WA8 5HJ
Last sold £160,000 in August 2016
2, Forge Close, Widnes
- Property type
- Terraced
- Tenure
- Freehold
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Price history in context
- Sep 1997 — £60,000
- Jun 2012 — £138,000 · +130.0% · 31 pts behind the UK market
- Aug 2016 — £160,000 · +15.9% · 11 pts behind the UK market
What this home might be worth today
£218,000
Estimate range £207,000–£229,000
+36.2% since August 2016 — last sale carried forward by the UK House Price Index to April 2026.
paid in line with the local norm
vs 11 nearby sales within two years · terraced within 1 km
The life around it
- Cronton Church of England Primary Academy is 201m away.
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery is 374m away.
- Hough Green station is 2.0km away.
- Mill Wood is 5.6km away.
- The coast (coastline) is 3.8km away.
- Big Water is 2.7km away.
- Pond is 354m away.
- Canal is 4.3km away.
- Alder Brook is 544m away.
- Pex Hill Country Park is 775m away.
- Play Area is 341m away.
- Londis is 1.4km away.
- Smithy Lane (Se-Bound) is 105m away.
Broadband
- Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in this postcode.
- Ultrafast broadband (100Mbit/s or more) is available to 100% of premises in this postcode.
- Superfast broadband (30Mbit/s or more) is available to 100% of premises in this postcode.
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 Hough Green, 2.0km away
- 25 min Liverpool
- 47 min Manchester
- 106 min Birmingham
- 106 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
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1 Cronton Church of England Primary Academy · Primary · Church of England 0.1 miles State Ofsted Outstanding
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3 All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School · Primary · Church of England 0.7 miles State Ofsted Good
Crime
Below average for England & Wales — 55 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data
Map
Nearby sold homes
Planning activity nearby
- 'ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION WITH INSTALLATION OF GLASS ROOF LANTERN AND… — Permitted, Jul 2025 source
- RETENTION OF 2NO. OUTDOOR DINING PODS IN BEER GARDEN TO REAR OF PUBLIC HOUSE WITH… — Undecided, Jun 2026 source
- DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE, ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY CONTAINER TO BE USED AS A FARM… — Permitted, Oct 2025 source
- ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION, LOFT CONVERSION WITH A FLAT ROOF REAR DORMER,… — Permitted, Mar 2026 source
- ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND FRONT EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH THE CONVERSION OF THE… — Permitted, Oct 2025 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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