Oakfield Drive, Widnes

House prices, sold prices and local information for WA8 8RG, WA8 8RJ.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£185,205
16 sales
Price range
£126k – £260k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
11 Jul 2025
WA8 8RG

At a glance

House prices£185k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station11 min walkHough Green station Schools6 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

16 property sales on Oakfield Drive, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 11 Jul 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £184,228. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Oakfield Drive compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Oakfield Drive 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: £128,000 (1 sales)2016£128k2017: £145,138 (2 sales)2017£145k2018: £165,000 (1 sales)2018£165k2020: £188,200 (5 sales)2020£188k2021: £180,000 (2 sales)2021£180k2022: £200,000 (2 sales)2022£200k2024: £230,000 (1 sales)2024£230k2025: £224,500 (2 sales)2025£225k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached10£184,22811 Jul 2025
Detached3£183,66713 Nov 2020
Terraced3£190,00014 Apr 2021

Sold prices on Oakfield Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
2, Oakfield Drive WA8 8RG 11 Jul 2025£189,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Oakfield Drive WA8 8RJ 14 Mar 2025£260,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
26, Oakfield Drive WA8 8RG 23 Aug 2024£230,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
44, Oakfield Drive WA8 8RG 21 Jun 2024£163,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
58, Oakfield Drive WA8 8RJ 18 Nov 2022£220,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
51, Oakfield Drive WA8 8RJ 29 Apr 2022£180,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
21, Oakfield Drive WA8 8RG 4 Jun 2021£170,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
62, Oakfield Drive WA8 8RJ 14 Apr 2021£190,000 TerracedLeasehold
56, Oakfield Drive WA8 8RJ 25 Nov 2020£195,000 TerracedLeasehold
42, Oakfield Drive WA8 8RG 13 Nov 2020£191,000 DetachedLeasehold
29, Oakfield Drive WA8 8RG 23 Oct 2020£175,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
55, Oakfield Drive WA8 8RJ 25 Sep 2020£185,000 TerracedLeasehold
30, Oakfield Drive WA8 8RG 21 Aug 2020£195,000 DetachedLeasehold
30, Oakfield Drive WA8 8RG 5 Jan 2018£165,000 DetachedLeasehold
18, Oakfield Drive WA8 8RG 6 Oct 2017£126,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
37, Oakfield Drive WA8 8RG 22 Sep 2017£164,275 Semi-detachedLeasehold
27, Oakfield Drive WA8 8RG 19 Jan 2016£128,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold

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
30, Oakfield Drive £165,000 (Jan 2018) → £195,000 (Aug 2020) +18%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Oakfield Drive

Crime

126 crimes were reported within about a mile of Oakfield Drive in August 2026.

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

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

Violence & sexual offences62
Public order13
Anti-social behaviour12
Drugs9
Criminal damage & arson8
Other crime8

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

Flood risk

Oakfield Drive is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Ditton catchment including areas around Huyton-with-Roby and Widnes Flood alert area
  • Irish Sea and Mersey estuary from the Head of the Wirral to Runcorn 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 Oakfield Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School 190 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Oakfield Community Primary School 291 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School 167 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School 253 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
St Basil's Catholic Primary School 223 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Ormiston Chadwick Academy 884 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.9 mi
Halebank CofE Primary School 89 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.0 mi
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School 52 pupils Nursery 2–4 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

  • Hough Green station 0.5 mi · 11 min walk
  • Widnes station 2.0 mi · 41 min walk
  • Halewood station 2.2 mi · 44 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Oakfield Drive (Ditchfield Road) 1 min walk
  • Oakfield Drive (Ditchfield Road) 1 min walk
  • Ditchfield Place (Coronation Drive) 3 min walk
  • Ditchfield Place (Coronation Drive) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Beeches Medical Ctr
    20 Ditchfield Road, Widnes · 0.5 mi
  • Hough Green Health Park
    Hough Green Road, Widnes · 1.0 mi
  • Upton Rocks Primary Care
    Heath Road, Widnes · 1.1 mi
  • Newtown Surgery
    Oaks Place, Caldwell Road, 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 9 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 10 of 10 · Crime: decile 10 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned92.3%62.5%
Private rented6.4%20.3%
Social rented1.4%17.1%
Households738

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6455.5%64.1%
Aged 65+31.7%18.6%
Residents1,694

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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