Smithy Close, Widnes

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

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2018)
£192,667
6 sales
Price range
£140k – £250k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
1 Sep 2025
WA8 5BT

At a glance

House prices£193k averageSince 2018 (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 station26 min walkHough Green station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

6 property sales on Smithy Close, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2018. The most recent sale was on 1 Sep 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £186,500. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2018; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Smithy Close compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Smithy 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

2018: £160,000 (1 sales)2018£160k2019: £140,000 (1 sales)2019£140k2020: £186,000 (1 sales)2020£186k2021: £200,000 (1 sales)2021£200k2022: £250,000 (1 sales)2022£250k2025: £220,000 (1 sales)2025£220k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached4£186,5001 Sep 2025
Detached1£160,00023 Aug 2018
Terraced1£250,00023 May 2022

Sold prices on Smithy Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
12, Smithy Close WA8 5BT 1 Sep 2025£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Smithy Close WA8 5BT 23 May 2022£250,000 TerracedFreehold
22A, Smithy Close WA8 5BT 20 May 2022£250,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Smithy Close WA8 5BT 12 Jan 2021£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Smithy Close WA8 5BT 14 Apr 2020£186,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Smithy Close WA8 5BT 25 Nov 2019£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Smithy Close WA8 5BT 23 Aug 2018£160,000 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
22, Smithy Close £200,000 (Jan 2021) → £250,000 (May 2022) +25%
over 1 yr

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Crime and flood risk near Smithy Close

Crime

34 crimes were reported within about a mile of Smithy 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 offences19
Anti-social behaviour5
Vehicle crime5
Bicycle theft1
Burglary1
Criminal damage & arson1

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

Flood risk

Smithy 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 Smithy Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
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
Tower College 279 pupils Other independent school 2–16 Report 1.2 mi
Ormiston Chadwick Academy 884 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 1.3 mi
Oakdene Primary Academy 206 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.3 mi
St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School 279 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–11 Report 1.3 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 · 26 min walk
  • Widnes station 1.5 mi · 30 min walk
  • Rainhill station 1.9 mi · 37 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Smithy Lane (SE-bound, Smithy Lane) 1 min walk
  • Hampton Drive (adj, Smithy Lane) 1 min walk
  • The Ridgeway (opp, Smithy Lane) 2 min walk
  • The Ridgeway (N-bound, Smithy Lane) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Hough Green Health Park
    Hough Green Road, Widnes · 0.8 mi
  • Fir Park Medical Centre
    Upton Rocks, Widnes · 1.0 mi
  • Upton Rocks Primary Care
    Heath Road, Widnes · 1.2 mi
  • Rainhill Village Surgery
    529 Warrington Road, Rainhill, Prescot · 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

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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