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Cowan Way, Widnes

MyStreetCheck free street report: Cowan Way, Widnes · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/widnes-halton/cowan-way/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WA8 5BW, WA8 9BJ, WA8 9BP.

Average price (last 12 months)
£234,600
5 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£199,460
68 sales
Price range
£115k – £325k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
31 Jul 2026
WA8 9BJ

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At a glance

House prices£235k averageAbout the Widnes average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station13 min walkWidnes station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold61% leaseholdAcross 75 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

68 property sales on Cowan Way, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 5 homes sold here for an average of £234,600. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £190,381. Average sale prices rose from £170,688 in 2016 to £243,333 in 2026 (+43%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 14 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 13 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 76% semi-detached, 16% detached, 6% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Cowan Way range from £115,000 to £325,000. 39% of homes sold here were freehold and 61% leasehold. Of 111 streets in Widnes with at least two sales in the last year, Cowan Way ranks 45th for average price.

House prices on Cowan Way compared

Cowan Way£234,600
WA8 postcode area£242,301
Widnes£239,685
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all WA8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £170,688 (8 sales)2016£171k2017: £163,417 (12 sales)2017£163k2018: £151,717 (6 sales)2018£152k2019: £173,909 (11 sales)2019£174k2020: £215,000 (3 sales)2020£215k2021: £203,750 (4 sales)2021£204k2022: £257,667 (3 sales)2022£258k2023: £236,250 (4 sales)2023£236k2024: £241,071 (7 sales)2024£241k2025: £259,714 (7 sales)2025£260k2026: £243,333 (3 sales)2026£243k

Tenure: 39% freehold and 61% leasehold across 75 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached52£190,38131 Jul 2026
Detached11£246,31814 Nov 2025
Terraced4£186,5007 Jun 2023
Flat1£208,00016 Dec 2024

Sold prices on Cowan Way

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
19, Cowan Way WA8 9BJ 31 Jul 2026£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Cowan Way WA8 9BJ 26 Jun 2026£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
99, Cowan Way WA8 5BW 16 Feb 2026£240,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
223, Cowan Way WA8 5BX 5 Dec 2025£193,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
78, Cowan Way WA8 9BP 14 Nov 2025£250,000 DetachedLeasehold
56, Cowan Way WA8 9BP 29 Oct 2025£190,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
72, Cowan Way WA8 9BP 22 Oct 2025£300,000 DetachedFreehold
76, Cowan Way WA8 9BP 25 Jul 2025£325,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Cowan Way WA8 9BJ 30 May 2025£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
63, Cowan Way WA8 5BW 14 Mar 2025£255,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
199, Cowan Way WA8 5BX 24 Feb 2025£275,000 DetachedLeasehold
179, Cowan Way WA8 5BW 16 Dec 2024£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Cowan Way WA8 9BP 16 Dec 2024£208,000 FlatLeasehold
201, Cowan Way WA8 5BX 25 Oct 2024£264,500 DetachedFreehold
87, Cowan Way WA8 5BW 27 Sep 2024£250,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
2, Cowan Way WA8 9BJ 20 Sep 2024£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Cowan Way WA8 9BJ 24 Jun 2024£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
80, Cowan Way WA8 9BP 19 Apr 2024£245,000 DetachedLeasehold
49, Cowan Way WA8 5BW 30 Oct 2023£234,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
79, Cowan Way WA8 5BW 25 Jul 2023£5,000 OtherFreehold
55, Cowan Way WA8 5BW 7 Jun 2023£205,000 TerracedLeasehold
33, Cowan Way WA8 9BJ 10 May 2023£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
193, Cowan Way WA8 5BW 2 Feb 2023£276,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
117, Cowan Way WA8 5BW 25 Nov 2022£223,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
171, Cowan Way WA8 5BW 25 Nov 2022£240,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
86, Cowan Way WA8 9BP 15 Sep 2022£3,928 OtherFreehold
61, Cowan Way WA8 5BW 29 Jul 2022£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
163, Cowan Way WA8 5BW 25 Nov 2021£240,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
145, Cowan Way WA8 5BW 29 Sep 2021£210,000 DetachedLeasehold
33, Cowan Way WA8 9BJ 16 Feb 2021£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
116, Cowan Way WA8 9BP 11 Jan 2021£180,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
145, Cowan Way WA8 5BW 30 Nov 2020£190,000 DetachedLeasehold
59, Cowan Way WA8 5BW 8 Oct 2020£265,000 DetachedLeasehold
51, Cowan Way WA8 5BW 9 Jun 2020£196,000 TerracedFreehold
153, Cowan Way WA8 5BW 22 May 2020£184,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
4, Cowan Way WA8 9BJ 22 Jan 2020£135,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Cowan Way WA8 9BJ 28 Nov 2019£172,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
111, Cowan Way WA8 5BW 8 Nov 2019£190,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
131, Cowan Way WA8 5BW 10 Oct 2019£160,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
131, Cowan Way WA8 5BW 20 Sep 2019£165,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
149, Cowan Way WA8 5BW 9 Aug 2019£204,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
91, Cowan Way WA8 5BW 2 Aug 2019£155,000 TerracedLeasehold
159, Cowan Way WA8 5BW 14 Jun 2019£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
124, Cowan Way WA8 9BP 17 May 2019£175,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
35, Cowan Way WA8 9BJ 10 May 2019£205,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
63, Cowan Way WA8 5BW 5 Apr 2019£150,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
50, Cowan Way WA8 9BP 28 Mar 2019£172,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
49, Cowan Way WA8 5BW 15 Mar 2019£159,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
4, Cowan Way WA8 9BJ 12 Dec 2018£115,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
60, Cowan Way WA8 9BP 29 Nov 2018£185,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
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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
2, Cowan Way £265,000 (Sep 2024) → £280,000 (Jun 2026) +6%
over 2 yrs
63, Cowan Way £150,000 (Apr 2019) → £255,000 (Mar 2025) +70%
over 6 yrs
87, Cowan Way £151,000 (Apr 2018) → £250,000 (Sep 2024) +66%
over 6 yrs
49, Cowan Way £159,000 (Mar 2019) → £234,000 (Oct 2023) +47%
over 5 yrs
33, Cowan Way £185,000 (Feb 2021) → £230,000 (May 2023) +24%
over 2 yrs
171, Cowan Way £156,750 (Mar 2018) → £240,000 (Nov 2022) +53%
over 5 yrs
61, Cowan Way £172,000 (Mar 2016) → £310,000 (Jul 2022) +80%
over 6 yrs
145, Cowan Way £190,000 (Nov 2020) → £210,000 (Sep 2021) +11%
over under a year
59, Cowan Way £215,000 (Jul 2016) → £265,000 (Oct 2020) +23%
over 4 yrs
4, Cowan Way £115,000 (Dec 2018) → £135,000 (Jan 2020) +17%
over 1 yr
111, Cowan Way £155,000 (Jul 2017) → £190,000 (Nov 2019) +23%
over 2 yrs
35, Cowan Way £155,000 (Feb 2017) → £205,000 (May 2019) +32%
over 2 yrs
50, Cowan Way £158,000 (Mar 2017) → £172,000 (Mar 2019) +9%
over 2 yrs
225, Cowan Way £185,000 (Dec 2016) → £180,000 (Mar 2017) -3%
over under a year

