Woburn Drive, Cronton, Widnes

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

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£222,125
6 sales
Price range
£163k – £325k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
11 Jul 2025
WA8 5DN

At a glance

House prices£222k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station28 min walkWidnes station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

6 property sales on Woburn Drive, Cronton, Widnes have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 11 Jul 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £244,563. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Woburn Drive compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Woburn Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WA8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £166,500 (1 sales)2017£167k2020: £190,000 (1 sales)2020£190k2021: £188,000 (1 sales)2021£188k2024: £244,125 (2 sales)2024£244k2025: £300,000 (1 sales)2025£300k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached4£244,56311 Jul 2025
Detached2£177,25026 Mar 2021

Sold prices on Woburn Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
2, Woburn Drive WA8 5DN 11 Jul 2025£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Woburn Drive WA8 5DN 19 Dec 2024£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Woburn Drive WA8 5DN 8 Mar 2024£163,250 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Woburn Drive WA8 5DN 26 Mar 2021£188,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Woburn Drive WA8 5DN 26 Oct 2020£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Woburn Drive WA8 5DN 21 Dec 2017£166,500 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
2, Woburn Drive £190,000 (Oct 2020) → £300,000 (Jul 2025) +58%
over 5 yrs
8, Woburn Drive £163,250 (Mar 2024) → £325,000 (Dec 2024) +99%
over under a year

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Schools near Woburn Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery 216 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Report 0.1 mi
Cronton Church of England Primary Academy 233 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Outstanding Report 0.2 mi
All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 182 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 1.0 mi
Tower College 279 pupils Other independent school 2–16 Report 1.1 mi
St Basil's Catholic Primary School 223 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 1.1 mi
St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School 279 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–11 Report 1.2 mi
Rainhill High School 1,535 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 1.2 mi
Oakdene Primary Academy 206 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.2 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 1.4 mi · 28 min walk
  • Hough Green station 1.4 mi · 29 min walk
  • Rainhill station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Hall Lane (Se-bound, Hall Lane) 1 min walk
  • Cronton Park Avenue (adj, Hall Lane) 1 min walk
  • The Roundabout (opp, Hall Lane) 2 min walk
  • Hall Lane (adj, Cronton Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Fir Park Medical Centre
    Upton Rocks, Widnes · 0.9 mi
  • Hough Green Health Park
    Hough Green Road, Widnes · 0.9 mi
  • Upton Rocks Primary Care
    Heath Road, Widnes · 1.2 mi
  • Bevan Group Practice
    Bevan Way, Widnes · 1.7 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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