Orkney Close, Widnes

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

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£198,591
11 sales
Price range
£155k – £253k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
30 Sep 2025
WA8 3YL

At a glance

House prices£199k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station24 min walkWidnes station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

11 property sales on Orkney Close, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 30 Sep 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £197,444. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Orkney Close compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Orkney 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

2017: £163,500 (2 sales)2017£164k2018: £165,000 (2 sales)2018£165k2020: £190,000 (1 sales)2020£190k2021: £217,500 (2 sales)2021£218k2022: £225,000 (2 sales)2022£225k2024: £200,000 (1 sales)2024£200k2025: £252,500 (1 sales)2025£253k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached9£197,44416 Jan 2024
Detached2£203,75030 Sep 2025

Sold prices on Orkney Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
6, Orkney Close WA8 3YL 30 Apr 2026£210,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
30, Orkney Close WA8 3YL 30 Sep 2025£252,500 DetachedLeasehold
22, Orkney Close WA8 3YL 16 Jan 2024£200,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
6, Orkney Close WA8 3YL 19 Dec 2022£205,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
29, Orkney Close WA8 3YL 2 Dec 2022£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Orkney Close WA8 3YL 16 Dec 2021£187,000 OtherLeasehold
6, Orkney Close WA8 3YL 30 Nov 2021£185,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
48, Orkney Close WA8 3YL 26 Feb 2021£250,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
29, Orkney Close WA8 3YL 7 Dec 2020£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Orkney Close WA8 3YL 1 Feb 2018£155,000 DetachedLeasehold
29, Orkney Close WA8 3YL 4 Jan 2018£175,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
9, Orkney Close WA8 3YL 6 Oct 2017£160,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
14, Orkney Close WA8 3YL 28 Apr 2017£167,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
14, Orkney Close WA8 3YL 17 Mar 2017£175,000 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
6, Orkney Close £185,000 (Nov 2021) → £205,000 (Dec 2022) → £210,000 (Apr 2026) +14%
over 4 yrs
29, Orkney Close £175,000 (Jan 2018) → £190,000 (Dec 2020) → £245,000 (Dec 2022) +40%
over 5 yrs
14, Orkney Close £175,000 (Mar 2017) → £167,000 (Apr 2017) -5%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Orkney Close

Crime

72 crimes were reported within about a mile of Orkney 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 offences36
Anti-social behaviour10
Criminal damage & arson9
Other theft4
Public order3
Bicycle theft2

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

Flood risk

Orkney Close is in or near 5 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 at Warrington 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 Orkney Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Brookfields School 141 pupils Academy special converter 2–11 Report 0.2 mi
Moorfield Primary School 232 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School 204 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School 62 pupils Nursery 2–4 Report 0.7 mi
The Raise Academy 60 pupils Free schools special 11–16 Report 0.7 mi
Fairfield Primary School 582 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Lunts Heath Primary School 419 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.1 mi
St Bede's Catholic Junior School 306 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 7–11 Good Report 1.2 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 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
  • Sankey for Penketh station 2.5 mi · 49 min walk
  • Hough Green station 2.9 mi · 58 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Chorleys Lane (Barrows Green Lane) 1 min walk
  • Chorleys Lane (Barrows Green Lane) 2 min walk
  • Barneston Road (Weates Close) 3 min walk
  • Eight Towers (Weates Close) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Bevan Group Practice
    Bevan Way, Widnes · 0.8 mi
  • Peelhouse Medical Plaza
    Peel House Medical Plaza, Peel House Lane, Widnes · 0.8 mi
  • Newtown Surgery
    Oaks Place, Caldwell Road, Widnes · 1.7 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 6 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 7 of 10 · Crime: decile 6 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned89.3%62.5%
Private rented8.7%20.3%
Social rented2.0%17.1%
Households494

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6459.7%64.1%
Aged 65+24.3%18.6%
Residents1,119

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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