Bower Street, Widnes

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

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£86,111
18 sales
Price range
£50k – £120k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
15 Aug 2025
WA8 6LP

At a glance

House prices£86k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% 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 station15 min walkWidnes station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

18 property sales on Bower Street, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 15 Aug 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £85,588. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 5 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Bower Street compared

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

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

Average sale price by year

2017: £63,000 (1 sales)2017£63k2018: £75,000 (1 sales)2018£75k2019: £61,667 (3 sales)2019£62k2020: £53,500 (1 sales)2020£54k2021: £85,000 (1 sales)2021£85k2022: £96,500 (2 sales)2022£97k2023: £88,833 (3 sales)2023£89k2024: £109,000 (2 sales)2024£109k2025: £102,750 (4 sales)2025£103k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced17£85,58815 Aug 2025
Semi-detached1£95,00015 Dec 2023

Sold prices on Bower Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
33, Bower Street WA8 6LP 3 Feb 2026£110,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Bower Street WA8 6LP 3 Oct 2025£75,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Bower Street WA8 6LP 26 Sep 2025£100,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Bower Street WA8 6LP 22 Sep 2025£95,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Bower Street WA8 6LP 15 Aug 2025£93,500 TerracedFreehold
33, Bower Street WA8 6LP 29 Jul 2025£85,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Bower Street WA8 6LP 29 Jul 2025£70,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Bower Street WA8 6LP 20 Jun 2025£97,500 TerracedFreehold
9, Bower Street WA8 6LP 12 Jun 2025£100,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Bower Street WA8 6LP 2 May 2025£120,000 TerracedFreehold
37, Bower Street WA8 6LP 7 Jun 2024£101,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Bower Street WA8 6LP 15 Mar 2024£117,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Bower Street WA8 6LP 14 Mar 2024£100,000 TerracedFreehold
44, Bower Street WA8 6LP 11 Mar 2024£67,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Bower Street WA8 6LP 15 Dec 2023£95,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Bower Street WA8 6LP 22 Jun 2023£92,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Bower Street WA8 6LP 5 Jun 2023£87,500 TerracedFreehold
27, Bower Street WA8 6LP 9 Jan 2023£84,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Bower Street WA8 6LP 5 Sep 2022£93,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Bower Street WA8 6LP 27 Apr 2022£100,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Bower Street WA8 6LP 28 Feb 2022£71,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Bower Street WA8 6LP 2 Sep 2021£85,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Bower Street WA8 6LP 12 Oct 2020£75,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Bower Street WA8 6LP 3 Feb 2020£53,500 TerracedFreehold
18, Bower Street WA8 6LP 10 May 2019£65,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Bower Street WA8 6LP 25 Mar 2019£70,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Bower Street WA8 6LP 31 Jan 2019£50,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Bower Street WA8 6LP 29 Jun 2018£75,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Bower Street WA8 6LP 23 May 2017£63,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Bower Street WA8 6LP 10 May 2017£63,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Bower Street WA8 6LP 7 Dec 2016£55,000 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
33, Bower Street £70,000 (Jul 2025) → £110,000 (Feb 2026) +57%
over under a year
31, Bower Street £63,000 (May 2017) → £75,000 (Oct 2025) +19%
over 8 yrs
35, Bower Street £53,500 (Feb 2020) → £117,000 (Mar 2024) +119%
over 4 yrs
30, Bower Street £55,000 (Dec 2016) → £93,000 (Sep 2022) +69%
over 6 yrs
18, Bower Street £63,000 (May 2017) → £65,000 (May 2019) +3%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Bower Street

Crime

234 crimes were reported within about a mile of Bower Street in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences109
Anti-social behaviour33
Criminal damage & arson22
Public order22
Other theft12
Shoplifting10

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

Flood risk

Bower Street is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • 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 Bower Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Fairfield Primary School 582 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School 62 pupils Nursery 2–4 Report 0.3 mi
The Raise Academy 60 pupils Free schools special 11–16 Report 0.3 mi
St Bede's Catholic Infant School 223 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–7 Outstanding Report 0.4 mi
St Bede's Catholic Junior School 306 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 7–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School 204 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Kingsway Primary Academy School 214 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School 236 pupils Primary Catholic 2–11 Good Report 0.6 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 0.8 mi · 15 min walk
  • Hough Green station 2.2 mi · 45 min walk
  • Runcorn station 2.3 mi · 47 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Peelhouse Lane (B5178 Albert Road) 1 min walk
  • Peelhouse Lane (Albert Road) 2 min walk
  • Page Lane (Page Lane) 3 min walk
  • Page Lane (Page Lane) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Peelhouse Medical Plaza
    Peel House Medical Plaza, Peel House Lane, Widnes · 0.1 mi
  • Bevan Group Practice
    Bevan Way, Widnes · 0.6 mi
  • Newtown Surgery
    Oaks Place, Caldwell Road, Widnes · 0.9 mi
  • Oaks Place Surgery
    Widnes Health Care Resource Centre, Oaks Place, Widnes · 0.9 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 1 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned45.2%62.5%
Private rented43.5%20.3%
Social rented11.2%17.1%
Households899

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6467.2%64.1%
Aged 65+15.0%18.6%
Residents1,837

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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