Wheatfield Road, Widnes

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

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£217,833
15 sales
Price range
£132k – £350k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
20 Aug 2025
WA8 5BU

At a glance

House prices£218k 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 Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband82% of homesNational average 80%

15 property sales on Wheatfield Road, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 20 Aug 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £197,500. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Wheatfield Road compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Wheatfield Road 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: £150,000 (1 sales)2016£150k2017: £153,000 (1 sales)2017£153k2018: £131,500 (1 sales)2018£132k2019: £195,000 (1 sales)2019£195k2020: £272,500 (2 sales)2020£273k2022: £226,667 (3 sales)2022£227k2023: £171,500 (2 sales)2023£172k2024: £237,500 (2 sales)2024£238k2025: £297,500 (2 sales)2025£298k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached13£197,50020 Aug 2025
Detached2£350,00011 Nov 2022

Sold prices on Wheatfield Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
31, Wheatfield Road WA8 5BU 20 Aug 2025£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Wheatfield Road WA8 5BU 27 Jun 2025£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Wheatfield Road WA8 5BU 23 Aug 2024£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Wheatfield Road WA8 5BU 29 Jul 2024£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Wheatfield Road WA8 5BU 30 Nov 2023£153,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Wheatfield Road WA8 5BU 27 Oct 2023£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Wheatfield Road WA8 5BU 11 Nov 2022£350,000 DetachedFreehold
16, Wheatfield Road WA8 5BU 26 May 2022£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Wheatfield Road WA8 5BU 18 Feb 2022£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37A, Wheatfield Road WA8 5BU 7 Oct 2020£350,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Wheatfield Road WA8 5BU 11 May 2020£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Wheatfield Road WA8 5BU 1 Aug 2019£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Wheatfield Road WA8 5BU 16 Apr 2018£131,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Wheatfield Road WA8 5BU 17 Aug 2017£153,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Wheatfield Road WA8 5BU 24 Mar 2016£150,000 Semi-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
14, Wheatfield Road £190,000 (Feb 2022) → £270,000 (Jun 2025) +42%
over 3 yrs
3, Wheatfield Road £153,000 (Nov 2023) → £250,000 (Jul 2024) +63%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Wheatfield Road

Crime

37 crimes were reported within about a mile of Wheatfield Road 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 offences21
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

Wheatfield Road 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 Wheatfield Road

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 0.9 mi
Tower College 279 pupils Other independent school 2–16 Report 1.2 mi
Ormiston Chadwick Academy 884 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 1.2 mi
Oakdene Primary Academy 206 pupils Primary 4–11 Good 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 · 30 min walk
  • Rainhill station 1.9 mi · 38 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Smithy Lane (SE-bound, Smithy Lane) 2 min walk
  • Hampton Drive (adj, Smithy Lane) 2 min walk
  • Chapel Lane (adj, Cronton Road) 3 min walk
  • Smithy Lane (adj, Cronton Road) 3 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
  • The Beeches Medical Ctr
    20 Ditchfield Road, 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

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+)82%80%
Gigabit-capable82%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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