Hanging Birches, Widnes

House prices, sold prices and local information for WA8 5BJ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£390,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£316,850
10 sales
Price range
£250k – £390k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
2 Dec 2025
WA8 5BJ

At a glance

House prices£317k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) 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 broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

10 property sales on Hanging Birches, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £390,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £316,850. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 0 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Hanging Birches compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Hanging Birches 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: £260,000 (1 sales)2016£260k2017: £272,000 (2 sales)2017£272k2019: £320,000 (1 sales)2019£320k2020: £302,000 (1 sales)2020£302k2021: £312,500 (2 sales)2021£313k2025: £372,500 (3 sales)2025£373k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached10£316,8502 Dec 2025

Sold prices on Hanging Birches

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
11, Hanging Birches WA8 5BJ 2 Dec 2025£390,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Hanging Birches WA8 5BJ 4 Sep 2025£7,393 OtherFreehold
15, Hanging Birches WA8 5BJ 16 Jul 2025£357,500 DetachedFreehold
12, Hanging Birches WA8 5BJ 16 May 2025£370,000 DetachedLeasehold
21, Hanging Birches WA8 5BJ 25 Aug 2023£360,000 DetachedLeasehold
21, Hanging Birches WA8 5BJ 12 May 2023£380,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Hanging Birches WA8 5BJ 24 Sep 2021£330,000 DetachedLeasehold
4, Hanging Birches WA8 5BJ 20 Jul 2021£295,000 DetachedLeasehold
11, Hanging Birches WA8 5BJ 8 Jan 2021£6,464 OtherFreehold
20, Hanging Birches WA8 5BJ 14 Aug 2020£302,000 DetachedLeasehold
9, Hanging Birches WA8 5BJ 6 Sep 2019£320,000 DetachedLeasehold
6, Hanging Birches WA8 5BJ 8 Jun 2017£250,000 DetachedLeasehold
8, Hanging Birches WA8 5BJ 12 May 2017£294,000 DetachedLeasehold
2, Hanging Birches WA8 5BJ 18 Mar 2016£260,000 DetachedLeasehold

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, Hanging Birches £380,000 (May 2023) → £360,000 (Aug 2023) -5%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Hanging Birches

Crime

53 crimes were reported within about a mile of Hanging Birches 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 offences21
Anti-social behaviour13
Criminal damage & arson4
Other theft4
Bicycle theft2
Drugs2

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

Flood risk

Hanging Birches 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 Hanging Birches

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
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
Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery 216 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Report 0.8 mi
Birchfield Nursery School 77 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.9 mi
Cronton Church of England Primary Academy 233 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Outstanding Report 1.0 mi
Wade Deacon High School 1,658 pupils Secondary 11–16 Outstanding Report 1.1 mi
St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School 279 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–11 Report 1.1 mi
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School 1,337 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 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 1.9 mi · 38 min walk
  • Rainhill station 2.1 mi · 42 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Hillcrest (Cronton Lane) 2 min walk
  • Hillcrest (Cronton Lane) 2 min walk
  • The Globe 3 min walk
  • Birchfield Gardens (Lunts Heath Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Fir Park Medical Centre
    Upton Rocks, Widnes · 0.7 mi
  • Bevan Group Practice
    Bevan Way, Widnes · 1.0 mi
  • Upton Rocks Primary Care
    Heath Road, Widnes · 1.3 mi
  • Hough Green Health Park
    Hough Green Road, Widnes · 1.4 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+)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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