Thornton, Widnes

House prices, sold prices and local information for WA8 8BT.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£144,200
5 sales
Price range
£115k – £190k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
12 Nov 2021
WA8 8BT

At a glance

House prices£144k 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 station22 min walkWidnes station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

5 property sales on Thornton, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 12 Nov 2021. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £144,200. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Thornton compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Thornton 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: £129,000 (1 sales)2016£129k2017: £115,000 (1 sales)2017£115k2018: £140,000 (1 sales)2018£140k2020: £147,000 (1 sales)2020£147k2021: £190,000 (1 sales)2021£190k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached5£144,20012 Nov 2021

Sold prices on Thornton

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
11, Thornton WA8 8BT 12 Nov 2021£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Thornton WA8 8BT 19 Aug 2020£147,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Thornton WA8 8BT 26 Jan 2018£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Thornton WA8 8BT 23 Jun 2017£115,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Thornton WA8 8BT 10 Jun 2016£129,000 Semi-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
10, Thornton £129,000 (Jun 2016) → £147,000 (Aug 2020) +14%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Thornton

Crime

213 crimes were reported within about a mile of Thornton 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 offences95
Public order28
Anti-social behaviour24
Criminal damage & arson17
Other crime12
Other theft11

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

Flood risk

Thornton is in or near 4 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
  • 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 Thornton

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School 52 pupils Nursery 2–4 Report 0.3 mi
Chesnut Lodge Special School 85 pupils Community special school 2–16 Report 0.4 mi
Ditton Primary School 322 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Ashley High School 137 pupils Community special school 11–19 Report 0.4 mi
Ormiston Chadwick Academy 884 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.6 mi
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School 1,337 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Report 0.7 mi
St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School 253 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Kingsway Primary Academy School 214 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.7 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 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
  • Hough Green station 1.2 mi · 23 min walk
  • Runcorn station 1.9 mi · 38 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Ditton Rec. (Ditton Rec.) 1 min walk
  • Ditton Rec. (Dundalk Road) 1 min walk
  • Ditton Centre (Dundalk Road) 3 min walk
  • Ditton Centre (Dundalk Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Upton Rocks Primary Care
    Heath Road, Widnes · 0.6 mi
  • Oaks Place Surgery
    Widnes Health Care Resource Centre, Oaks Place, Widnes · 0.6 mi
  • Newtown Surgery
    Oaks Place, Caldwell Road, Widnes · 0.6 mi
  • The Beeches Medical Ctr
    20 Ditchfield Road, 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 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.

Income: decile 5 of 10 · Crime: decile 4 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned68.0%62.5%
Private rented19.7%20.3%
Social rented12.3%17.1%
Households579

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.8%64.1%
Aged 65+19.3%18.6%
Residents1,475

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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