Highfield Crescent, Widnes

House prices, sold prices and local information for WA8 7DN.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£211,286

7 sales

Price range

£155k – £260k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

9 May 2024

WA8 7DN

At a glance

House prices£211k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station7 min walkWidnes station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

7 property sales on Highfield Crescent, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 9 May 2024. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £211,286.

House prices on Highfield Crescent compared

WA8 postcode area£237,359

Widnes£234,279

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Highfield Crescent has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WA8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	7	£211,286	9 May 2024

Sold prices on Highfield Crescent

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
25, Highfield Crescent WA8 7DN	9 May 2024	£210,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
6, Highfield Crescent WA8 7DN	20 Feb 2023	£2,163	Other	Freehold
16, Highfield Crescent WA8 7DN	16 Dec 2022	£205,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
2, Highfield Crescent WA8 7DN	3 Dec 2021	£238,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
1, Highfield Crescent WA8 7DN	6 May 2021	£260,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
22, Highfield Crescent WA8 7DN	5 Mar 2021	£226,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
9, Highfield Crescent WA8 7DN	15 Feb 2019	£185,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
14, Highfield Crescent WA8 7DN	27 May 2016	£155,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold

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.

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Crime and flood risk near Highfield Crescent

Crime

263 crimes were reported within about a mile of Highfield Crescent in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	124
Anti-social behaviour	39
Public order	25
Criminal damage & arson	23
Other theft	12
Other crime	11

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

Flood risk

Highfield Crescent 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 Highfield Crescent

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Wade Deacon High School 1,658 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Outstanding Report	0.1 mi
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School 1,337 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic	11–16	Report	0.2 mi
Birchfield Nursery School 77 pupils	Nursery	2–5	Report	0.3 mi
St Bede's Catholic Infant School 223 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	5–7	Outstanding Report	0.3 mi
St Bede's Catholic Junior School 306 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	7–11	Good Report	0.3 mi
Fairfield Primary School 582 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.6 mi
Kingsway Primary Academy School 214 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.6 mi
Ditton Primary School 322 pupils	Primary	5–11	Good 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 0.4 mi · 7 min walk
Hough Green station 1.6 mi · 31 min walk
Runcorn station 2.4 mi · 49 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Horse & Jockey (Birchfield Road) 4 min walk
Wade Deacon (Birchfield Road) 4 min walk
Horse & Jockey (Birchfield Road) 4 min walk
The Albion (Leigh Avenue) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

Peelhouse Medical Plaza
Peel House Medical Plaza, Peel House Lane, Widnes · 0.6 mi
Fir Park Medical Centre
Upton Rocks, Widnes · 0.6 mi
Bevan Group Practice
Bevan Way, Widnes · 0.7 mi
Upton Rocks Primary Care
Heath Road, Widnes · 0.7 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 7 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 8 of 10 · Crime: decile 4 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	81.2%	62.5%
Private rented	12.2%	20.3%
Social rented	6.5%	17.1%
Households	565

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	15.8%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	59.4%	64.1%
Aged 65+	24.8%	18.6%
Residents	1,346

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	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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