Forge Close, Widnes

House prices, sold prices and local information for WA8 5HJ.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£305,000

4 sales

Price range

£160k – £410k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

27 May 2025

WA8 5HJ

At a glance

House prices£305k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station25 min walkHough Green station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

4 property sales on Forge Close, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 27 May 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £353,333. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Forge Close compared

WA8 postcode area£237,359

Widnes£318,333

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Forge Close 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
Detached	3	£353,333	27 May 2025
Terraced	1	£160,000	25 Aug 2016

Sold prices on Forge Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
6, Forge Close WA8 5HJ	27 May 2025	£410,000	Detached	Freehold
6, Forge Close WA8 5HJ	1 Apr 2021	£370,000	Detached	Freehold
2, Forge Close WA8 5HJ	25 Aug 2016	£160,000	Terraced	Freehold
6, Forge Close WA8 5HJ	22 Jul 2016	£280,000	Detached	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
6, Forge Close	£280,000 (Jul 2016) → £370,000 (Apr 2021) → £410,000 (May 2025)	+46% over 9 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Forge Close

Crime

42 crimes were reported within about a mile of Forge Close in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	21
Anti-social behaviour	7
Vehicle crime	5
Burglary	2
Other theft	2
Bicycle theft	1

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

Flood risk

Forge Close 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 Forge Close

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Cronton Church of England Primary Academy 233 pupils	Primary Church of England	2–11	Outstanding Report	0.1 mi
Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery 216 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	2–11	Report	0.3 mi
All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 182 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Good Report	0.8 mi
St Basil's Catholic Primary School 223 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Good Report	1.0 mi
Ormiston Chadwick Academy 884 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	1.2 mi
Tower College 279 pupils	Other independent school	2–16	Report	1.2 mi
Ashley High School 137 pupils	Community special school	11–19	Report	1.4 mi
St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School 279 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	5–11	Report	1.4 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 1.3 mi · 25 min walk
Widnes station 1.5 mi · 29 min walk
Rainhill station 1.9 mi · 39 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Smithy Lane (SE-bound, Smithy Lane) 1 min walk
Smithy Lane (adj, Cronton Road) 2 min walk
Hampton Drive (adj, Smithy Lane) 2 min walk
Chapel Lane (adj, Cronton Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Hough Green Health Park
Hough Green Road, Widnes · 0.7 mi
Fir Park Medical Centre
Upton Rocks, Widnes · 0.9 mi
Upton Rocks Primary Care
Heath Road, Widnes · 1.2 mi
Bevan Group Practice
Bevan Way, Widnes · 1.8 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 6 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 8 of 10 · Crime: decile 6 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	86.5%	62.5%
Private rented	8.8%	20.3%
Social rented	4.5%	17.1%
Households	554

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	12.7%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	57.3%	64.1%
Aged 65+	30.0%	18.6%
Residents	1,232

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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