Whernside, Widnes

House prices, sold prices and local information for WA8 4YW.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£111,385
13 sales
Price range
£65k – £211k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
7 Nov 2024
WA8 4YW

At a glance

House prices£111k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% 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 station12 min walkHough Green station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

13 property sales on Whernside, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 7 Nov 2024. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £130,556. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Whernside compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Whernside 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: £82,667 (3 sales)2017£83k2018: £80,000 (2 sales)2018£80k2019: £117,333 (3 sales)2019£117k2021: £102,333 (3 sales)2021£102k2022: £170,000 (1 sales)2022£170k2024: £211,000 (1 sales)2024£211k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached9£130,5567 Nov 2024
Terraced4£68,25028 Jul 2021

Sold prices on Whernside

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
39, Whernside WA8 4YW 6 Mar 2026£75,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Whernside WA8 4YW 7 Nov 2024£211,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Whernside WA8 4YW 28 Jan 2022£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Whernside WA8 4YW 24 Sep 2021£155,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Whernside WA8 4YW 28 Jul 2021£72,000 TerracedFreehold
14A, Whernside WA8 4YW 3 Jun 2021£80,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Whernside WA8 4YW 4 Oct 2019£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Whernside WA8 4YW 13 Jun 2019£112,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Whernside WA8 4YW 29 Mar 2019£110,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Whernside WA8 4YW 30 May 2018£65,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Whernside WA8 4YW 13 Apr 2018£95,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Whernside WA8 4YW 24 Apr 2017£65,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Whernside WA8 4YW 24 Feb 2017£112,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Whernside WA8 4YW 15 Feb 2017£71,000 TerracedFreehold

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
20, Whernside £112,000 (Feb 2017) → £130,000 (Oct 2019) +16%
over 3 yrs
8, Whernside £95,000 (Apr 2018) → £110,000 (Mar 2019) +16%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Whernside

Crime

150 crimes were reported within about a mile of Whernside in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences76
Anti-social behaviour16
Public order13
Criminal damage & arson10
Drugs9
Vehicle crime7

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

Flood risk

Whernside 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 Whernside

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 182 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Ormiston Chadwick Academy 884 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.4 mi
St Basil's Catholic Primary School 223 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Ashley High School 137 pupils Community special school 11–19 Report 0.6 mi
Chesnut Lodge Special School 85 pupils Community special school 2–16 Report 0.7 mi
Ditton Primary School 322 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School 52 pupils Nursery 2–4 Report 0.8 mi
Oakfield Community Primary School 291 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.9 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

  • Hough Green station 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
  • Widnes station 1.2 mi · 25 min walk
  • Rainhill station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Four Topped Oak (Hough Green Road) 2 min walk
  • Four Topped Oak (Hough Green Road) 2 min walk
  • Haddon Drive (Hough Green Road) 2 min walk
  • Fulbeck (Arley Drive) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Hough Green Health Park
    Hough Green Road, Widnes · 0.2 mi
  • Upton Rocks Primary Care
    Heath Road, Widnes · 0.5 mi
  • Fir Park Medical Centre
    Upton Rocks, Widnes · 0.8 mi
  • The Beeches Medical Ctr
    20 Ditchfield Road, Widnes · 1.0 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 9 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned91.3%62.5%
Private rented7.9%20.3%
Social rented0.8%17.1%
Households530

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1510.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.3%64.1%
Aged 65+26.6%18.6%
Residents1,183

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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