WA8 0DB
Last sold £81,000 in August 2006
12, James Close, Widnes
- Property type
- Flat
- Bedrooms
- 5 (est.)
- Tenure
- Leasehold
- Floor area
- 958 sq ft / 89 sq m
- EPC rating
- C
- Elevation
- About 14m
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Price history in context
- Aug 2006 — £81,000 · +47.3% · 21 pts ahead of the UK market
- Mar 2004 — £55,000
What this home might be worth today
£138,000
Estimate range £131,000–£145,000
+70.5% since August 2006 — last sale carried forward by the UK House Price Index to April 2026.
paid well below the local norm at the time
vs 105 nearby sales within two years · 5-bed (est.) flat within 1 km
The life around it
- St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School 23-min walk crosses a major road
- Widnes Academy 4-min walk
- Runcorn station 28-min walk crosses a major road
- Flood Brook Clough 4.2km
- The coast (coastline) 69m
- Lake 781m
- Pond 276m
- Canal 288m
- River Mersey 186m
- Public Park 107m
- Play Area 141m
- Quick Pick Store 926m
- Irwell Street 76m
Broadband
- Gigabit 1 Gbit/s or more 100% of premises
- Ultrafast 100 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises
- Superfast 30 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises
Ofcom figures for every home in this postcode — about fifteen addresses — not a measurement of this one. They say what can be ordered here, not the speed you would get: that depends on the package you buy. Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2024. About this data
Commute by train
From Runcorn, 1.3km away
- 19 min Liverpool
- 52 min Manchester
- 77 min Birmingham
- 107 min Sheffield
Train only, station to station, at the weekday morning peak — getting to the station is not included, because we don't know whether you'd walk, drive or take a bus. The distance to the platform is above so you can judge that yourself.
Schools nearby
Flood risk
Environment Agency flood risk from rivers and sea: outside every mapped risk area. Check the current map
Sunshine and hills
Sunshine: about 1,450 hours a year — sunnier than 10% of homes in England and Wales. Met Office average for this square kilometre, 1991–2020.
Hills: on level ground; surrounding hills hide about 3% of the year's sun. Buildings and trees are not counted.
Planning
- An Article 4 direction applies here — some permitted development rights are withdrawn.
From planning.data.gov.uk, where the council has published. Not planning advice.
Map
Location: exact
Nearby sold homes
- 1, James Close, Widnes £24,000 · 2001
- 7, James Close, Widnes £72,000 · 2010
- 4, James Close, Widnes £85,000 · 2023
- 14, James Close, Widnes £67,000 · 2021
- 11, Davies Close, Widnes £125,000 · 2025
- 3, Davies Close, Widnes £89,950 · 2007
Planning activity nearby
- Withdrawn Proposed change of use from a single-family dwelling (Use Class C3) to a 5-bedroom House… Dec 2025 source
- Permitted Proposed single storey flat roof rear shower room and WC extension at Jul 2025 source
- Permitted Application for Listed building consent for adjusting width of front door opening and… May 2025 source
- Permitted Proposed adjusting the width of front door opening and replacing existing white uPVC door… May 2025 source
- Permitted Application for a certificate of proposed lawful development for a change of use from… Jan 2025 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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