Foster Street, Widnes

House prices, sold prices and local information for WA8 6EU, WA8 6ET.

Average price (last 12 months)
£114,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£87,562
36 sales
Price range
£47k – £170k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
22 Jan 2026
WA8 6ET

At a glance

House prices£114k average51% below the Widnes average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station12 min walkWidnes station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

36 property sales on Foster Street, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £114,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £87,562. That is 51% below the Widnes average of £234,279 over the same period. 14 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 13 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Foster Street compared

Foster Street£114,000
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: £70,400 (5 sales)2016£70k2017: £72,850 (5 sales)2017£73k2018: £72,750 (2 sales)2018£73k2020: £77,000 (3 sales)2020£77k2021: £92,250 (2 sales)2021£92k2022: £101,100 (5 sales)2022£101k2023: £75,000 (1 sales)2023£75k2024: £98,313 (8 sales)2024£98k2025: £101,250 (4 sales)2025£101k2026: £103,000 (1 sales)2026£103k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced36£87,56222 Jan 2026

Sold prices on Foster Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
75, Foster Street WA8 6ET 27 Mar 2026£84,500 TerracedFreehold
79, Foster Street WA8 6ET 22 Jan 2026£103,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Foster Street WA8 6ET 17 Dec 2025£125,000 TerracedFreehold
73, Foster Street WA8 6ET 8 Aug 2025£98,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Foster Street WA8 6ET 9 Jul 2025£93,500 TerracedFreehold
11, Foster Street WA8 6ET 19 Jun 2025£121,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Foster Street WA8 6ET 12 Jun 2025£78,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Foster Street WA8 6ET 11 Apr 2025£95,000 TerracedFreehold
99, Foster Street WA8 6ET 24 Mar 2025£105,000 TerracedFreehold
78, Foster Street WA8 6EU 21 Feb 2025£81,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Foster Street WA8 6EU 17 Jan 2025£75,500 TerracedFreehold
48, Foster Street WA8 6EU 29 Nov 2024£92,000 TerracedFreehold
65, Foster Street WA8 6ET 22 Nov 2024£67,000 TerracedFreehold
80, Foster Street WA8 6EU 11 Sep 2024£83,500 TerracedFreehold
43, Foster Street WA8 6ET 27 Aug 2024£98,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Foster Street WA8 6ET 9 Aug 2024£90,000 TerracedFreehold
58, Foster Street WA8 6EU 15 Jul 2024£110,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Foster Street WA8 6ET 21 Jun 2024£120,000 TerracedFreehold
87, Foster Street WA8 6ET 5 Apr 2024£110,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Foster Street WA8 6EU 27 Feb 2024£60,000 TerracedLeasehold
84, Foster Street WA8 6EU 31 Jan 2024£106,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Foster Street WA8 6EU 22 Dec 2023£45,000 TerracedLeasehold
40, Foster Street WA8 6EU 12 Sep 2023£87,500 TerracedFreehold
46, Foster Street WA8 6EU 11 Sep 2023£105,000 TerracedFreehold
55, Foster Street WA8 6ET 8 Sep 2023£90,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Foster Street WA8 6EU 21 Jul 2023£75,000 TerracedFreehold
80, Foster Street WA8 6EU 25 Jan 2023£75,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Foster Street WA8 6ET 16 Jan 2023£96,500 TerracedFreehold
46, Foster Street WA8 6EU 21 Dec 2022£67,500 TerracedFreehold
67, Foster Street WA8 6ET 22 Sep 2022£101,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Foster Street WA8 6ET 20 Sep 2022£66,000 TerracedFreehold
98, Foster Street WA8 6EU 9 Jun 2022£110,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Foster Street WA8 6ET 28 Apr 2022£169,999 TerracedFreehold
13, Foster Street WA8 6ET 21 Mar 2022£87,500 TerracedFreehold
47, Foster Street WA8 6ET 28 Jan 2022£92,000 TerracedFreehold
74, Foster Street WA8 6EU 5 Nov 2021£87,500 TerracedFreehold
30, Foster Street WA8 6EU 4 Oct 2021£97,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Foster Street WA8 6ET 18 Jun 2021£73,000 TerracedFreehold
96, Foster Street WA8 6EU 26 Mar 2021£82,000 TerracedFreehold
98, Foster Street WA8 6EU 26 Mar 2021£67,000 TerracedFreehold
56, Foster Street WA8 6EU 14 Dec 2020£80,000 TerracedFreehold
60, Foster Street WA8 6EU 9 Oct 2020£76,000 TerracedFreehold
72, Foster Street WA8 6EU 11 Sep 2020£75,000 TerracedFreehold
67, Foster Street WA8 6ET 29 Mar 2019£73,950 TerracedFreehold
58, Foster Street WA8 6EU 31 Jan 2019£75,000 TerracedFreehold
94, Foster Street WA8 6EU 25 Oct 2018£72,500 TerracedFreehold
38, Foster Street WA8 6EU 2 Jul 2018£73,000 TerracedFreehold
63, Foster Street WA8 6ET 18 Aug 2017£75,750 TerracedFreehold
89, Foster Street WA8 6ET 31 Jul 2017£80,000 TerracedFreehold
53, Foster Street WA8 6ET 3 Jul 2017£80,000 TerracedFreehold
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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
15, Foster Street £90,000 (Aug 2024) → £125,000 (Dec 2025) +39%
over 1 yr
5, Foster Street £66,000 (Sep 2022) → £95,000 (Apr 2025) +44%
over 3 yrs
80, Foster Street £75,000 (Jan 2023) → £83,500 (Sep 2024) +11%
over 2 yrs
58, Foster Street £75,000 (Jan 2019) → £110,000 (Jul 2024) +47%
over 5 yrs
10, Foster Street £45,000 (Dec 2023) → £60,000 (Feb 2024) +33%
over under a year
40, Foster Street £78,000 (Mar 2016) → £87,500 (Sep 2023) +12%
over 7 yrs
46, Foster Street £67,500 (Dec 2022) → £105,000 (Sep 2023) +56%
over under a year
67, Foster Street £73,950 (Mar 2019) → £101,000 (Sep 2022) +37%
over 3 yrs
98, Foster Street £67,000 (Mar 2021) → £110,000 (Jun 2022) +64%
over 1 yr
33, Foster Street £73,000 (Jun 2021) → £169,999 (Apr 2022) +133%
over under a year
56, Foster Street £77,000 (Jun 2016) → £80,000 (Dec 2020) +4%
over 4 yrs
60, Foster Street £78,500 (Mar 2017) → £76,000 (Oct 2020) -3%
over 4 yrs
94, Foster Street £50,000 (Jun 2017) → £72,500 (Oct 2018) +45%
over 1 yr
89, Foster Street £46,500 (Mar 2016) → £80,000 (Jul 2017) +72%
over 1 yr

