Upper Mersey Road, Widnes

House prices, sold prices and local information for WA8 0DE.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2022)

£103,316

2 sales

Price range

£87k – £120k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

11 Jul 2023

WA8 0DE

At a glance

House prices£103k averageSince 2022 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station20 min walkRuncorn station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

2 property sales on Upper Mersey Road, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2022. The most recent sale was on 11 Jul 2023. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £103,316.

House prices on Upper Mersey Road compared

WA8 postcode area£237,359

Widnes£234,279

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Upper Mersey 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

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	2	£103,316	11 Jul 2023

Sold prices on Upper Mersey Road

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
96, Upper Mersey Road WA8 0DE	11 Jul 2023	£120,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
106, Upper Mersey Road WA8 0DE	8 Jun 2022	£86,632	Semi-detached	Freehold
108, Upper Mersey Road WA8 0DE	15 Jun 2018	£300,000	Other	Leasehold

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.

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Crime and flood risk near Upper Mersey Road

Crime

162 crimes were reported within about a mile of Upper Mersey Road in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	72
Anti-social behaviour	23
Public order	17
Criminal damage & arson	12
Drugs	9
Other theft	9

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

Flood risk

Upper Mersey 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 Upper Mersey Road

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Widnes Academy 127 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.2 mi
Poppy Field School 29 pupils	Other independent special school	4–19	Report	0.7 mi
Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School 99 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.7 mi
St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School 236 pupils	Primary Catholic	2–11	Good Report	0.7 mi
Kingsway Primary Academy School 214 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.9 mi
St Edward's Catholic Primary School 106 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	0.9 mi
Victoria Road Primary School 183 pupils	Primary	5–11	Report	1.1 mi
Westfield Primary School 107 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	1.2 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

Runcorn station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
Widnes station 1.8 mi · 35 min walk
Hough Green station 2.1 mi · 43 min walk

Nearest bus stops

CATALYST MUSEUM (Mersey Road) 1 min walk
CATALYST MUSEUM (Mersey Road) 1 min walk
WEST BANK STREET (Waterloo Road) 2 min walk
Irwell Street/the Bridge (Irwell Street) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

Oaks Place Surgery
Widnes Health Care Resource Centre, Oaks Place, Widnes · 0.6 mi
Newtown Surgery
Oaks Place, Caldwell Road, Widnes · 0.6 mi
Tower House Practice
St. Pauls Health Centre, High Street, Runcorn · 0.8 mi
Grove House Practice
St. Pauls Health Centre, High Street, Runcorn · 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 1 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 1 of 10 · Crime: decile 1 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	31.5%	62.5%
Private rented	29.1%	20.3%
Social rented	39.3%	17.1%
Households	1,128

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	19.4%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	67.3%	64.1%
Aged 65+	13.2%	18.6%
Residents	2,266

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	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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