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Reay Street, Widnes

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House prices, sold prices and local information for WA8 6RJ.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£90,192
13 sales
Price range
£70k – £121k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Jul 2025
WA8 6RJ

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At a glance

House prices£90k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station11 min walkWidnes station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold79% freeholdAcross 19 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

13 property sales on Reay Street, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 17 Jul 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £90,192. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Reay Street range from £70,000 to £121,000. 79% of homes sold here were freehold and 21% leasehold.

House prices on Reay Street compared

WA8 postcode area£242,301
Widnes£239,685
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Reay 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

2016: £75,000 (1 sales)2016£75k2017: £80,750 (2 sales)2017£81k2019: £75,000 (1 sales)2019£75k2020: £96,500 (2 sales)2020£97k2021: £90,000 (1 sales)2021£90k2023: £93,000 (1 sales)2023£93k2024: £90,667 (3 sales)2024£91k2025: £106,500 (2 sales)2025£107k

Tenure: 79% freehold and 21% leasehold across 19 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced13£90,19217 Jul 2025

Sold prices on Reay Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
10, Reay Street WA8 6RJ 20 May 2026£105,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Reay Street WA8 6RJ 27 Aug 2025£140,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Reay Street WA8 6RJ 17 Jul 2025£100,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Reay Street WA8 6RJ 4 Apr 2025£113,000 TerracedLeasehold
44, Reay Street WA8 6RJ 27 Sep 2024£70,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Reay Street WA8 6RJ 22 Mar 2024£81,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Reay Street WA8 6RJ 19 Feb 2024£76,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Reay Street WA8 6RJ 9 Feb 2024£121,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Reay Street WA8 6RJ 25 Aug 2023£93,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Reay Street WA8 6RJ 20 Sep 2021£90,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Reay Street WA8 6RJ 4 Aug 2021£90,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Reay Street WA8 6RJ 1 Apr 2021£80,000 TerracedFreehold
52, Reay Street WA8 6RJ 6 Nov 2020£98,000 TerracedLeasehold
5, Reay Street WA8 6RJ 31 Jan 2020£95,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Reay Street WA8 6RJ 15 May 2019£75,000 TerracedLeasehold
20, Reay Street WA8 6RJ 3 Nov 2017£74,000 TerracedLeasehold
5, Reay Street WA8 6RJ 11 Aug 2017£87,500 TerracedFreehold
12, Reay Street WA8 6RJ 21 Oct 2016£87,500 TerracedFreehold
48, Reay Street WA8 6RJ 5 May 2016£75,000 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
3, Reay Street £81,000 (Mar 2024) → £140,000 (Aug 2025) +73%
over 1 yr
20, Reay Street £74,000 (Nov 2017) → £113,000 (Apr 2025) +53%
over 7 yrs
1, Reay Street £80,000 (Apr 2021) → £121,000 (Feb 2024) +51%
over 3 yrs
5, Reay Street £87,500 (Aug 2017) → £95,000 (Jan 2020) +9%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Reay Street

Crime

223 crimes were reported within about a mile of Reay Street in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences103
Anti-social behaviour31
Criminal damage & arson22
Public order20
Other theft11
Shoplifting10

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

Flood risk

Reay Street 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 Reay Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Fairfield Primary School 582 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.1 mi
St Bede's Catholic Infant School 223 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–7 Outstanding Report 0.4 mi
St Bede's Catholic Junior School 306 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 7–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School 62 pupils Nursery 2–4 Report 0.5 mi
The Raise Academy 60 pupils Free schools special 11–16 Report 0.5 mi
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School 204 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Brookfields School 141 pupils Academy special converter 2–11 Report 0.6 mi
Wade Deacon High School 1,658 pupils Secondary 11–16 Outstanding Report 0.6 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 0.6 mi · 11 min walk
  • Hough Green station 2.2 mi · 44 min walk
  • Runcorn station 2.6 mi · 52 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Barracks (Peelhouse Lane) 2 min walk
  • Barracks (Peelhouse Lane) 2 min walk
  • Lytham Road (Peelhouse Lane) 3 min walk
  • Lytham Road (Peelhouse Lane) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Peelhouse Medical Plaza
    Peel House Medical Plaza, Peel House Lane, Widnes · 0.2 mi
  • Bevan Group Practice
    Bevan Way, Widnes · 0.4 mi
  • Newtown Surgery
    Oaks Place, Caldwell Road, Widnes · 1.0 mi
  • Oaks Place Surgery
    Widnes Health Care Resource Centre, Oaks Place, Widnes · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Halton View Road · 0.4 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Widnes · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Widnes · 0.5 mi
  • Heron Heron Widnes · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Well · 0.2 mi
  • Cooke's Chemist · 0.4 mi
  • Widnes Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Albert Road (dental Surgery) · 0.3 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 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 4 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned58.1%62.5%
Private rented20.7%20.3%
Social rented21.1%17.1%
Households907

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.6%64.1%
Aged 65+20.6%18.6%
Residents2,017

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.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks96%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks98%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.

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Who lives around Reay Street

Ethnic group

HereHalton
White97.4%96.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%1.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%1.4%
Other ethnic group0.3%0.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%0.4%

Religion

HereHalton
Christian62.5%58.6%
No religion30.1%35.2%
Not answered6.2%4.6%
Other religion0.6%0.4%
Buddhist0.2%0.2%
Hindu0.2%0.3%
Muslim0.1%0.6%
Sikh0.1%0.1%

Country of birth

HereHalton
Born in the UK95.3%95.2%
Born outside the UK4.7%4.8%

Highest qualification

HereHalton
No qualifications24.4%21%
Level 4 qualifications and above19.8%23.9%
Level 3 qualifications18.1%18.3%
Level 2 qualifications17.5%16.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%11.9%
Apprenticeship6.7%5.5%
Other qualifications3.2%2.6%

General health

HereHalton
Very good health45.4%46%
Good health30.5%32.3%
Fair health14.2%14.1%
Bad health6.9%5.8%
Very bad health2.9%1.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereHalton
1 car or van in household43.2%42.3%
No cars or vans in household29%23.8%
2 cars or vans in household22.4%26.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.4%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.

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