Pex Hill, Widnes

House prices, sold prices and local information for WA8 5QN, WA8 5QW.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£478,318
11 sales
Price range
£250k – £753k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
28 Nov 2024
WA8 5QW

At a glance

House prices£478k 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 station27 min walkWidnes station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

11 property sales on Pex Hill, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 28 Nov 2024. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £497,150. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Pex Hill compared

WA8 postcode area£237,359
Widnes£318,333
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Pex Hill 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: £381,333 (3 sales)2016£381k2017: £440,000 (2 sales)2017£440k2018: £693,750 (2 sales)2018£694k2019: £375,000 (1 sales)2019£375k2020: £605,000 (1 sales)2020£605k2021: £300,000 (1 sales)2021£300k2024: £570,000 (1 sales)2024£570k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached10£497,15028 Nov 2024
Semi-detached1£290,00017 Mar 2017

Sold prices on Pex Hill

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Keepers Cottage, Pex Hill WA8 5QW 28 Nov 2024£570,000 DetachedFreehold
Meadows, Pex Hill WA8 5QN 23 Feb 2021£300,000 DetachedFreehold
Denbigh, Pex Hill WA8 5QN 2 Oct 2020£605,000 DetachedFreehold
The Cottage, Pex Hill WA8 5QW 6 Dec 2019£375,000 DetachedFreehold
Sunnycroft, Pex Hill WA8 5QW 30 Nov 2018£635,000 DetachedFreehold
Kirkstonehouse, Pex Hill WA8 5QW 3 Apr 2018£752,500 DetachedFreehold
Keepers Cottage, Pex Hill WA8 5QW 28 Mar 2017£590,000 DetachedFreehold
Broadview, Pex Hill WA8 5QN 17 Mar 2017£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Stone Cottage, Pex Hill WA8 5QN 30 Nov 2016£575,000 DetachedFreehold
Denbigh, Pex Hill WA8 5QN 10 May 2016£319,000 DetachedFreehold
Sandstone Gable, Pex Hill WA8 5QN 29 Jan 2016£250,000 DetachedFreehold

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
Keepers Cottage, Pex Hill £590,000 (Mar 2017) → £570,000 (Nov 2024) -3%
over 8 yrs
Denbigh, Pex Hill £319,000 (May 2016) → £605,000 (Oct 2020) +90%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Pex Hill

Crime

35 crimes were reported within about a mile of Pex Hill 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 offences12
Anti-social behaviour10
Other theft5
Criminal damage & arson2
Drugs2
Bicycle theft1

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

Flood risk

Pex Hill 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 Pex Hill

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery 216 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Report 0.4 mi
Cronton Church of England Primary Academy 233 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Outstanding Report 0.6 mi
St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School 279 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–11 Report 0.8 mi
Rainhill High School 1,535 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.9 mi
Tower College 279 pupils Other independent school 2–16 Report 0.9 mi
Oakdene Primary Academy 206 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.0 mi
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School 414 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 1.1 mi
Lunts Heath Primary School 419 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.1 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 1.3 mi · 27 min walk
  • Rainhill station 1.7 mi · 34 min walk
  • Hough Green station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • The Roundabout (opp, Hall Lane) 7 min walk
  • Pex Hill (Cronton Lane) 8 min walk
  • Pex Hill (Cronton Lane) 8 min walk
  • Hall Lane (Se-bound, Hall Lane) 8 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Fir Park Medical Centre
    Upton Rocks, Widnes · 0.9 mi
  • Hough Green Health Park
    Hough Green Road, Widnes · 1.3 mi
  • Upton Rocks Primary Care
    Heath Road, Widnes · 1.5 mi
  • Bevan Group Practice
    Bevan Way, Widnes · 1.5 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

HereEng & Wales
Owned86.5%62.5%
Private rented8.8%20.3%
Social rented4.5%17.1%
Households554

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6457.3%64.1%
Aged 65+30.0%18.6%
Residents1,232

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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