Wood Street, Widnes

MyStreetCheck free street report: Wood Street, Widnes · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/widnes-halton/wood-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WA8 6LW.

Average price (last 12 months)

£104,250

2 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£85,577

13 sales

Price range

£66k – £110k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

18 Dec 2025

WA8 6LW

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At a glance

House prices£104k average57% below the Widnes average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station15 min walkWidnes station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 21 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

13 property sales on Wood Street, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £104,250. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £85,577. Average sale prices rose from £75,000 in 2016 to £104,250 in 2025 (+39%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 57% below the Widnes average of £239,685 over the same period. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Wood Street range from £66,000 to £110,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 111 streets in Widnes with at least two sales in the last year, Wood Street ranks 106th for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Wood Street compared

Wood Street£104,250

WA8 postcode area£242,301

Widnes£239,685

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all WA8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 21 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	13	£85,577	18 Dec 2025

Sold prices on Wood Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
27, Wood Street WA8 6LW	27 Jul 2026	£94,000	Terraced	Freehold
28, Wood Street WA8 6LW	29 Jun 2026	£90,000	Terraced	Freehold
16, Wood Street WA8 6LW	18 Dec 2025	£103,500	Terraced	Freehold
6, Wood Street WA8 6LW	28 Nov 2025	£105,000	Terraced	Freehold
4, Wood Street WA8 6LW	24 Oct 2025	£107,000	Terraced	Freehold
9, Wood Street WA8 6LW	21 Aug 2025	£115,000	Terraced	Freehold
16, Wood Street WA8 6LW	9 Aug 2024	£93,000	Terraced	Freehold
11, Wood Street WA8 6LW	2 May 2024	£110,000	Terraced	Freehold
31, Wood Street WA8 6LW	22 Jan 2024	£90,000	Terraced	Freehold
23, Wood Street WA8 6LW	25 Jan 2023	£75,000	Terraced	Freehold
18, Wood Street WA8 6LW	25 Oct 2022	£91,000	Terraced	Freehold
15, Wood Street WA8 6LW	18 Feb 2022	£88,000	Terraced	Freehold
29, Wood Street WA8 6LW	5 Aug 2021	£75,000	Other	Freehold
12, Wood Street WA8 6LW	25 Jan 2021	£81,000	Terraced	Freehold
30, Wood Street WA8 6LW	16 Oct 2020	£85,000	Terraced	Freehold
3, Wood Street WA8 6LW	27 Jul 2018	£80,500	Terraced	Freehold
19, Wood Street WA8 6LW	23 Oct 2017	£66,500	Terraced	Freehold
10, Wood Street WA8 6LW	20 Oct 2017	£72,000	Terraced	Freehold
26, Wood Street WA8 6LW	25 Aug 2016	£84,000	Terraced	Freehold
31, Wood Street WA8 6LW	5 May 2016	£75,000	Terraced	Freehold
17, Wood Street WA8 6LW	29 Jan 2016	£66,000	Terraced	Freehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
16, Wood Street	£93,000 (Aug 2024) → £103,500 (Dec 2025)	+11% over 1 yr
31, Wood Street	£75,000 (May 2016) → £90,000 (Jan 2024)	+20% over 8 yrs

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Schools near Wood Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Fairfield Primary School 582 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.3 mi
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School 62 pupils	Nursery	2–4	Report	0.3 mi
The Raise Academy 60 pupils	Free schools special	11–16	Report	0.3 mi
St Bede's Catholic Infant School 223 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	5–7	Outstanding Report	0.4 mi
St Bede's Catholic Junior School 306 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	7–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School 204 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	0.4 mi
Brookfields School 141 pupils	Academy special converter	2–11	Report	0.6 mi
Kingsway Primary Academy School 214 pupils	Primary	3–11	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, shops and health

Train stations

Widnes station 0.8 mi · 15 min walk
Hough Green station 2.3 mi · 45 min walk
Runcorn station 2.4 mi · 47 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Peelhouse Lane (B5178 Albert Road) 1 min walk
Page Lane (Page Lane) 2 min walk
Page Lane (Page Lane) 2 min walk
Peelhouse Lane (Albert Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Peelhouse Medical Plaza
Peel House Medical Plaza, Peel House Lane, Widnes · 0.1 mi
Bevan Group Practice
Bevan Way, Widnes · 0.6 mi
Newtown Surgery
Oaks Place, Caldwell Road, Widnes · 0.9 mi
Oaks Place Surgery
Widnes Health Care Resource Centre, Oaks Place, Widnes · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

Morrisons Morrisons Widnes · 0.3 mi
Heron Heron Widnes · 0.3 mi
Iceland Iceland Widnes · 0.3 mi
Spar Spar - Halton View Road · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

Well · 0.1 mi
Cooke's Chemist · 0.2 mi
Appleton Village Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

Albert Road (dental Surgery) · 0.1 mi
Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 2 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	2 of 10
Employment	2 of 10
Education and skills	3 of 10
Health and disability	1 of 10
Crime	1 of 10
Access to housing and services	6 of 10
Living environment	1 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	45.2%	62.5%
Private rented	43.5%	20.3%
Social rented	11.2%	17.1%
Households	899

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	17.9%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	67.2%	64.1%
Aged 65+	15.0%	18.6%
Residents	1,837

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.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	96%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	98%	92%

Share of homes across Halton with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. 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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Wood Street

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Who lives around Wood Street

Ethnic group

	Here	Halton
White	94%	96.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	2.3%	1.1%
Other ethnic group	1.6%	0.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.5%	1.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.5%	0.4%

Religion

	Here	Halton
Christian	55.9%	58.6%
No religion	35.1%	35.2%
Not answered	5.4%	4.6%
Muslim	2.4%	0.6%
Hindu	0.6%	0.3%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.2%
Other religion	0.2%	0.4%
Jewish	0.1%	–

Country of birth

	Here	Halton
Born in the UK	88.7%	95.2%
Born outside the UK	11.3%	4.8%

Highest qualification

	Here	Halton
No qualifications	23.1%	21%
Level 4 qualifications and above	21.3%	23.9%
Level 3 qualifications	18.9%	18.3%
Level 2 qualifications	16.9%	16.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	13.1%	11.9%
Apprenticeship	4%	5.5%
Other qualifications	2.7%	2.6%

General health

	Here	Halton
Very good health	42%	46%
Good health	34.6%	32.3%
Fair health	14.6%	14.1%
Bad health	7.4%	5.8%
Very bad health	1.3%	1.9%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Halton
1 car or van in household	45.1%	42.3%
No cars or vans in household	39.4%	23.8%
2 cars or vans in household	13.2%	26.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household	2.3%	7.4%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Halton.

Planning and heritage near Wood Street

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Estate agents near Wood Street

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