Shakespeare Road, Widnes

House prices, sold prices and local information for WA8 7DD, WA8 7DQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£259,675
14 sales
Price range
£190k – £350k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
14 Jan 2025
WA8 7DD

At a glance

House prices£260k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% 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 station10 min walkWidnes station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

14 property sales on Shakespeare Road, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 14 Jan 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £260,132. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Shakespeare Road compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Shakespeare Road 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: £222,750 (2 sales)2016£223k2017: £232,500 (2 sales)2017£233k2018: £249,983 (3 sales)2018£250k2020: £231,000 (1 sales)2020£231k2021: £267,500 (2 sales)2021£268k2022: £350,000 (1 sales)2022£350k2023: £275,000 (1 sales)2023£275k2024: £284,000 (1 sales)2024£284k2025: £300,000 (1 sales)2025£300k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached11£260,13214 Jan 2025
Detached3£258,00018 Sep 2024

Sold prices on Shakespeare Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
6, Shakespeare Road WA8 7DD 14 Jan 2025£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Shakespeare Road WA8 7DQ 18 Sep 2024£284,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Shakespeare Road WA8 7DD 24 Jul 2023£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Shakespeare Road WA8 7DQ 12 Aug 2022£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Shakespeare Road WA8 7DQ 19 Nov 2021£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Shakespeare Road WA8 7DD 20 Sep 2021£300,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Shakespeare Road WA8 7DD 18 Sep 2020£231,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Shakespeare Road WA8 7DD 16 Feb 2018£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Shakespeare Road WA8 7DD 18 Jan 2018£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Shakespeare Road WA8 7DD 12 Jan 2018£249,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Shakespeare Road WA8 7DQ 9 May 2017£237,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Shakespeare Road WA8 7DD 13 Mar 2017£228,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Shakespeare Road WA8 7DQ 7 Oct 2016£255,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Shakespeare Road WA8 7DD 22 Jan 2016£190,000 DetachedFreehold

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
42, Shakespeare Road £237,000 (May 2017) → £350,000 (Aug 2022) +48%
over 5 yrs
22, Shakespeare Road £190,000 (Jan 2016) → £300,000 (Sep 2021) +58%
over 6 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Shakespeare Road

Crime

260 crimes were reported within about a mile of Shakespeare Road 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 offences124
Anti-social behaviour39
Public order25
Criminal damage & arson20
Other theft12
Other crime11

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

Flood risk

Shakespeare Road is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • 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 Shakespeare Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Bede's Catholic Infant School 223 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–7 Outstanding Report 0.2 mi
St Bede's Catholic Junior School 306 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 7–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Wade Deacon High School 1,658 pupils Secondary 11–16 Outstanding Report 0.3 mi
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School 1,337 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Report 0.3 mi
Kingsway Primary Academy School 214 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Birchfield Nursery School 77 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.4 mi
Fairfield Primary School 582 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Ditton Primary School 322 pupils Primary 5–11 Good 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 and local GPs

Train stations

  • Widnes station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Hough Green station 1.7 mi · 33 min walk
  • Runcorn station 2.3 mi · 45 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Leigh Avenue (Leigh Avenue) 2 min walk
  • Leigh Avenue (Leogh Avenue) 2 min walk
  • Horse & Jockey (Birchfield Road) 2 min walk
  • The Albion (Leigh Avenue) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Peelhouse Medical Plaza
    Peel House Medical Plaza, Peel House Lane, Widnes · 0.5 mi
  • Newtown Surgery
    Oaks Place, Caldwell Road, Widnes · 0.7 mi
  • Oaks Place Surgery
    Widnes Health Care Resource Centre, Oaks Place, Widnes · 0.7 mi
  • Bevan Group Practice
    Bevan Way, Widnes · 0.7 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 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 8 of 10 · Crime: decile 4 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned81.2%62.5%
Private rented12.2%20.3%
Social rented6.5%17.1%
Households565

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6459.4%64.1%
Aged 65+24.8%18.6%
Residents1,346

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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