Shelley Road, Widnes

House prices, sold prices and local information for WA8 7DE, WA8 7DG.

Average price (last 12 months)
£285,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2017)
£328,500
10 sales
Price range
£179k – £535k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
12 Jun 2026
WA8 7DE

At a glance

House prices£329k averageSince 2017 (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%

10 property sales on Shelley Road, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £285,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £271,571. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2017; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Shelley Road compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Shelley 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

2017: £346,500 (1 sales)2017£347k2018: £204,500 (2 sales)2018£205k2021: £263,500 (2 sales)2021£264k2024: £535,000 (1 sales)2024£535k2025: £394,167 (3 sales)2025£394k2026: £285,000 (1 sales)2026£285k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached7£271,57112 Jun 2026
Detached3£461,33321 Mar 2025

Sold prices on Shelley Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
16, Shelley Road WA8 7DE 12 Jun 2026£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Shelley Road WA8 7DE 30 Sep 2025£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Shelley Road WA8 7DE 21 Mar 2025£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Shelley Road WA8 7DG 21 Mar 2025£502,500 DetachedFreehold
28, Shelley Road WA8 7DG 19 Apr 2024£535,000 DetachedFreehold
22, Shelley Road WA8 7DE 30 Jun 2021£277,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Shelley Road WA8 7DE 9 Apr 2021£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Shelley Road WA8 7DE 1 Jun 2018£179,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Shelley Road WA8 7DE 9 May 2018£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Shelley Road WA8 7DG 3 Mar 2017£346,500 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
13, Shelley Road £179,000 (Jun 2018) → £340,000 (Sep 2025) +90%
over 7 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Shelley Road

Crime

260 crimes were reported within about a mile of Shelley 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 offences120
Anti-social behaviour40
Public order26
Criminal damage & arson21
Other crime12
Other theft11

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

Flood risk

Shelley 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 Shelley 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
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School 1,337 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Report 0.3 mi
Wade Deacon High School 1,658 pupils Secondary 11–16 Outstanding 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 1.6 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
  • The Albion (Leigh Avenue) 2 min walk
  • Horse & Jockey (Birchfield Road) 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 · 0.6 mi
  • Oaks Place Surgery
    Widnes Health Care Resource Centre, Oaks Place, Widnes · 0.6 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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