Market Street, Widnes

MyStreetCheck free street report: Market Street, Widnes · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/widnes-halton/market-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WA8 7SN, WA8 7RT.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2017)

£101,000

5 sales

Price range

£55k – £214k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

2 Jul 2024

WA8 7SN

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At a glance

House prices£101k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station24 min walkWidnes station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband50% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold88% leaseholdAcross 17 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

5 property sales on Market Street, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 2 Jul 2024. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £108,750. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 80% terraced, 20% flat. Recorded sale prices on Market Street range from £55,000 to £214,000. 12% of homes sold here were freehold and 88% leasehold.

House prices on Market Street compared

WA8 postcode area£242,301

Widnes£239,685

England & Wales£358,701

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

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 12% freehold and 88% leasehold across 17 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	4	£108,750	2 Jul 2024
Flat	1	£70,000	22 Aug 2017

Sold prices on Market Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
24, Market Street WA8 7SN	17 Nov 2025	£131,000	Terraced	Leasehold
44, Market Street WA8 7SN	2 Jul 2024	£90,000	Terraced	Leasehold
44, Market Street WA8 7SN	2 Jul 2024	£90,000	Other	Freehold
40, Market Street WA8 7SN	10 Jun 2022	£214,000	Terraced	Leasehold
14, Market Street WA8 7SN	25 Nov 2021	£76,000	Terraced	Leasehold
40, Market Street WA8 7SN	9 Sep 2021	£72,000	Terraced	Leasehold
26, Market Street WA8 7SN	9 Jun 2021	£151,300	Terraced	Leasehold
18, Market Street WA8 7SN	1 Jun 2021	£123,000	Terraced	Leasehold
18, Market Street WA8 7SN	26 Jan 2021	£62,500	Terraced	Leasehold
26, Market Street WA8 7SN	17 Dec 2020	£89,250	Terraced	Leasehold
12, Grosvenor Apartments, Market Street WA8 7RT	11 Sep 2020	£2,384,928	Other	Freehold
12, Market Street WA8 7SN	19 Jun 2020	£55,000	Terraced	Leasehold
32, Market Street WA8 7SN	2 Apr 2020	£85,000	Terraced	Leasehold
16, Market Street WA8 7SN	19 Mar 2020	£62,000	Terraced	Leasehold
22, Market Street WA8 7SN	19 Mar 2020	£64,000	Terraced	Leasehold
4, Grosvenor Apartments, Market Street WA8 7RT	22 Aug 2017	£70,000	Flat	Leasehold
4, Grosvenor Apartments, Market Street WA8 7RT	12 Jul 2017	£44,950	Flat	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.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
40, Market Street	£72,000 (Sep 2021) → £214,000 (Jun 2022)	+197% over under a year
26, Market Street	£89,250 (Dec 2020) → £151,300 (Jun 2021)	+70% over under a year
18, Market Street	£62,500 (Jan 2021) → £123,000 (Jun 2021)	+97% over under a year
4, Grosvenor Apartments, Market Street	£44,950 (Jul 2017) → £70,000 (Aug 2017)	+56% over under a year

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Schools near Market Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Poppy Field School 29 pupils	Other independent special school	4–19	Report	0.2 mi
St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School 236 pupils	Primary Catholic	2–11	Good Report	0.2 mi
Kingsway Primary Academy School 214 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.3 mi
St Bede's Catholic Junior School 306 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	7–11	Good Report	0.7 mi
St Bede's Catholic Infant School 223 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	5–7	Outstanding Report	0.7 mi
Widnes Academy 127 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.8 mi
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School 1,337 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic	11–16	Report	0.9 mi
Fairfield Primary School 582 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	1.0 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 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
Runcorn station 1.6 mi · 32 min walk
Hough Green station 1.9 mi · 38 min walk

Nearest bus stops

KINGSWAY HOTEL (Victoria Road) 2 min walk
DOCTORS PUB 2 min walk
Vicarage Road (adj, Kingsway) 2 min walk
Vicarage Road (Vicarage Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Newtown Surgery
Oaks Place, Caldwell Road, Widnes · 0.2 mi
Oaks Place Surgery
Widnes Health Care Resource Centre, Oaks Place, Widnes · 0.2 mi
Peelhouse Medical Plaza
Peel House Medical Plaza, Peel House Lane, Widnes · 0.9 mi
Upton Rocks Primary Care
Heath Road, Widnes · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

Asda Superstore Asda Widnes Superstore · 0.3 mi
Tesco Extra Tesco Widnes Extra · 0.4 mi
Marks and Spencer M&S Widnes · 0.4 mi
Aldi Aldi Widnes · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

Mcdougall's Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
Asda Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
Boots · 0.5 mi

Dentists

Widnes Healthcare Resource Centre · 0.2 mi
Emergency Dental Services · 0.2 mi
Dental Elements · 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 1 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	1 of 10
Employment	1 of 10
Education and skills	1 of 10
Health and disability	1 of 10
Crime	1 of 10
Access to housing and services	4 of 10
Living environment	3 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	31.5%	62.5%
Private rented	29.1%	20.3%
Social rented	39.3%	17.1%
Households	1,128

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	19.4%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	67.3%	64.1%
Aged 65+	13.2%	18.6%
Residents	2,266

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	50%	80%
Gigabit-capable	50%	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

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	96%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	98%	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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Market Street

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Who lives around Market Street

Ethnic group

	Here	Halton
White	95.1%	96.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	2%	1.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	1.6%	1.1%
Other ethnic group	1%	0.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.3%	0.4%

Religion

	Here	Halton
Christian	55.2%	58.6%
No religion	39.1%	35.2%
Not answered	4.6%	4.6%
Muslim	0.6%	0.6%
Other religion	0.4%	0.4%
Buddhist	0.1%	0.2%
Hindu	0%	0.3%
Jewish	0%	–

Country of birth

	Here	Halton
Born in the UK	85.6%	95.2%
Born outside the UK	14.4%	4.8%

Highest qualification

	Here	Halton
No qualifications	28.4%	21%
Level 2 qualifications	19.1%	16.7%
Level 4 qualifications and above	17.1%	23.9%
Level 3 qualifications	14.6%	18.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	13.1%	11.9%
Apprenticeship	5%	5.5%
Other qualifications	2.8%	2.6%

General health

	Here	Halton
Very good health	42.9%	46%
Good health	31.8%	32.3%
Fair health	16.4%	14.1%
Bad health	6.8%	5.8%
Very bad health	2.1%	1.9%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Halton
1 car or van in household	43%	42.3%
No cars or vans in household	42.1%	23.8%
2 cars or vans in household	12%	26.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household	2.8%	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.

Planning and heritage near Market Street

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Estate agents near Market Street

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