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Leigh Avenue, Widnes

MyStreetCheck free street report: Leigh Avenue, Widnes · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/widnes-halton/leigh-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WA8 7JG, WA8 7EP, WA8 6PD.

Average price (last 12 months)
£233,125
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£208,362
30 sales
Price range
£80k – £375k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
29 Jun 2026
WA8 6PD

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At a glance

House prices£233k average3% below the Widnes average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station12 min walkWidnes station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold89% freeholdAcross 36 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

30 property sales on Leigh Avenue, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £233,125. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £224,272. Average sale prices rose from £174,500 in 2016 to £233,125 in 2026 (+34%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 3% below the Widnes average of £239,685 over the same period. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 53% semi-detached, 23% detached, 23% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Leigh Avenue range from £80,000 to £375,000. 89% of homes sold here were freehold and 11% leasehold. Of 111 streets in Widnes with at least two sales in the last year, Leigh Avenue ranks 46th for average price.

House prices on Leigh Avenue compared

Leigh Avenue£233,125
WA8 postcode area£242,301
Widnes£239,685
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all WA8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £174,500 (3 sales)2016£175k2017: £226,283 (3 sales)2017£226k2018: £91,000 (2 sales)2018£91k2019: £267,000 (1 sales)2019£267k2020: £165,000 (3 sales)2020£165k2021: £185,333 (3 sales)2021£185k2022: £205,100 (5 sales)2022£205k2023: £238,750 (2 sales)2023£239k2024: £263,000 (2 sales)2024£263k2025: £293,500 (2 sales)2025£294k2026: £233,125 (4 sales)2026£233k

Tenure: 89% freehold and 11% leasehold across 36 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached16£224,27229 Jun 2026
Detached7£258,00025 Oct 2024
Terraced7£122,35719 Apr 2024

Sold prices on Leigh Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
41, Leigh Avenue WA8 6PD 29 Jun 2026£212,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
25, Leigh Avenue WA8 6PD 8 May 2026£180,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
109, Leigh Avenue WA8 7EP 26 Mar 2026£120,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Leigh Avenue WA8 6PD 27 Feb 2026£200,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
118, Leigh Avenue WA8 7JG 20 Feb 2026£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
116, Leigh Avenue WA8 7JG 1 Oct 2025£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
108, Leigh Avenue WA8 7JG 28 Feb 2025£262,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
93, Leigh Avenue WA8 7EP 27 Feb 2025£165,000 TerracedFreehold
78, Leigh Avenue WA8 7JQ 25 Oct 2024£375,000 DetachedFreehold
121, Leigh Avenue WA8 7EP 19 Apr 2024£151,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Leigh Avenue WA8 6PD 23 Aug 2023£172,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
116, Leigh Avenue WA8 7JG 9 Jan 2023£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
115, Leigh Avenue WA8 7EP 31 Aug 2022£140,000 TerracedFreehold
104, Leigh Avenue WA8 7JG 26 Aug 2022£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
111, Leigh Avenue WA8 7EP 28 Jun 2022£152,500 TerracedFreehold
132, Leigh Avenue WA8 7JG 28 Apr 2022£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Leigh Avenue WA8 7EW 22 Apr 2022£90,000 TerracedFreehold
128, Leigh Avenue WA8 7JG 13 Apr 2022£253,000 DetachedFreehold
94, Leigh Avenue WA8 7JG 10 May 2021£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
77, Leigh Avenue WA8 7EW 30 Apr 2021£91,000 TerracedFreehold
85, Leigh Avenue WA8 7EW 26 Feb 2021£110,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
83, Leigh Avenue WA8 7EW 5 Feb 2021£85,000 TerracedFreehold
136, Leigh Avenue WA8 7JG 22 Jan 2021£196,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Leigh Avenue WA8 6PD 24 Jul 2020£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
111, Leigh Avenue WA8 7EP 12 Jun 2020£121,000 TerracedFreehold
126, Leigh Avenue WA8 7JG 28 Feb 2020£204,000 DetachedFreehold
68, Leigh Avenue WA8 7JQ 28 Jun 2019£267,000 DetachedFreehold
119, Leigh Avenue WA8 7EP 31 Jan 2019£79,000 TerracedFreehold
129, Leigh Avenue WA8 7EP 18 Dec 2018£102,000 TerracedFreehold
133, Leigh Avenue WA8 7EP 14 Sep 2018£80,000 TerracedFreehold
82, Leigh Avenue WA8 7JG 11 Dec 2017£300,000 DetachedFreehold
122, Leigh Avenue WA8 7JG 6 Jul 2017£193,850 Semi-detachedFreehold
134, Leigh Avenue WA8 7JG 17 Feb 2017£185,000 DetachedFreehold
116, Leigh Avenue WA8 7JG 14 Dec 2016£191,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
111, Leigh Avenue WA8 7EP 6 May 2016£110,000 TerracedFreehold
68, Leigh Avenue WA8 7JQ 26 Feb 2016£222,000 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
116, Leigh Avenue £191,500 (Dec 2016) → £305,000 (Jan 2023) → £325,000 (Oct 2025) +70%
over 9 yrs
111, Leigh Avenue £110,000 (May 2016) → £121,000 (Jun 2020) → £152,500 (Jun 2022) +39%
over 6 yrs
68, Leigh Avenue £222,000 (Feb 2016) → £267,000 (Jun 2019) +20%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Leigh Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Bede's Catholic Infant School 223 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–7 Outstanding Report 0.1 mi
St Bede's Catholic Junior School 306 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 7–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
Kingsway Primary Academy School 214 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Wade Deacon High School 1,658 pupils Secondary 11–16 Outstanding Report 0.4 mi
Fairfield Primary School 582 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School 1,337 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Report 0.5 mi
St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School 236 pupils Primary Catholic 2–11 Good 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, shops and health

