Buckland Close, Widnes

House prices, sold prices and local information for WA8 8YD.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£140,917

6 sales

Price range

£116k – £162k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

8 Sep 2023

WA8 8YD

At a glance

House prices£141k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station18 min walkHough Green station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

6 property sales on Buckland Close, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 8 Sep 2023. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £145,900. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Buckland Close compared

WA8 postcode area£237,359

Widnes£234,279

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Buckland Close 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	5	£145,900	8 Sep 2023
Terraced	1	£116,000	25 Nov 2016

Sold prices on Buckland Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
27, Buckland Close WA8 8YD	8 Sep 2023	£162,000	Detached	Freehold
23, Buckland Close WA8 8YD	24 Sep 2021	£160,000	Detached	Freehold
27, Buckland Close WA8 8YD	18 Jun 2021	£136,000	Detached	Freehold
14, Buckland Close WA8 8YD	23 Aug 2017	£145,000	Detached	Freehold
21, Buckland Close WA8 8YD	25 Nov 2016	£116,000	Terraced	Freehold
3, Buckland Close WA8 8YD	24 Mar 2016	£126,500	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
27, Buckland Close	£136,000 (Jun 2021) → £162,000 (Sep 2023)	+19% over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Buckland Close

Crime

175 crimes were reported within about a mile of Buckland Close 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 offences	88
Public order	21
Anti-social behaviour	18
Criminal damage & arson	12
Other theft	8
Other crime	8

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

Flood risk

Buckland Close is in or near 5 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
Ditton Brook at Ditton Flood warning 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 Buckland Close

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School 253 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Good Report	0.3 mi
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School 52 pupils	Nursery	2–4	Report	0.4 mi
Ashley High School 137 pupils	Community special school	11–19	Report	0.5 mi
Chesnut Lodge Special School 85 pupils	Community special school	2–16	Report	0.6 mi
Ormiston Chadwick Academy 884 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	0.6 mi
Ditton Primary School 322 pupils	Primary	5–11	Good Report	0.6 mi
Oakfield Community Primary School 291 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.7 mi
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School 190 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	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 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
Widnes station 1.5 mi · 30 min walk
Runcorn station 1.9 mi · 38 min walk

Nearest bus stops

St. Michaels (Hale Road) 3 min walk
Blundell Arms (Coronation Drive) 3 min walk
Blundell Arms (Coronation Drive) 4 min walk
St. Michaels (Ditchfield Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

The Beeches Medical Ctr
20 Ditchfield Road, Widnes · 0.3 mi
Upton Rocks Primary Care
Heath Road, Widnes · 0.7 mi
Newtown Surgery
Oaks Place, Caldwell Road, Widnes · 1.0 mi
Oaks Place Surgery
Widnes Health Care Resource Centre, Oaks Place, 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 4 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 5 of 10 · Crime: decile 4 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	68.0%	62.5%
Private rented	19.7%	20.3%
Social rented	12.3%	17.1%
Households	579

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	16.9%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	63.8%	64.1%
Aged 65+	19.3%	18.6%
Residents	1,475

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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