Cypress Avenue, Widnes

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

Average price (last 12 months)
–
0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£149,556
9 sales
Price range
£105k – £200k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
7 Oct 2022
WA8 6SP

At a glance

House prices£150k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station7 min walkWidnes station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

9 property sales on Cypress Avenue, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 7 Oct 2022. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £143,000. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Cypress Avenue compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Cypress Avenue 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: £137,333 (3 sales)2016£137k2017: £131,500 (2 sales)2017£132k2018: £176,000 (1 sales)2018£176k2020: £180,000 (1 sales)2020£180k2021: £200,000 (1 sales)2021£200k2022: £115,000 (1 sales)2022£115k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached5£143,0007 Oct 2022
Terraced4£157,75024 Aug 2020

Sold prices on Cypress Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
32, Cypress Avenue WA8 6SP 7 Oct 2022£115,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Cypress Avenue WA8 6SP 17 Feb 2021£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Cypress Avenue WA8 6SP 24 Aug 2020£180,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Cypress Avenue WA8 6SP 5 Oct 2018£176,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Cypress Avenue WA8 6SP 11 Dec 2017£125,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Cypress Avenue WA8 6SP 10 Feb 2017£138,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Cypress Avenue WA8 6SP 16 Nov 2016£105,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Cypress Avenue WA8 6SP 13 May 2016£150,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Cypress Avenue WA8 6SP 29 Jan 2016£157,000 Semi-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
21, Cypress Avenue £125,000 (Dec 2017) → £176,000 (Oct 2018) +41%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Cypress Avenue

Crime

216 crimes were reported within about a mile of Cypress Avenue in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences100
Anti-social behaviour32
Criminal damage & arson22
Public order16
Shoplifting10
Other theft9

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

Flood risk

Cypress Avenue is in or near 4 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
  • 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 Cypress Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Fairfield Primary School 582 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.2 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
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
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School 414 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Lunts Heath Primary School 419 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School 204 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 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 · 7 min walk
  • Hough Green station 2.1 mi · 41 min walk
  • Runcorn station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Lytham Road (Peelhouse Lane) 1 min walk
  • Lytham Road (Peelhouse Lane) 1 min walk
  • Cypress Avenue (Lockett Road) 2 min walk
  • Fairfield High (Peel House Lane) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Bevan Group Practice
    Bevan Way, Widnes · 0.2 mi
  • Peelhouse Medical Plaza
    Peel House Medical Plaza, Peel House Lane, Widnes · 0.4 mi
  • Fir Park Medical Centre
    Upton Rocks, Widnes · 0.9 mi
  • Oaks Place Surgery
    Widnes Health Care Resource Centre, Oaks Place, Widnes · 1.1 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 4 of 10 · Crime: decile 2 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned67.5%62.5%
Private rented11.1%20.3%
Social rented21.2%17.1%
Households741

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.9%64.1%
Aged 65+16.0%18.6%
Residents1,785

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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