Train stations

  • Widnes station 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
  • Hough Green station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk
  • Runcorn station 2.2 mi · 44 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Leigh Avenue (Leigh Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Leigh Avenue (Leigh Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Appleton Village (Appleton Village) 2 min walk
  • Leigh Avenue (Leogh Avenue) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Peelhouse Medical Plaza
    Peel House Medical Plaza, Peel House Lane, Widnes · 0.4 mi
  • Newtown Surgery
    Oaks Place, Caldwell Road, Widnes · 0.6 mi
  • Oaks Place Surgery
    Widnes Health Care Resource Centre, Oaks Place, Widnes · 0.6 mi
  • Bevan Group Practice
    Bevan Way, Widnes · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Iceland Iceland Widnes · 0.2 mi
  • Heron Heron Widnes · 0.3 mi
  • Marks and Spencer M&S Widnes · 0.3 mi
  • Asda Superstore Asda Widnes Superstore · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Appleton Village Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Cooke's Chemist · 0.3 mi
  • Boots · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • Embrace Othodontics · 0.3 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open 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.

Income2 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned52.7%62.5%
Private rented17.5%20.3%
Social rented29.6%17.1%
Households668

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.5%64.1%
Aged 65+16.4%18.6%
Residents1,557

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.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks96%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks98%92%

Share of homes across Halton with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. 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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Who lives around Leigh Avenue

Ethnic group

HereHalton
White95.8%96.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%1.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%1.1%
Other ethnic group0.7%0.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%0.4%

Religion

HereHalton
Christian62.5%58.6%
No religion29.3%35.2%
Not answered5.1%4.6%
Other religion1.4%0.4%
Muslim1.2%0.6%
Hindu0.3%0.3%
Buddhist0.2%0.2%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereHalton
Born in the UK93%95.2%
Born outside the UK7%4.8%

Highest qualification

HereHalton
No qualifications27%21%
Level 4 qualifications and above18.9%23.9%
Level 2 qualifications17%16.7%
Level 3 qualifications16%18.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.9%11.9%
Apprenticeship5.5%5.5%
Other qualifications2.8%2.6%

General health

HereHalton
Very good health45.4%46%
Good health31.6%32.3%
Fair health15.4%14.1%
Bad health6.4%5.8%
Very bad health1.3%1.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereHalton
1 car or van in household42.9%42.3%
No cars or vans in household32.1%23.8%
2 cars or vans in household20.9%26.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household4%7.4%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Halton.

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