Gloucester Road, Widnes

House prices, sold prices and local information for WA8 9UE, WA8 9UB.

Average price (last 12 months)
£175,500
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£131,316
16 sales
Price range
£64k – £192k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
8 Dec 2025
WA8 9UE

At a glance

House prices£131k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station6 min walkWidnes station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

16 property sales on Gloucester Road, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £175,500. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £131,145. Average sale prices rose from £84,750 in 2016 to £175,250 in 2025 (+107%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Gloucester Road compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Gloucester Road 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: £84,750 (2 sales)2016£85k2018: £112,667 (3 sales)2018£113k2019: £128,500 (2 sales)2019£129k2020: £140,000 (1 sales)2020£140k2021: £110,700 (3 sales)2021£111k2022: £190,000 (1 sales)2022£190k2024: £161,975 (2 sales)2024£162k2025: £175,250 (2 sales)2025£175k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced10£131,1458 Dec 2025
Semi-detached6£131,60019 Feb 2024

Sold prices on Gloucester Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
41, Gloucester Road WA8 9UE 8 Dec 2025£175,500 TerracedFreehold
53, Gloucester Road WA8 9UE 21 Aug 2025£175,000 TerracedFreehold
57, Gloucester Road WA8 9UE 24 May 2024£192,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Gloucester Road WA8 9UB 19 Feb 2024£131,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Gloucester Road WA8 9UE 31 May 2022£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Gloucester Road WA8 9UE 5 Nov 2021£118,650 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Gloucester Road WA8 9UB 29 Oct 2021£149,950 TerracedFreehold
55, Gloucester Road WA8 9UE 19 Mar 2021£63,500 TerracedFreehold
57, Gloucester Road WA8 9UE 31 Jan 2020£140,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Gloucester Road WA8 9UB 13 Dec 2019£128,500 TerracedFreehold
15, Gloucester Road WA8 9UB 15 Nov 2019£128,500 TerracedFreehold
57, Gloucester Road WA8 9UE 7 May 2019£97,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Gloucester Road WA8 9UB 9 Apr 2019£100,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Gloucester Road WA8 9UB 28 Aug 2018£118,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Gloucester Road WA8 9UE 12 Apr 2018£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Gloucester Road WA8 9UB 28 Mar 2018£95,000 TerracedFreehold
55, Gloucester Road WA8 9UE 15 Aug 2016£63,500 TerracedFreehold
26, Gloucester Road WA8 9UE 13 Jun 2016£106,000 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
57, Gloucester Road £97,000 (May 2019) → £140,000 (Jan 2020) → £192,000 (May 2024) +98%
over 5 yrs
38, Gloucester Road £118,650 (Nov 2021) → £190,000 (May 2022) +60%
over under a year
55, Gloucester Road £63,500 (Aug 2016) → £63,500 (Mar 2021) +0%
over 5 yrs
23, Gloucester Road £95,000 (Mar 2018) → £100,000 (Apr 2019) +5%
over 1 yr

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Crime and flood risk near Gloucester Road

Crime

172 crimes were reported within about a mile of Gloucester Road in August 2026.

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

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

Violence & sexual offences80
Anti-social behaviour31
Criminal damage & arson15
Public order10
Other theft8
Drugs5

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

Flood risk

Gloucester Road 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 Gloucester Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School 414 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Lunts Heath Primary School 419 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Birchfield Nursery School 77 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.4 mi
Fairfield Primary School 582 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Wade Deacon High School 1,658 pupils Secondary 11–16 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
St Bede's Catholic Infant School 223 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–7 Outstanding Report 0.6 mi
St Bede's Catholic Junior School 306 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 7–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Moorfield Primary School 232 pupils Primary 4–11 Good 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 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
  • Hough Green station 2.1 mi · 41 min walk
  • Runcorn station 2.9 mi · 59 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Derby Road (Derby Road) 1 min walk
  • Peelhouse Lane (Peelhouse Lane) 1 min walk
  • Derby Road (Derby Road) 1 min walk
  • Peelhouse Lane (Peelhouse Lane) 1 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Bevan Group Practice
    Bevan Way, Widnes · 0.1 mi
  • Peelhouse Medical Plaza
    Peel House Medical Plaza, Peel House Lane, Widnes · 0.6 mi
  • Fir Park Medical Centre
    Upton Rocks, Widnes · 0.8 mi
  • Upton Rocks Primary Care
    Heath 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 5 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 5 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned66.3%62.5%
Private rented13.2%20.3%
Social rented20.3%17.1%
Households838

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.5%64.1%
Aged 65+16.9%18.6%
Residents1,920

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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