WA8 8SU
Last sold £95,000 in October 2017
5, Francis Close, Widnes
- Property type
- Terraced
- Bedrooms
- 3 (est.)
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Floor area
- 775 sq ft / 72 sq m
- EPC rating
- C
- Elevation
- About 17m — higher than about 20% of homes in Widnes
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Price history in context
- Oct 2017 — £95,000
What this home might be worth today
£124,000
Estimate range £117,000–£130,000
+30.2% since October 2017 — last sale carried forward by the UK House Price Index to April 2026.
paid above the local norm at the time
vs 122 nearby sales within a year · 3-bed (est.) terraced within 1 km
The life around it
- St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School 620m
- Ashley High School 720m
- Hough Green station 1.1km
- Mill Wood 3.9km
- The coast (coastline) 1.3km
- Lake 2.5km
- Pond 711m
- Canal 2.4km
- Ditton Brook 1.2km
- Quarry Gardens 524m
- Play Area 697m
- Bargain Booze Select Convenience 440m
- Borrowdale Road 59m
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, 1.1km 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 St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School · Primary · Roman Catholic 0.4 miles State Ofsted Good
Sunshine and hills
Sunshine: about 1,470 hours a year — sunnier than 10% of homes in England and Wales. Met Office average for this square kilometre, 1991–2020.
Hills: no hills shade it. Buildings and trees are not counted.
Map
Location: exact
Nearby sold homes
- 3, Francis Close, Widnes £99,950 · 2007
- 11, Francis Close, Widnes £68,000 · 2017
- 13, Francis Close, Widnes £18,900 · 2001
- 2, Francis Close, Widnes £116,000 · 2019
- 173, Coronation Drive, Widnes £41,500 · 2002
- 167, Coronation Drive, Widnes £65,000 · 2004
Planning activity nearby
- Permitted Proposed demolition of existing detached garage and construction of new detached garage at Dec 2025 source
- Permitted Proposed single storey rear extension for a bedroom, accessible shower and outdoor ramp… Dec 2024 source
- Undecided Proposed single storey side extension at Jun 2026 source
- Withdrawn Proposed two storey side, single storey rear extension and conversion of loft at Dec 2025 source
- Permitted Proposed part two storey and part single storey rear extension at Oct 2025 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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