Downside, Widnes

House prices, sold prices and local information for WA8 4NR.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£131,389
9 sales
Price range
£64k – £200k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
14 Mar 2025
WA8 4NR

At a glance

House prices£131k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station9 min walkHough Green station Schools6 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband97% of homesNational average 80%

9 property sales on Downside, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 14 Mar 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £119,300. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Downside compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Downside 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: £145,000 (1 sales)2016£145k2020: £110,000 (1 sales)2020£110k2021: £133,333 (3 sales)2021£133k2022: £130,000 (1 sales)2022£130k2023: £64,000 (1 sales)2023£64k2024: £133,500 (1 sales)2024£134k2025: £200,000 (1 sales)2025£200k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced5£119,30013 Sep 2024
Detached3£174,00014 Mar 2025
Flat1£64,00031 Oct 2023

Sold prices on Downside

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
70, Downside WA8 4NR 14 Mar 2025£200,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Downside WA8 4NR 13 Sep 2024£133,500 TerracedFreehold
54, Downside WA8 4NR 31 Oct 2023£64,000 FlatLeasehold
38, Downside WA8 4NR 3 Mar 2023£112,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Downside WA8 4NR 2 Dec 2022£130,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Downside WA8 4NR 22 Aug 2022£80,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Downside WA8 4NR 5 Nov 2021£113,000 TerracedFreehold
57, Downside WA8 4NR 30 Jun 2021£110,000 TerracedFreehold
69, Downside WA8 4NR 17 Mar 2021£177,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Downside WA8 4NR 2 Oct 2020£92,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Downside WA8 4NR 17 Jul 2020£110,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Downside WA8 4NR 27 Apr 2018£83,500 TerracedFreehold
68, Downside WA8 4NR 13 May 2016£145,000 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
1, Downside £83,500 (Apr 2018) → £130,000 (Dec 2022) +56%
over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Downside

Crime

133 crimes were reported within about a mile of Downside in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences68
Anti-social behaviour13
Public order11
Criminal damage & arson9
Drugs8
Other crime7

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

Flood risk

Downside 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 Downside

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 182 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
St Basil's Catholic Primary School 223 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Ormiston Chadwick Academy 884 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.6 mi
St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School 167 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Oakfield Community Primary School 291 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Ashley High School 137 pupils Community special school 11–19 Report 0.8 mi
Chesnut Lodge Special School 85 pupils Community special school 2–16 Report 0.9 mi
Ditton Primary School 322 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 1.0 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 0.4 mi · 9 min walk
  • Widnes station 1.5 mi · 30 min walk
  • Halewood station 2.7 mi · 53 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Upton Community Centre (Hough Green Road) 2 min walk
  • Upton Community Centre (Hough Green Road) 2 min walk
  • Brookdale (Adj, Cherry Sutton Road) 3 min walk
  • Foxcote (Arley Drive) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Hough Green Health Park
    Hough Green Road, Widnes · 0.1 mi
  • Upton Rocks Primary Care
    Heath Road, Widnes · 0.7 mi
  • The Beeches Medical Ctr
    20 Ditchfield Road, Widnes · 1.0 mi
  • Fir Park Medical Centre
    Upton Rocks, 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 1 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 1 of 10 · Crime: decile 1 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned24.1%62.5%
Private rented7.8%20.3%
Social rented67.6%17.1%
Households709

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.3%64.1%
Aged 65+18.3%18.6%
Residents1,424

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)97%80%
Gigabit-capable97%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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