Nursery Close, Widnes

House prices, sold prices and local information for WA8 3HB.

Average price (last 12 months)
–
0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£206,944
9 sales
Price range
£147k – £280k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
3 Mar 2025
WA8 3HB

At a glance

House prices£207k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station20 min walkWidnes station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

9 property sales on Nursery Close, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 3 Mar 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £215,071. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Nursery Close compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Nursery Close 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: £147,000 (1 sales)2016£147k2018: £210,000 (1 sales)2018£210k2020: £173,250 (2 sales)2020£173k2021: £260,000 (1 sales)2021£260k2022: £280,000 (1 sales)2022£280k2024: £205,500 (1 sales)2024£206k2025: £206,750 (2 sales)2025£207k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached7£215,0713 Mar 2025
Semi-detached1£147,0006 Sep 2016
Terraced1£210,00020 Jan 2025

Sold prices on Nursery Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
31, Nursery Close WA8 3HB 3 Mar 2025£203,500 DetachedFreehold
1, Nursery Close WA8 3HB 20 Jan 2025£210,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Nursery Close WA8 3HB 5 Aug 2024£205,500 DetachedFreehold
2, Nursery Close WA8 3HB 1 Apr 2022£280,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Nursery Close WA8 3HB 25 Jun 2021£260,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Nursery Close WA8 3HB 9 Oct 2020£165,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Nursery Close WA8 3HB 31 Jan 2020£1,170 OtherFreehold
5, Nursery Close WA8 3HB 24 Jan 2020£181,500 DetachedFreehold
8, Nursery Close WA8 3HB 5 Mar 2018£210,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Nursery Close WA8 3HB 6 Sep 2016£147,000 Semi-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
2, Nursery Close £165,000 (Oct 2020) → £280,000 (Apr 2022) +70%
over 1 yr
8, Nursery Close £210,000 (Mar 2018) → £260,000 (Jun 2021) +24%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Nursery Close

Crime

88 crimes were reported within about a mile of Nursery Close in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences43
Anti-social behaviour15
Criminal damage & arson10
Other theft5
Public order3
Vehicle crime3

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

Flood risk

Nursery Close 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 Nursery Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Moorfield Primary School 232 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
Brookfields School 141 pupils Academy special converter 2–11 Report 0.3 mi
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School 204 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Fairfield Primary School 582 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School 62 pupils Nursery 2–4 Report 0.8 mi
The Raise Academy 60 pupils Free schools special 11–16 Report 0.8 mi
Lunts Heath Primary School 419 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.9 mi
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School 414 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good 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 and local GPs

Train stations

  • Widnes station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
  • Sankey for Penketh station 2.6 mi · 51 min walk
  • Hough Green station 2.8 mi · 56 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Chorleys Lane (Moorfield Road) 1 min walk
  • Chorleys Lane (Moorfield Road) 2 min walk
  • Dykin Road (Dykin Road) 2 min walk
  • Dykin Road (Dykin Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Bevan Group Practice
    Bevan Way, Widnes · 0.7 mi
  • Peelhouse Medical Plaza
    Peel House Medical Plaza, Peel House Lane, Widnes · 0.8 mi
  • Fir Park Medical Centre
    Upton Rocks, Widnes · 1.5 mi
  • Oaks Place Surgery
    Widnes Health Care Resource Centre, Oaks Place, Widnes · 1.7 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 5 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 6 of 10 · Crime: decile 6 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned82.1%62.5%
Private rented10.3%20.3%
Social rented7.6%17.1%
Households602

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.9%64.1%
Aged 65+26.6%18.6%
Residents1,306

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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