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Schools near Cowan Way

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School 414 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Lunts Heath Primary School 419 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Birchfield Nursery School 77 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.6 mi
Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery 216 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Report 0.8 mi
Wade Deacon High School 1,658 pupils Secondary 11–16 Outstanding Report 0.8 mi
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School 1,337 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Report 0.8 mi
Cronton Church of England Primary Academy 233 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Outstanding Report 1.0 mi
Ditton Primary School 322 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 1.1 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 0.6 mi · 13 min walk
  • Hough Green station 1.6 mi · 32 min walk
  • Rainhill station 2.4 mi · 48 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Buckingham Avenue (Birchfield Road) 5 min walk
  • Buckingham Avenue (Birchfield Road) 5 min walk
  • Hillcrest (Cronton Lane) 6 min walk
  • Hillcrest (Cronton Lane) 6 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Fir Park Medical Centre
    Upton Rocks, Widnes · 0.3 mi
  • Bevan Group Practice
    Bevan Way, Widnes · 0.9 mi
  • Upton Rocks Primary Care
    Heath Road, Widnes · 1.0 mi
  • Hough Green Health Park
    Hough Green Road, Widnes · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Asda Express Asda Farnworth Express Petrol · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Widnes - Upton Rocks · 0.4 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Widnes 100 Derby Road · 0.8 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Derby Road Greengate Way · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • Allied Pharmacy (upton Rocks) · 0.3 mi
  • Widnes Pharmacy · 0.9 mi
  • Cohens Chemist · 1.1 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.8 mi
  • 5 Danescroft [the Dental Practice] · 1.3 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.3 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 10 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.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned85.0%62.5%
Private rented12.6%20.3%
Social rented2.4%17.1%
Households1,093

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.2%64.1%
Aged 65+16.7%18.6%
Residents2,707

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 Cowan Way

Ethnic group

HereHalton
White96.6%96.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%1.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%1.4%
Other ethnic group0.4%0.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0%0.4%

Religion

HereHalton
Christian69.5%58.6%
No religion24.5%35.2%
Not answered4.5%4.6%
Hindu0.8%0.3%
Muslim0.4%0.6%
Buddhist0.2%0.2%
Jewish0.1%–
Other religion0.1%0.4%

Country of birth

HereHalton
Born in the UK96.6%95.2%
Born outside the UK3.4%4.8%

Highest qualification

HereHalton
Level 4 qualifications and above38%23.9%
Level 3 qualifications22%18.3%
Level 2 qualifications16.4%16.7%
No qualifications10.7%21%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.9%11.9%
Apprenticeship3.5%5.5%
Other qualifications1.5%2.6%

General health

HereHalton
Very good health57.5%46%
Good health29.8%32.3%
Fair health9.7%14.1%
Bad health2.4%5.8%
Very bad health0.6%1.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereHalton
2 cars or vans in household41.4%26.5%
1 car or van in household37.4%42.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household14.9%7.4%
No cars or vans in household6.2%23.8%

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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