Lower Appleton Road, Widnes

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

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£99,161
7 sales
Price range
£65k – £136k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
20 Feb 2024
WA8 6HQ

At a glance

House prices£99k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station10 min walkWidnes station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

7 property sales on Lower Appleton Road, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 20 Feb 2024. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £99,161. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Lower Appleton Road compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Lower Appleton 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: £65,000 (1 sales)2016£65k2017: £78,000 (2 sales)2017£78k2019: £112,000 (1 sales)2019£112k2022: £126,813 (2 sales)2022£127k2024: £107,500 (1 sales)2024£108k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced7£99,16120 Feb 2024

Sold prices on Lower Appleton Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
2, Lower Appleton Road WA8 6HQ 21 Apr 2026£80,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Lower Appleton Road WA8 6HQ 20 Feb 2024£107,500 TerracedFreehold
29, Lower Appleton Road WA8 6HQ 31 May 2022£136,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Lower Appleton Road WA8 6HQ 28 Jan 2022£117,625 TerracedFreehold
12, Lower Appleton Road WA8 6HQ 23 Jul 2021£75,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Lower Appleton Road WA8 6HQ 4 Jan 2019£112,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Lower Appleton Road WA8 6HQ 7 Nov 2018£63,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Lower Appleton Road WA8 6HQ 31 Oct 2017£78,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Lower Appleton Road WA8 6HQ 28 Apr 2017£78,000 TerracedFreehold
12A, Lower Appleton Road WA8 6HQ 4 Nov 2016£65,000 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
2, Lower Appleton Road £78,000 (Apr 2017) → £80,000 (Apr 2026) +3%
over 9 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Lower Appleton Road

Crime

236 crimes were reported within about a mile of Lower Appleton Road in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences111
Anti-social behaviour33
Criminal damage & arson22
Public order21
Other theft12
Shoplifting10

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

Flood risk

Lower Appleton Road is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • 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 Lower Appleton Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Fairfield Primary School 582 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
St Bede's Catholic Infant School 223 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–7 Outstanding Report 0.2 mi
St Bede's Catholic Junior School 306 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 7–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Wade Deacon High School 1,658 pupils Secondary 11–16 Outstanding Report 0.4 mi
Kingsway Primary Academy School 214 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Birchfield Nursery School 77 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.5 mi
The Raise Academy 60 pupils Free schools special 11–16 Report 0.6 mi
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School 62 pupils Nursery 2–4 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 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Hough Green station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk
  • Runcorn station 2.4 mi · 48 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Peelhouse Lane (Albert Road) 3 min walk
  • Appleton Village (Appleton Village) 3 min walk
  • Barracks (Peelhouse Lane) 4 min walk
  • Appleton Village (Appleton Village) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Peelhouse Medical Plaza
    Peel House Medical Plaza, Peel House Lane, Widnes · 0.2 mi
  • Bevan Group Practice
    Bevan Way, Widnes · 0.5 mi
  • Newtown Surgery
    Oaks Place, Caldwell Road, Widnes · 0.8 mi
  • Oaks Place Surgery
    Widnes Health Care Resource Centre, Oaks Place, Widnes · 0.8 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 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.

Income: decile 2 of 10 · Crime: decile 1 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned45.2%62.5%
Private rented43.5%20.3%
Social rented11.2%17.1%
Households899

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6467.2%64.1%
Aged 65+15.0%18.6%
Residents1,837

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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