Westerhope Way, Widnes

House prices, sold prices and local information for WA8 9QA.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£272,591
11 sales
Price range
£191k – £430k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
14 Feb 2025
WA8 9QA

At a glance

House prices£273k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station6 min walkWidnes station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

11 property sales on Westerhope Way, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 14 Feb 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £297,563. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Westerhope Way compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Westerhope Way 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: £213,000 (1 sales)2016£213k2017: £295,000 (1 sales)2017£295k2019: £297,500 (1 sales)2019£298k2020: £263,333 (3 sales)2020£263k2021: £283,500 (3 sales)2021£284k2024: £227,500 (1 sales)2024£228k2025: £325,000 (1 sales)2025£325k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached8£297,56314 Feb 2025
Semi-detached3£206,0001 Feb 2024

Sold prices on Westerhope Way

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
15, Westerhope Way WA8 9QA 22 May 2026£310,000 DetachedLeasehold
19, Westerhope Way WA8 9QA 14 Feb 2025£325,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Westerhope Way WA8 9QA 1 Feb 2024£227,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
2, Westerhope Way WA8 9QA 10 Sep 2021£430,000 DetachedLeasehold
10, Westerhope Way WA8 9QA 4 Jun 2021£190,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
17, Westerhope Way WA8 9QA 14 Apr 2021£230,000 DetachedLeasehold
14, Westerhope Way WA8 9QA 12 Oct 2020£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Westerhope Way WA8 9QA 1 Sep 2020£330,000 DetachedLeasehold
19, Westerhope Way WA8 9QA 31 Jul 2020£260,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Westerhope Way WA8 9QA 1 Feb 2019£297,500 DetachedLeasehold
16, Westerhope Way WA8 9QA 10 Nov 2017£295,000 DetachedLeasehold
21, Westerhope Way WA8 9QA 22 Apr 2016£213,000 DetachedLeasehold

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
19, Westerhope Way £260,000 (Jul 2020) → £325,000 (Feb 2025) +25%
over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Westerhope Way

Crime

187 crimes were reported within about a mile of Westerhope Way in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences88
Anti-social behaviour34
Public order14
Criminal damage & arson12
Other theft9
Vehicle crime9

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

Flood risk

Westerhope Way 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 Westerhope Way

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Birchfield Nursery School 77 pupils Nursery 2–5 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 0.4 mi
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School 414 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
St Bede's Catholic Infant School 223 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–7 Outstanding Report 0.7 mi
St Bede's Catholic Junior School 306 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 7–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Ditton Primary School 322 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Chesnut Lodge Special School 85 pupils Community special school 2–16 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 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
  • Hough Green station 1.5 mi · 30 min walk
  • Runcorn station 2.8 mi · 55 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Birchfield Road (Birchfield Road) 6 min walk
  • Birchfield Road (Birchfield Road) 6 min walk
  • Widnes Station (Birchfield Road) 7 min walk
  • Widnes Station (Birchfield Road) 7 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Fir Park Medical Centre
    Upton Rocks, Widnes · 0.3 mi
  • Bevan Group Practice
    Bevan Way, Widnes · 0.7 mi
  • Upton Rocks Primary Care
    Heath Road, Widnes · 0.7 mi
  • Peelhouse Medical Plaza
    Peel House Medical Plaza, Peel House Lane, Widnes · 0.9 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 9 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 10 of 10 · Crime: decile 7 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned87.4%62.5%
Private rented10.0%20.3%
Social rented2.6%17.1%
Households991

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6471.7%64.1%
Aged 65+8.8%18.6%
Residents2,787

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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