Sinclair Avenue Widnes, Halton
45 addresses across 3 postcodes (WA8), about 390 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 16102339.
- Sales: 22 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £135,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 27 homes have an energy certificate (C: 12, D: 12, E: 1, F: 1, G: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Halton costs £2,367 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Widnes, about 1.4 km (0.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 70 m away, and King George's Park (20 hectares) is about 480 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 13 to 15 m above sea level.
- Noise: 8 of its 45 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Newtown Surgery, about 460 m (0.3 miles) away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 750 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 45% of households owned their home and 16% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 80 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £135,000 | £135,000 | £135,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £111,000 | £111,000 | £111,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £85,000 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £97,000 | £97,000 | £97,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £96,000 | £96,000 | £96,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £75,000 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £86,500 | £78,000 | £95,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £79,500 | £79,500 | £79,500 |
| 2008 | 2 | £102,250 | £91,000 | £113,500 |
| 2007 | 1 | £90,500 | £90,500 | £90,500 |
| 2006 | 1 | £109,950 | £109,950 | £109,950 |
| 2005 | 1 | £70,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 2023 | 3 WA8 7LE | Semi-detached | £135,000 | |
| 31 Jul 2020 | 46 WA8 7LT | Terraced | £91,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 5 Aug 2019 | 6 WA8 7LE | Terraced | £111,000 | |
| 5 Oct 2018 | 19 WA8 7LE | Terraced | £87,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Jan 2016 | 4 WA8 7LE | Terraced | £85,000 | |
| 22 Jul 2015 | 9 WA8 7LE | Terraced | £97,000 | |
| 1 Dec 2014 | 6 WA8 7LE | Terraced | £96,000 | |
| 29 Nov 2013 | 48 WA8 7LT | Semi-detached | £75,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2012 | 10 WA8 7LE | Terraced | £78,000 | |
| 29 Feb 2012 | 6 WA8 7LE | Terraced | £95,000 | |
| 19 Mar 2009 | 14 WA8 7LE | Semi-detached | £79,500 | |
| 25 Apr 2008 | 15 WA8 7LE | Terraced | £91,000 | |
| 11 Apr 2008 | 60 WA8 7LT | Semi-detached | £113,500 | |
| 16 Nov 2007 | 19 WA8 7LE | Terraced | £90,500 | |
| 10 Nov 2006 | 3 WA8 7LE | Semi-detached | £109,950 | |
| 19 Dec 2005 | 38 WA8 7LT | Terraced | £70,000 | |
| 6 Sep 2004 | 54 WA8 7LT | Terraced | £70,000 | |
| 6 Aug 2004 | 36 WA8 7LT | Semi-detached | £55,000 | |
| 19 Jan 2004 | 48 WA8 7LT | Terraced | £44,514 | |
| 28 Jan 2002 | 5 WA8 7LE | Terraced | £33,500 | |
| 25 Jan 1999 | 60 WA8 7LT | Semi-detached | £23,500 | |
| 18 Oct 1997 | 5 WA8 7LE | Terraced | £28,000 |
Energy performance certificates
27 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 77 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (10); House, mid-terrace (9); House, end-terrace (8). Built: 1930-1949 (18); 1950-1966 (6); 1900-1929 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (15); rented (private) (5); rented (social) (5).
Council tax
What each band costs in Halton in 2026-27: Band D £2,367 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,578 | £1,841 | £2,104 | £2,367 | £2,893 | £3,418 | £3,944 | £4,733 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (84% of about 1,480 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Kingsway Quarter: up to 75 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- Brosley House, Widnes Road, Widnes: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- Broseley House, Widnes Road, Widnes: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- The Foundry, Lugsdale Road, Widnes: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
- The Foundry, Lugsdale Road, Widnes: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 24 August 2026: HALTON BOROUGH COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (immediate - emergency works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 45 addresses are between 13 m and 15 m above sea level (14 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA8 7LE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WA8 7LF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WA8 7LT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Widnes 428,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hough Green 193,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Runcorn 732,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 40 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Milton Road Widnes | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Huyton Bus Station | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Caldwell Road Car Park | 280 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Newtown Surgery | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Asda Pharmacy | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Elements | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Highfield Hospital | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Widnes Police Station | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Grangepan Food Store, Grangepans | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,420 m² | 70 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | King George's Park 20 ha | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,340 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 240 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,900 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 7 parks and gardens, 37 hectares in all.
Landmarks
6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Spike Island | Island | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Bower's Pool | Tidal water | 1.7 km (1 mile) south |
| Runcorn Sands | Wetland | 2 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Hale Road Woods | Wood | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Big Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km (2 miles) south |
| Pex Hill | Hill | 3.3 km (2 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 37 | 45 |
8 of the street's 45 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Halton: see them on the Halton page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsway Primary Academy School | Primary | 3–11 | 190 m | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Riverside College Halton | 16 plus | 16–99 | 260 m | No published inspection |
| St Bede's Catholic Infant School Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–7 | 550 m (0.3 miles) | Outstanding (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Bede's Catholic Junior School Roman Catholic | Primary | 7–11 | 560 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 2–11 | 670 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–16 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Wade Deacon High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Outstanding (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ditton Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Fairfield Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Birchfield Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Jul 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside College Scholars Training Restaurant WA8 7QQ | Other catering premises | 230 m | 5 Very good | 19 May 2026 |
| Riverside College Refectory & Starbucks - Kingsway Campus WA8 7QQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 4 Good | 21 Sep 2026 |
| Miller News WA8 7JR | Retailers - other | 230 m | 4 Good | 31 Jul 2025 |
| Kingsway Primary Academy Orian Catering WA8 7QS | School/college/university | 270 m | 5 Very good | 16 May 2024 |
| Brew Lane Limited WA8 7JP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 290 m | 5 Very good | 20 May 2026 |
| Cricketers Arms WA8 7JP | Pub/bar/nightclub | 290 m | 5 Very good | 23 Jun 2025 |
| Widnes Bowling Club WA8 7JP | Pub/bar/nightclub | 290 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 17 Dec 2025 |
| Halton Stadium - Catering and Bars WA8 7DZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 290 m | 4 Good | 13 Oct 2025 |
| Narita Pizza WA8 7JR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 310 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 20 May 2026 |
| Widnes Masonic Hall (Bar) WA8 7QH | Pub/bar/nightclub | 340 m | 5 Very good | 26 Nov 2024 |
| Widnes Masonic Hall (catering) WA8 7QH | Other catering premises | 340 m | 5 Very good | 26 Nov 2024 |
| Night Brew WA8 6NT | Importers/Exporters | 350 m | Exempt | |
| Taste of China WA8 6NX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 360 m | 4 Good | 8 Dec 2025 |
| Londis WA8 7DU | Retailers - other | 380 m | 5 Very good | 4 Oct 2023 |
| Best One WA8 7DU | Retailers - other | 380 m | 5 Very good | 11 Sep 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 42 |
| Public order | 17 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Cameron Road (14); On or near Mottershead Close (14); On or near Mottershead Road (14); On or near Kingsway (14); On or near Brunner Road (8).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 34% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 1 to 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- WA8 7LE: 24 addresses of 25 in the postcode
- WA8 7LT: 20 addresses of 22 in the postcode
- WA8 7LF: 1 address of 53 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Mottershead Close · Brunner Road · Wavertree Avenue · Naughton Road · Kingsway · Kingsway · Kingsway · Mond Road · Cameron Road · Mottershead Road · Charles Street · Sharp Street
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.