Cornforth Way, Widnes

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

Average price (last 12 months)
£260,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£263,591
11 sales
Price range
£185k – £330k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
5 Jan 2026
WA8 9WB

At a glance

House prices£264k 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 station9 min walkWidnes station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

11 property sales on Cornforth Way, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £260,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £263,591. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Cornforth Way compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Cornforth Way 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: £187,000 (1 sales)2016£187k2017: £217,500 (2 sales)2017£218k2018: £330,000 (1 sales)2018£330k2019: £241,250 (2 sales)2019£241k2022: £270,000 (1 sales)2022£270k2023: £305,000 (2 sales)2023£305k2024: £325,000 (1 sales)2024£325k2026: £260,000 (1 sales)2026£260k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached11£263,5915 Jan 2026

Sold prices on Cornforth Way

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
25, Cornforth Way WA8 9WB 5 Jan 2026£260,000 DetachedFreehold
39, Cornforth Way WA8 9WB 31 Jul 2024£325,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Cornforth Way WA8 9WB 14 Dec 2023£290,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Cornforth Way WA8 9WB 4 Dec 2023£320,000 DetachedFreehold
29, Cornforth Way WA8 9WB 4 Feb 2022£270,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Cornforth Way WA8 9WB 31 Oct 2019£207,500 DetachedFreehold
4, Cornforth Way WA8 9WB 31 Jul 2019£275,000 DetachedFreehold
28, Cornforth Way WA8 9WB 19 Oct 2018£330,000 DetachedFreehold
22, Cornforth Way WA8 9WB 10 Jul 2017£250,000 DetachedFreehold
37, Cornforth Way WA8 9WB 24 Feb 2017£185,000 DetachedFreehold
39, Cornforth Way WA8 9WB 10 Jun 2016£187,000 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
39, Cornforth Way £187,000 (Jun 2016) → £325,000 (Jul 2024) +74%
over 8 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Cornforth Way

Crime

187 crimes were reported within about a mile of Cornforth Way 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 offences89
Anti-social behaviour31
Criminal damage & arson14
Public order14
Vehicle crime10
Other theft9

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

Flood risk

Cornforth Way 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 Cornforth Way

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School 1,337 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Report 0.3 mi
Birchfield Nursery School 77 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.4 mi
Wade Deacon High School 1,658 pupils Secondary 11–16 Outstanding Report 0.4 mi
Ditton Primary School 322 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Chesnut Lodge Special School 85 pupils Community special school 2–16 Report 0.6 mi
Ashley High School 137 pupils Community special school 11–19 Report 0.7 mi
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School 414 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
St Bede's Catholic Junior School 306 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 7–11 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 and local GPs

Train stations

  • Widnes station 0.4 mi · 9 min walk
  • Hough Green station 1.3 mi · 27 min walk
  • Runcorn station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Queensbury Way (Queensbury Way) 7 min walk
  • Queensbury Way 7 min walk
  • Birchfield Road (Birchfield Road) 9 min walk
  • Birchfield Road (Birchfield Road) 9 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Fir Park Medical Centre
    Upton Rocks, Widnes · 0.3 mi
  • Upton Rocks Primary Care
    Heath Road, Widnes · 0.5 mi
  • Bevan Group Practice
    Bevan Way, Widnes · 0.8 mi
  • Peelhouse Medical Plaza
    Peel House Medical Plaza, Peel House Lane, 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

HereEng & Wales
Owned87.4%62.5%
Private rented10.0%20.3%
Social rented2.6%17.1%
Households991

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6471.7%64.1%
Aged 65+8.8%18.6%
Residents2,787

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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