Cronton Lane, Widnes

House prices, sold prices and local information for WA8 5AR, WA8 5AJ, WA8 9AR.

Average price (last 12 months)
£137,429
7 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£161,070
71 sales
Price range
£67k – £470k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
26 Jun 2026
WA8 5AR

At a glance

House prices£137k average41% below the Widnes average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station18 min walkWidnes station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband80% of homesNational average 80%

71 property sales on Cronton Lane, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 7 homes sold here for an average of £137,429. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £100,455. Average sale prices rose from £134,250 in 2016 to £137,429 in 2026 (+2%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 41% below the Widnes average of £234,279 over the same period. 15 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 12 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Cronton Lane compared

Cronton Lane£137,429
WA8 postcode area£237,359
Widnes£234,279
England & Wales£356,718

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

Average sale price by year

2016: £134,250 (4 sales)2016£134k2017: £210,166 (6 sales)2017£210k2018: £202,400 (5 sales)2018£202k2019: £145,833 (6 sales)2019£146k2020: £144,600 (5 sales)2020£145k2021: £164,591 (11 sales)2021£165k2022: £167,409 (11 sales)2022£167k2023: £159,350 (10 sales)2023£159k2024: £143,250 (4 sales)2024£143k2025: £123,750 (2 sales)2025£124k2026: £137,429 (7 sales)2026£137k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat44£100,45526 Jun 2026
Detached15£291,46616 Aug 2024
Semi-detached12£220,33317 Jun 2026

Sold prices on Cronton Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Flat 10, College Fields, Cronton Lane WA8 5AR 26 Jun 2026£116,500 FlatLeasehold
33, Cronton Lane WA8 9AR 17 Jun 2026£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Cronton Lane WA8 9AR 27 May 2026£81,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 56, College Fields, Cronton Lane WA8 5AR 14 Apr 2026£112,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 14, College Fields, Cronton Lane WA8 5AR 10 Apr 2026£120,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 60, College Fields, Cronton Lane WA8 5AR 13 Mar 2026£125,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 32, College Fields, Cronton Lane WA8 5AR 26 Feb 2026£95,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 59, College Fields, Cronton Lane WA8 5AR 26 Jan 2026£127,000 FlatLeasehold
77, Cronton Lane WA8 5AJ 4 Nov 2025£600,000 OtherFreehold
4, Cronton Lane WA8 5AJ 29 Aug 2025£135,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 3, College Fields, Cronton Lane WA8 5AR 11 Jul 2025£127,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, College Fields, Cronton Lane WA8 5AR 14 Mar 2025£120,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 53, College Fields, Cronton Lane WA8 5AR 15 Nov 2024£102,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 47, College Fields, Cronton Lane WA8 5AR 24 Oct 2024£90,000 FlatLeasehold
85, Cronton Lane WA8 5AP 16 Aug 2024£280,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Cronton Lane WA8 5AJ 17 Jul 2024£162,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 52, College Fields, Cronton Lane WA8 5AR 10 Jul 2024£98,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 33, College Fields, Cronton Lane WA8 5AR 28 Jun 2024£93,000 FlatLeasehold
48, Cronton Lane WA8 5AW 7 Dec 2023£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 24, College Fields, Cronton Lane WA8 5AR 14 Nov 2023£105,000 FlatLeasehold
33, Cronton Lane WA8 9AR 31 Oct 2023£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Cronton Lane WA8 5AJ 6 Oct 2023£345,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 21, College Fields, Cronton Lane WA8 5AR 30 Jun 2023£106,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 46, College Fields, Cronton Lane WA8 5AR 19 May 2023£97,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 51, College Fields, Cronton Lane WA8 5AR 5 May 2023£112,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 58, College Fields, Cronton Lane WA8 5AR 17 Mar 2023£98,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 57, College Fields, Cronton Lane WA8 5AR 3 Mar 2023£103,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, College Fields, Cronton Lane WA8 5AR 3 Mar 2023£111,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, College Fields, Cronton Lane WA8 5AR 20 Dec 2022£110,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 41, College Fields, Cronton Lane WA8 5AR 10 Nov 2022£110,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 6, College Fields, Cronton Lane WA8 5AR 9 Nov 2022£105,000 FlatLeasehold
20, Cronton Lane WA8 5AJ 4 Nov 2022£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 37, College Fields, Cronton Lane WA8 5AR 3 Oct 2022£112,000 FlatLeasehold
42, Cronton Lane WA8 5AW 12 Sep 2022£234,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 55, College Fields, Cronton Lane WA8 5AR 19 Aug 2022£112,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 30, College Fields, Cronton Lane WA8 5AR 20 May 2022£110,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 26, College Fields, Cronton Lane WA8 5AR 11 Mar 2022£97,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 34, College Fields, Cronton Lane WA8 5AR 4 Mar 2022£96,500 FlatLeasehold
41, Cronton Lane WA8 9AR 18 Feb 2022£470,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 19, College Fields, Cronton Lane WA8 5AR 11 Feb 2022£104,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, College Fields, Cronton Lane WA8 5AR 4 Feb 2022£115,000 FlatLeasehold
12A, Cronton Lane WA8 5AJ 28 Jan 2022£117,000 OtherFreehold
4, Cronton Lane WA8 5AJ 6 Jan 2022£112,500 OtherFreehold
8, Cronton Lane WA8 5AJ 22 Dec 2021£310,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 23, College Fields, Cronton Lane WA8 5AR 19 Nov 2021£85,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 31, College Fields, Cronton Lane WA8 5AR 8 Oct 2021£87,000 FlatLeasehold
34, Cronton Lane WA8 5AJ 29 Sep 2021£295,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 51, College Fields, Cronton Lane WA8 5AR 29 Sep 2021£92,500 FlatLeasehold
20, Cronton Lane WA8 5AJ 21 Sep 2021£137,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 48, College Fields, Cronton Lane WA8 5AR 3 Sep 2021£91,000 FlatLeasehold
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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
33, Cronton Lane £245,000 (Oct 2023) → £280,000 (Jun 2026) +14%
over 3 yrs
47, Cronton Lane £180,000 (Nov 2016) → £81,000 (May 2026) -55%
over 10 yrs
Flat 59, College Fields, Cronton Lane £96,000 (Dec 2018) → £127,000 (Jan 2026) +32%
over 7 yrs
4, Cronton Lane £112,500 (Jan 2022) → £162,000 (Jul 2024) → £135,000 (Aug 2025) +20%
over 4 yrs
Flat 3, College Fields, Cronton Lane £97,000 (Sep 2017) → £115,000 (Feb 2022) → £127,500 (Jul 2025) +31%
over 8 yrs
Flat 2, College Fields, Cronton Lane £111,500 (Mar 2023) → £120,000 (Mar 2025) +8%
over 2 yrs
32, Cronton Lane £240,000 (Jan 2020) → £345,000 (Oct 2023) +44%
over 4 yrs
Flat 51, College Fields, Cronton Lane £92,500 (Sep 2021) → £112,000 (May 2023) +21%
over 2 yrs
20, Cronton Lane £137,500 (Sep 2021) → £285,000 (Nov 2022) +107%
over 1 yr
41, Cronton Lane £230,000 (Jul 2020) → £470,000 (Feb 2022) +104%
over 2 yrs
12A, Cronton Lane £100,000 (Jul 2019) → £117,000 (Jan 2022) +17%
over 3 yrs
Flat 12, College Fields, Cronton Lane £91,000 (Sep 2018) → £90,000 (Dec 2019) -1%
over 1 yr
52, Cronton Lane £285,000 (Feb 2017) → £286,000 (Oct 2019) +0%
over 3 yrs
Flat 22, College Fields, Cronton Lane £97,000 (Jun 2016) → £99,000 (Mar 2019) +2%
over 3 yrs
63, Cronton Lane £175,000 (Sep 2016) → £225,000 (Jan 2019) +29%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Cronton Lane

