Blair Drive, Widnes

House prices, sold prices and local information for WA8 4QT.

Average price (last 12 months)
£138,500
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£146,825
20 sales
Price range
£66k – £237k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
26 Jun 2026
WA8 4QT

At a glance

House prices£147k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% 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 walkHough Green station Schools6 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

20 property sales on Blair Drive, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £138,500. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £144,607. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Blair Drive compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Blair Drive 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: £117,000 (3 sales)2016£117k2017: £107,667 (3 sales)2017£108k2018: £210,000 (1 sales)2018£210k2019: £145,000 (3 sales)2019£145k2020: £77,500 (1 sales)2020£78k2021: £170,000 (2 sales)2021£170k2022: £188,333 (3 sales)2022£188k2023: £130,000 (2 sales)2023£130k2024: £236,500 (1 sales)2024£237k2026: £138,500 (1 sales)2026£139k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached14£144,60726 Jun 2026
Detached4£192,12510 May 2024
Terraced2£71,75020 Nov 2020

Sold prices on Blair Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
5, Blair Drive WA8 4QT 26 Jun 2026£138,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Blair Drive WA8 4QT 10 May 2024£236,500 DetachedFreehold
5, Blair Drive WA8 4QT 12 Dec 2023£95,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Blair Drive WA8 4QT 23 Jun 2023£190,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Blair Drive WA8 4QT 2 Jun 2023£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Blair Drive WA8 4QT 2 Sep 2022£205,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Blair Drive WA8 4QT 12 Aug 2022£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Blair Drive WA8 4QT 11 Mar 2022£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Blair Drive WA8 4QT 26 Nov 2021£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Blair Drive WA8 4QT 9 Apr 2021£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Blair Drive WA8 4QT 20 Nov 2020£77,500 TerracedFreehold
21, Blair Drive WA8 4QT 18 Oct 2019£170,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Blair Drive WA8 4QT 4 Oct 2019£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Blair Drive WA8 4QT 17 May 2019£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Blair Drive WA8 4QT 21 Sep 2018£210,000 DetachedFreehold
16, Blair Drive WA8 4QT 29 Sep 2017£105,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Blair Drive WA8 4QT 31 Aug 2017£152,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Blair Drive WA8 4QT 17 Jul 2017£66,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Blair Drive WA8 4QT 2 Dec 2016£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Blair Drive WA8 4QT 24 Mar 2016£110,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Blair Drive WA8 4QT 10 Feb 2016£116,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

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
5, Blair Drive £95,000 (Dec 2023) → £138,500 (Jun 2026) +46%
over 3 yrs
21, Blair Drive £152,000 (Aug 2017) → £170,000 (Oct 2019) → £236,500 (May 2024) +56%
over 7 yrs
2, Blair Drive £120,000 (Apr 2021) → £205,000 (Sep 2022) +71%
over 1 yr
14, Blair Drive £145,000 (Oct 2019) → £185,000 (Aug 2022) +28%
over 3 yrs
3, Blair Drive £66,000 (Jul 2017) → £77,500 (Nov 2020) +17%
over 3 yrs
4, Blair Drive £116,000 (Feb 2016) → £120,000 (May 2019) +3%
over 3 yrs
16, Blair Drive £110,000 (Mar 2016) → £105,000 (Sep 2017) -5%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Blair Drive

Crime

117 crimes were reported within about a mile of Blair Drive in August 2026.

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

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

Violence & sexual offences61
Anti-social behaviour12
Criminal damage & arson8
Drugs8
Public order7
Other crime6

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

Flood risk

Blair Drive 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 Blair Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 182 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
St Basil's Catholic Primary School 223 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Ormiston Chadwick Academy 884 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.7 mi
Cronton Church of England Primary Academy 233 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Outstanding Report 0.8 mi
St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School 167 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery 216 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Report 0.9 mi
Ashley High School 137 pupils Community special school 11–19 Report 0.9 mi
Oakfield Community Primary School 291 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.9 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

  • Hough Green station 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
  • Widnes station 1.5 mi · 29 min walk
  • Rainhill station 2.5 mi · 51 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Cherry Sutton (Cherry Sutton) 1 min walk
  • Haddon Drive (Blair Drive) 1 min walk
  • Burnsall Drive (Haddon Drive) 2 min walk
  • Upton Community Centre (Hough Green Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Hough Green Health Park
    Hough Green Road, Widnes · 0.1 mi
  • Upton Rocks Primary Care
    Heath Road, Widnes · 0.8 mi
  • Fir Park Medical Centre
    Upton Rocks, Widnes · 0.9 mi
  • The Beeches Medical Ctr
    20 Ditchfield Road, Widnes · 1.2 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 6 of 10 · Crime: decile 4 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned76.6%62.5%
Private rented12.2%20.3%
Social rented11.1%17.1%
Households624

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.1%64.1%
Aged 65+27.0%18.6%
Residents1,272

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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