Waterloo Road Widnes, Halton
38 addresses across 8 postcodes (WA8), about 560 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 16102145.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2004 the median was £32,500 across 1 sale.
- Flood: 3 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Runcorn, about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 160 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 7 to 12 m above sea level.
- Noise: 110 of its 112 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Newtown Surgery, about 750 m (0.5 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 980 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 38% of households owned their home and 17% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 5 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 | £32,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2025 | 39 WA8 0QR | Other | £55,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 1 Dec 2023 | 45 - 49 WA8 0QR | Other | £85,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Apr 2021 | 41 WA8 0QR | Other | £25,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 22 Jan 2004 | 43 WA8 0QR | Terraced | £32,500 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (76% of about 1,310 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): Halton Borough Council Article 4 - 1, Halton Borough Council Article 4 - A4D_1.
- 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)
- RMC House, Terrace Road, West Bank, Widnes: up to 92 homes, not permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
- RMC House, Terrace Road, West Bank, Widnes: up to 92 homes, permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
- Kingsway Quarter: up to 75 homes, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 7 October 2026 to 9 October 2026: HALTON BOROUGH COUNCIL, Works for road purposes, give and take, on the verge (minor works)
Finished in the last three months
- 18 September 2026: United Utilities Water Ltd, Utility repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 19 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 14 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 13 low and 0 very low.
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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| WA8 0QR | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 5 | unlikely |
| WA8 0PY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| WA8 0PZ | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| WA8 0PT | zone 2 | 0 / 0 / 14 | unlikely |
| WA8 0QL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WA8 0QT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WA8 0QX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WA8 0ZW | not in 2 or 3 |
Height above sea level
The street's 112 addresses are between 7 m and 12 m above sea level (8 m on average); the ground rises about 5 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA8 0PT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WA8 0PY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WA8 0PZ | 100% | 83% | 83% | 0% |
| WA8 0QL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WA8 0QR | 100% | 90% | 90% | 0% |
| WA8 0QT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WA8 0QX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WA8 0ZW | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Runcorn 732,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Widnes 428,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Hough Green 193,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 15 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pitt Street Waterloo | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Huyton Bus Station | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Caldwell Road Car Park | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 8 km (5 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Newtown Surgery | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest West Bank Pharmacy | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Widnes Healthcare Resource Centre | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Highfield Hospital | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Widnes Police Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 13 ha | 160 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 860 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,240 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 760 m (0.5 miles) south. 8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Former Transporter Bridge Power House | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Spike Island | Island | 290 m south-east |
| Bower's Pool | Tidal water | 500 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Runcorn Sands | Wetland | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Big Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Hale Road Woods | Wood | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Beacon Hill | Hill | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 81 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 112 | 112 |
110 of the street's 112 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Widnes Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 2–11 | 920 m (0.6 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 |
| Riverside College Halton | 16 plus | 16–99 | 940 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Kingsway Primary Academy School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Sep 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Edward's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Bede's Catholic Infant School Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–7 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Outstanding (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Bede's Catholic Junior School Roman Catholic | Primary | 7–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Kitchen Table WA8 0QR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 110 m | 5 Very good | 23 Feb 2024 |
| West Bank Boat Club by Zena WA8 0DE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 290 m | 5 Very good | 1 Oct 2026 |
| West Bank Bears Amateur Rugby League Football Club WA8 0PZ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 290 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 26 Apr 2025 |
| Bridgeway Sam's Cafe WA8 0NN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 1 Oct 2024 |
| Catalyst Cafe WA8 0DF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Jun 2026 |
| Westbank Pharmacy & Travel Clinic WA8 0DG | Retailers - other | 430 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt | |
| Street Front WA8 0NQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 470 m (0.3 miles) | Unknown | 4 Aug 2026 |
| Takebon WA8 7RP | Other catering premises | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Feb 2026 |
| Veera Convenience WA8 7RP | Retailers - other | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 May 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Milton Street (5).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 38% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 29% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 1 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 0QR: 20 addresses of 28 in the postcode
- WA8 0PY: 11 addresses
- WA8 0PZ: 2 addresses of 28 in the postcode
- WA8 0PT: 1 address of 28 in the postcode
- WA8 0QL: 1 address of 19 in the postcode
- WA8 0QT: 1 address of 28 in the postcode
- WA8 0QX: 1 address of 24 in the postcode
- WA8 0ZW: 1 address of 4 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Sankey Street · Trafalgar Court · Constance Way · Water Street · Marsh Street · Wellington Street · Nelson Street · Milton Street · Cromwell Street · Pitt Street · Waterloo Road · Upper Mersey Road
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.