Crime

56 crimes were reported within about a mile of Cronton Lane in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences20
Anti-social behaviour13
Vehicle crime5
Criminal damage & arson4
Other theft4
Public order3

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

Flood risk

Cronton Lane 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 Cronton Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery 216 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Report 0.6 mi
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School 414 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Lunts Heath Primary School 419 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Cronton Church of England Primary Academy 233 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Outstanding Report 0.8 mi
Birchfield Nursery School 77 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.9 mi
Wade Deacon High School 1,658 pupils Secondary 11–16 Outstanding Report 1.1 mi
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School 1,337 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Report 1.1 mi
St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School 279 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–11 Report 1.2 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 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Hough Green station 1.7 mi · 34 min walk
  • Rainhill station 2.1 mi · 42 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Pex Hill (Cronton Lane) 1 min walk
  • Pex Hill (Cronton Lane) 1 min walk
  • Hillcrest (Cronton Lane) 2 min walk
  • Hillcrest (Cronton Lane) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Fir Park Medical Centre
    Upton Rocks, Widnes · 0.5 mi
  • Bevan Group Practice
    Bevan Way, Widnes · 1.1 mi
  • Upton Rocks Primary Care
    Heath Road, Widnes · 1.2 mi
  • Hough Green Health Park
    Hough Green 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 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.

Income: decile 10 of 10 · Crime: decile 6 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned87.4%62.5%
Private rented10.4%20.3%
Social rented2.2%17.1%
Households1,153

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.0%64.1%
Aged 65+19.5%18.6%
Residents2,882

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)80%80%
Gigabit-capable80%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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