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Birchfield Avenue, Widnes

MyStreetCheck free street report: Birchfield Avenue, Widnes · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/widnes-halton/birchfield-avenue/

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

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2022)
£177,000
2 sales
Price range
£174k – £180k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
12 Dec 2024
WA8 6PX

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At a glance

House prices£177k averageSince 2022 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station6 min walkWidnes station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 4 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

2 property sales on Birchfield Avenue, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2022. The most recent sale was on 12 Dec 2024. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £177,000. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2022; 1 of them sold for more the second time. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Birchfield Avenue compared

WA8 postcode area£242,301
Widnes£239,685
England & Wales£358,701

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

Average sale price by year

2022: £180,000 (1 sales)2022£180k2024: £174,000 (1 sales)2024£174k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 4 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced2£177,00012 Dec 2024

Sold prices on Birchfield Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
14, Birchfield Avenue WA8 6PX 12 Dec 2024£174,000 TerracedFreehold
New Cheshire Contract Services Ltd, Birchfield Avenue WA8 6PX 1 Sep 2023£52,200 OtherFreehold
8, Birchfield Avenue WA8 6PX 16 Sep 2022£180,000 TerracedFreehold
New Cheshire Contract Services Ltd, Birchfield Avenue WA8 6PX 10 Sep 2019£50,000 OtherFreehold

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
New Cheshire Contract Services Ltd, Birchfield Avenue £50,000 (Sep 2019) → £52,200 (Sep 2023) +4%
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Schools near Birchfield Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Wade Deacon High School 1,658 pupils Secondary 11–16 Outstanding Report 0.1 mi
St Bede's Catholic Infant School 223 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–7 Outstanding Report 0.2 mi
St Bede's Catholic Junior School 306 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 7–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Birchfield Nursery School 77 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.2 mi
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School 1,337 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Report 0.3 mi
Fairfield Primary School 582 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Kingsway Primary Academy School 214 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School 414 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 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, shops and health

Train stations

  • Widnes station 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
  • Hough Green station 1.8 mi · 35 min walk
  • Runcorn station 2.5 mi · 50 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Horse & Jockey (Birchfield Road) 1 min walk
  • Wade Deacon (Birchfield Road) 2 min walk
  • Horse & Jockey (Birchfield Road) 3 min walk
  • Birchfield Road (Birchfield Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Peelhouse Medical Plaza
    Peel House Medical Plaza, Peel House Lane, Widnes · 0.4 mi
  • Bevan Group Practice
    Bevan Way, Widnes · 0.5 mi
  • Fir Park Medical Centre
    Upton Rocks, Widnes · 0.7 mi
  • Oaks Place Surgery
    Widnes Health Care Resource Centre, Oaks Place, Widnes · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Iceland Iceland Widnes · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Widnes 100 Derby Road · 0.5 mi
  • Heron Heron Widnes · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Widnes · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Appleton Village Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Well · 0.4 mi
  • Cooke's Chemist · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Albert Road (dental Surgery) · 0.5 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 7 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned81.2%62.5%
Private rented12.2%20.3%
Social rented6.5%17.1%
Households565

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6459.4%64.1%
Aged 65+24.8%18.6%
Residents1,346

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.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks96%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks98%92%

Share of homes across Halton with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. 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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Who lives around Birchfield Avenue

Ethnic group

HereHalton
White96%96.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%1.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%1.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%0.4%
Other ethnic group0.4%0.6%

Religion

HereHalton
Christian71.9%58.6%
No religion23.5%35.2%
Not answered3.6%4.6%
Other religion0.5%0.4%
Hindu0.3%0.3%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Muslim0.1%0.6%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereHalton
Born in the UK96.3%95.2%
Born outside the UK3.7%4.8%

Highest qualification

HereHalton
Level 4 qualifications and above33.5%23.9%
Level 3 qualifications19%18.3%
Level 2 qualifications14.6%16.7%
No qualifications14.3%21%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%11.9%
Apprenticeship6.8%5.5%
Other qualifications2.1%2.6%

General health

HereHalton
Very good health46.7%46%
Good health34.8%32.3%
Fair health13.3%14.1%
Bad health3.8%5.8%
Very bad health1.4%1.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereHalton
1 car or van in household42.2%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household33.9%26.5%
No cars or vans in household16.6%23.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.4%7.4%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Halton.

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