WA8 5DF
Last sold £56,000 in May 1998
39, Smithy Lane, Widnes
- Property type
- Semi-detached
- Tenure
- Freehold
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Price history in context
- May 1998 — £56,000
What this home might be worth today
£236,000
Estimate range £224,000–£247,000
+320.7% since May 1998 — last sale carried forward by the UK House Price Index to April 2026.
paid above the local norm at the time
vs 31 nearby sales within a year · semi-detached within 1 km
The life around it
- Cronton Church of England Primary Academy 46m
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery 315m
- Hough Green station 2.2km
- Mill Wood 5.8km
- The coast (coastline) 4.0km
- Big Water 2.6km
- Pond 547m
- Canal 4.5km
- Alder Brook 763m
- Pex Hill Country Park 714m
- Playing Field 230m
- Londis 1.6km
- The Ridgeway (Opp) 41m
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 Hough Green, 2.2km 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 46m State Ofsted Outstanding
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3 All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School · Primary · Church of England 0.9 miles State Ofsted Good
Noise
Road noise here is mapped at 55–59 dB (Lden, DEFRA 2022) — audible traffic.
Modelled annual average at this point, not a measurement on the doorstep. Below 55 dB is not mapped.
Crime
Below average for England & Wales — 53 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data
Map
Location: approximate (postcode)
Nearby sold homes
- 66, Smithy Lane, Widnes £70,500 · 1996
- 55, Smithy Lane, Widnes £69,000 · 2000
- 76, Smithy Lane, Widnes £128,000 · 2005
- 80, Smithy Lane, Widnes £185,000 · 2006
- 72, Smithy Lane, Widnes £154,000 · 2009
- 68, Smithy Lane, Widnes £169,950 · 2016
Planning activity nearby
- Permitted ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY INFILL EXTENTION INCLUDING THE CREATION OF AN ADDITIONAL… Aug 2025 source
- Permitted FELL 1NO TREE AND REMEDIAL WORK TO 6NO TREES Jul 2025 source
- Permitted ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND FRONT EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH THE CONVERSION OF THE… Oct 2025 source
- Permitted S73 APPLICATION FOR THE VARIATION OF CONDITION 3 (NO MORE THAN SIX ADULTS WITH COMPLEX… Apr 2026 source
- Permitted CHANGE OF USE OF RESIDENTIAL DWELLING (C3) TO CARE HOME FOR CHILD AND ADULT CARE TO… May 2025 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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