Lilac Avenue, Widnes

House prices, sold prices and local information for WA8 6SX.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£178,500
8 sales
Price range
£130k – £290k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
9 Nov 2023
WA8 6SX

At a glance

House prices£179k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station7 min walkWidnes station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

8 property sales on Lilac Avenue, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 9 Nov 2023. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £184,167. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Lilac Avenue compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Lilac Avenue 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: £143,000 (1 sales)2016£143k2017: £157,500 (2 sales)2017£158k2018: £145,000 (1 sales)2018£145k2020: £130,000 (1 sales)2020£130k2021: £180,000 (1 sales)2021£180k2022: £290,000 (1 sales)2022£290k2023: £225,000 (1 sales)2023£225k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached6£184,1679 Nov 2023
Terraced2£161,5004 Dec 2017

Sold prices on Lilac Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
21, Lilac Avenue WA8 6SX 9 Nov 2023£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Lilac Avenue WA8 6SX 18 Jul 2022£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Lilac Avenue WA8 6SX 26 Nov 2021£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Lilac Avenue WA8 6SX 30 Apr 2020£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Lilac Avenue WA8 6SX 18 May 2018£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Lilac Avenue WA8 6SX 4 Dec 2017£180,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Lilac Avenue WA8 6SX 10 Mar 2017£135,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Lilac Avenue WA8 6SX 18 Mar 2016£143,000 TerracedFreehold

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, Lilac Avenue £180,000 (Nov 2021) → £225,000 (Nov 2023) +25%
over 2 yrs
13, Lilac Avenue £130,000 (Apr 2020) → £290,000 (Jul 2022) +123%
over 2 yrs
31, Lilac Avenue £135,000 (Mar 2017) → £145,000 (May 2018) +7%
over 1 yr

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Crime and flood risk near Lilac Avenue

Crime

235 crimes were reported within about a mile of Lilac Avenue in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences110
Anti-social behaviour35
Criminal damage & arson24
Public order19
Other theft10
Shoplifting10

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

Flood risk

Lilac Avenue 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 Lilac Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Fairfield Primary School 582 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.1 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
Wade Deacon High School 1,658 pupils Secondary 11–16 Outstanding Report 0.4 mi
Birchfield Nursery School 77 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.4 mi
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School 1,337 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Report 0.6 mi
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School 62 pupils Nursery 2–4 Report 0.6 mi
The Raise Academy 60 pupils Free schools special 11–16 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 2.0 mi · 40 min walk
  • Runcorn station 2.6 mi · 52 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Barracks (Peelhouse Lane) 2 min walk
  • Lytham Road (Peelhouse Lane) 2 min walk
  • Barracks (Peelhouse Lane) 2 min walk
  • Lytham Road (Peelhouse Lane) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Peelhouse Medical Plaza
    Peel House Medical Plaza, Peel House Lane, Widnes · 0.3 mi
  • Bevan Group Practice
    Bevan Way, Widnes · 0.3 mi
  • Fir Park Medical Centre
    Upton Rocks, Widnes · 0.9 mi
  • Oaks Place Surgery
    Widnes Health Care Resource Centre, Oaks Place, Widnes · 1.0 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 4 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 2 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned67.5%62.5%
Private rented11.1%20.3%
Social rented21.2%17.1%
Households741

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.9%64.1%
Aged 65+16.0%18.6%
Residents1,785

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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