Rostherne Crescent, Widnes

House prices, sold prices and local information for WA8 7PW.

Average price (last 12 months)
£290,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£172,808
13 sales
Price range
£127k – £290k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
9 Jan 2026
WA8 7PW

At a glance

House prices£173k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station14 min walkHough Green station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

13 property sales on Rostherne Crescent, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £290,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £174,227. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Rostherne Crescent compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Rostherne Crescent 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: £164,167 (3 sales)2016£164k2017: £152,000 (1 sales)2017£152k2018: £126,500 (1 sales)2018£127k2019: £140,000 (1 sales)2019£140k2020: £181,000 (1 sales)2020£181k2021: £131,500 (2 sales)2021£132k2022: £191,750 (2 sales)2022£192k2023: £218,000 (1 sales)2023£218k2026: £290,000 (1 sales)2026£290k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached11£174,2279 Jan 2026
Terraced1£148,00030 Mar 2016
Detached1£182,0002 Dec 2016

Sold prices on Rostherne Crescent

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
39, Rostherne Crescent WA8 7PW 9 Jan 2026£290,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
18, Rostherne Crescent WA8 7PW 30 Nov 2023£218,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
17, Rostherne Crescent WA8 7PW 19 Aug 2022£193,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Rostherne Crescent WA8 7PW 20 Jan 2022£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Rostherne Crescent WA8 7PW 15 Dec 2021£130,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
14, Rostherne Crescent WA8 7PW 5 Feb 2021£133,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Rostherne Crescent WA8 7PW 14 Aug 2020£181,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
32, Rostherne Crescent WA8 7PW 15 Nov 2019£140,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
1, Rostherne Crescent WA8 7PW 29 Jun 2018£126,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
33, Rostherne Crescent WA8 7PW 27 Oct 2017£152,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
41, Rostherne Crescent WA8 7PW 2 Dec 2016£182,000 DetachedLeasehold
18, Rostherne Crescent WA8 7PW 14 Oct 2016£162,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
29, Rostherne Crescent WA8 7PW 30 Mar 2016£148,000 TerracedLeasehold

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
18, Rostherne Crescent £162,500 (Oct 2016) → £218,000 (Nov 2023) +34%
over 7 yrs
14, Rostherne Crescent £133,000 (Feb 2021) → £190,000 (Jan 2022) +43%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Rostherne Crescent

Crime

185 crimes were reported within about a mile of Rostherne Crescent in August 2026.

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

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

Violence & sexual offences91
Anti-social behaviour20
Public order18
Criminal damage & arson12
Other crime12
Vehicle crime10

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

Flood risk

Rostherne Crescent 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
  • 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 Rostherne Crescent

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Ormiston Chadwick Academy 884 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.1 mi
Ashley High School 137 pupils Community special school 11–19 Report 0.3 mi
Chesnut Lodge Special School 85 pupils Community special school 2–16 Report 0.3 mi
Ditton Primary School 322 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School 52 pupils Nursery 2–4 Report 0.4 mi
All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 182 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School 1,337 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Report 0.7 mi
St Basil's Catholic Primary School 223 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.8 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 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
  • Widnes station 1.1 mi · 21 min walk
  • Runcorn station 2.6 mi · 51 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Wellington Inn (Prescot Road) 2 min walk
  • Ormiston Chadwick Academy (Liverpool Road) 4 min walk
  • Chesnut Lodge (Liverpool Road) 5 min walk
  • Chesnut Lodge (B5178 Liverpool Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Upton Rocks Primary Care
    Heath Road, Widnes · 0.2 mi
  • Hough Green Health Park
    Hough Green Road, Widnes · 0.5 mi
  • Fir Park Medical Centre
    Upton Rocks, Widnes · 0.7 mi
  • The Beeches Medical Ctr
    20 Ditchfield Road, Widnes · 0.8 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 7 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 5 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned80.0%62.5%
Private rented8.4%20.3%
Social rented11.6%17.1%
Households670

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6458.1%64.1%
Aged 65+25.3%18.6%
Residents1,521

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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