool Road) 9 min walk

GP surgeries

Fir Park Medical Centre
Upton Rocks, Widnes · 0.3 mi
Upton Rocks Primary Care
Heath Road, Widnes · 0.4 mi
Hough Green Health Park
Hough Green Road, Widnes · 0.8 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 9 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 10 of 10 · Crime: decile 7 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	87.4%	62.5%
Private rented	10.0%	20.3%
Social rented	2.6%	17.1%
Households	991

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	19.4%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	71.7%	64.1%
Aged 65+	8.8%	18.6%
Residents	2,787

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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