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Crime and flood risk near Foster Street

Crime

238 crimes were reported within about a mile of Foster Street 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 offences113
Anti-social behaviour33
Public order22
Criminal damage & arson21
Other theft12
Shoplifting10

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

Flood risk

Foster Street is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • 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 Foster Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Bede's Catholic Junior School 306 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 7–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
St Bede's Catholic Infant School 223 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–7 Outstanding Report 0.2 mi
Fairfield Primary School 582 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Kingsway Primary Academy School 214 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Wade Deacon High School 1,658 pupils Secondary 11–16 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School 62 pupils Nursery 2–4 Report 0.5 mi
The Raise Academy 60 pupils Free schools special 11–16 Report 0.5 mi
Birchfield Nursery School 77 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.6 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 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
  • Hough Green station 2.1 mi · 41 min walk
  • Runcorn station 2.3 mi · 47 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Peelhouse Lane (Albert Road) 2 min walk
  • Harris Shop (Albert Road) 3 min walk
  • Peelhouse Lane (B5178 Albert Road) 3 min walk
  • Bradley Way (Bradley Way) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Peelhouse Medical Plaza
    Peel House Medical Plaza, Peel House Lane, Widnes · 0.1 mi
  • Bevan Group Practice
    Bevan Way, Widnes · 0.6 mi
  • Newtown Surgery
    Oaks Place, Caldwell Road, Widnes · 0.8 mi
  • Oaks Place Surgery
    Widnes Health Care Resource Centre, Oaks Place, Widnes · 0.8 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 2 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 2 of 10 · Crime: decile 1 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned45.2%62.5%
Private rented43.5%20.3%
Social rented11.2%17.1%
Households899

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6467.2%64.1%
Aged 65+15.0%18.6%
Residents1,837

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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