Pit Lane, Widnes

House prices, sold prices and local information for WA8 9HW, WA8 9HU, WA8 9HR.

Average price (last 12 months)
£350,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£291,563
16 sales
Price range
£165k – £515k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
11 Dec 2025
WA8 9HW

At a glance

House prices£292k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station7 min walkWidnes station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

16 property sales on Pit Lane, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £350,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £274,091. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Pit Lane compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Pit Lane 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: £210,000 (1 sales)2016£210k2017: £310,000 (2 sales)2017£310k2018: £345,000 (2 sales)2018£345k2019: £220,000 (3 sales)2019£220k2021: £220,000 (1 sales)2021£220k2022: £318,333 (3 sales)2022£318k2023: £260,000 (1 sales)2023£260k2024: £355,000 (1 sales)2024£355k2025: £347,500 (2 sales)2025£348k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached11£274,09127 Mar 2025
Detached3£406,66711 Dec 2025
Terraced2£215,00030 Apr 2021

Sold prices on Pit Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
96, Pit Lane WA8 9HW 11 Dec 2025£350,000 DetachedFreehold
88, Pit Lane WA8 9HW 27 Mar 2025£345,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
84, Pit Lane WA8 9HW 16 Dec 2024£355,000 DetachedFreehold
88, Pit Lane WA8 9HW 27 Jan 2023£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Pit Lane WA8 9HU 19 Dec 2022£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
117, Pit Lane WA8 9HU 6 Sep 2022£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
163, Pit Lane WA8 9HW 12 Aug 2022£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
167, Pit Lane WA8 9HW 30 Apr 2021£220,000 TerracedFreehold
90, Pit Lane WA8 9HW 11 Dec 2019£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
163, Pit Lane WA8 9HW 18 Oct 2019£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
139, Pit Lane WA8 9HR 4 Mar 2019£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
82, Pit Lane WA8 9HW 15 Jun 2018£190,000 OtherFreehold
30, Pit Lane WA8 9HU 13 Jun 2018£515,000 DetachedFreehold
173, Pit Lane WA8 9HW 9 May 2018£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
104, Pit Lane WA8 9HW 18 Oct 2017£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
161, Pit Lane WA8 9HW 26 Sep 2017£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
171, Pit Lane WA8 9HW 22 Sep 2016£210,000 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
88, Pit Lane £260,000 (Jan 2023) → £345,000 (Mar 2025) +33%
over 2 yrs
163, Pit Lane £275,000 (Oct 2019) → £305,000 (Aug 2022) +11%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Pit Lane

Crime

116 crimes were reported within about a mile of Pit Lane 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 offences49
Anti-social behaviour29
Other theft8
Criminal damage & arson7
Bicycle theft4
Vehicle crime4

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

Flood risk

Pit Lane 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 Pit Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School 414 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
Lunts Heath Primary School 419 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Birchfield Nursery School 77 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.4 mi
Wade Deacon High School 1,658 pupils Secondary 11–16 Outstanding Report 0.6 mi
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School 1,337 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Report 0.8 mi
Fairfield Primary School 582 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
St Bede's Catholic Junior School 306 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 7–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
St Bede's Catholic Infant School 223 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–7 Outstanding Report 0.9 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 0.4 mi · 7 min walk
  • Hough Green station 1.9 mi · 38 min walk
  • Rainhill station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Pit Lane (Birchfield Road) 1 min walk
  • Pit Lane (Birchfield Road) 2 min walk
  • Buckingham Avenue (Birchfield Road) 4 min walk
  • Sefton Avenue (Derby Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Bevan Group Practice
    Bevan Way, Widnes · 0.5 mi
  • Fir Park Medical Centre
    Upton Rocks, Widnes · 0.5 mi
  • Peelhouse Medical Plaza
    Peel House Medical Plaza, Peel House Lane, Widnes · 0.9 mi
  • Upton Rocks Primary Care
    Heath Road, Widnes · 1.1 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 10 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 6 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned87.4%62.5%
Private rented10.4%20.3%
Social rented2.2%17.1%
Households1,153

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.0%64.1%
Aged 65+19.5%18.6%
Residents2,882

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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