Wilmere Lane Halton
2 addresses across 1 postcode (WA8), about 440 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a b road. USRN 16105670.
- Sales: 7 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £260,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Halton cost £189,435 in August 2026 (-2.3% on a year); private rents averaged £754 a month.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Coal mining: It is in a coalfield, in a low risk area.
- Landfill: 1 historic landfill site within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Wilmere 'C' Site, is 270 m away.
- Radon: Up to 1 to 3% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A57, carries 12,759 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Halton costs £2,367 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 85% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Widnes, about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Birchfield Gardens, is about 810 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 48 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 2 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Fir Park Medical Centre, about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away.
- People: About 390 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 90% of households owned their home and 40% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 6 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £260,000 | £260,000 | £260,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £322,500 | £322,500 | £322,500 |
| 2015 | 1 | £180,000 | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £107,000 | £107,000 | £107,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £120,000 | £120,000 | £120,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £52,950 | £52,950 | £52,950 |
| 1998 | 1 | £115,000 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 2024 | 139 WA8 5UP | Semi-detached | £260,000 | |
| 2 Dec 2015 | 139 WA8 5UP | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 18 Apr 2002 | 139 WA8 5UP | Semi-detached | £107,000 | |
| 30 Sep 1999 | 139 WA8 5UP | Semi-detached | £52,950 | |
| 26 Feb 2021 | 143 WA8 5UP | Detached | £322,500 | |
| 10 Aug 2001 | 145 WA8 5UP | Detached | £120,000 | |
| 16 Mar 1998 | WILMERE PARK WA8 5UP | Detached | £115,000 |
House prices and rents in Halton
A typical home in Halton cost £189,435 in August 2026, 2.3% less than a year before. That is 23% more than five years earlier and 57% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £316,315 |
| Semi-detached | £200,821 |
| Terraced | £156,208 |
| Flat or maisonette | £102,027 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £168,586 |
Private renters in Halton paid £754 a month on average in September 2026, 6.9% more than a year before. That is 33% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £549 |
| Two bedrooms | £690 |
| Three bedrooms | £832 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,169 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 11,733 kWh of it on average in 2024, 15% more than the district's 10,232 kWh, and 4,668 kWh of electricity, 54% more than the district's 3,036 kWh. There are gas meters for about 89% of the homes.
These are all the homes on the postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is WA8.
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 D (29% of about 1,190 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: yes, Halton.
Energy projects nearby
2 energy projects near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Widnes 3MG Biomass/Mersey Bioenergy (CHP) Plant Halton 12/00458/FULEIA | Biomass | 20 MW | Operational Feb 2017 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Granox Biogas Plant Halton 12/00156/FULEIA | Anaerobic digestion | 5 MW | Operational Jun 2014 | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
This postcode is in a coalfield, in a low risk area: coal was mined in the area, but no workings shallow enough to matter for building are recorded.
Conveyancers usually still order a coal mining search (CON29M) for a home in a coalfield.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square with radon potential up to 1 to 3%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of the square is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
1 historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 270 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmere 'C' Site South Side of Wilmere Lane, Merseyside | from 1993 | Inert | 270 m |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 48 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA8 5UP | 100% | 85% | 85% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Widnes 428,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Rainhill 186,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Lea Green 401,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Valentine House Lunts Heath | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | Prescot Bus Station | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 10.1 km (6.3 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Fir Park Medical Centre Good Jun 2023 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Allied Pharmacy (Upton Rocks) | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Highfield Hospital | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Care homes | Regency Park Good Aug 2026 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Widnes Police Station | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Sandbach Sanbec Way | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Birchfield Gardens 7,670 m² | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 400 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 14 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | Milton Street Allotments 1.2 ha | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cranshaw Hall moated site, a scheduled monument, 860 m (0.5 miles) south-east. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cranshaw Hall moated site | Scheduled monument | 860 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Standing cross in St Luke's churchyard, Farnworth, beside the south porch | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Pex Hill | Hill | 920 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Cronton Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| The Field | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| The Rough | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Sutton Mill Dam | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) north-east |
| Spike Island | Island | 4.8 km (3 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 2 |
1 of the street's 2 addresses is 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunts Heath Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding | 84% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 20% at the higher standard (2025; 76% in 2024 and 66% in 2023) |
| St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection | 78% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 31% at the higher standard (2025; 73% in 2024 and 76% in 2023) |
| Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 67% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 13% at the higher standard (2025; 78% in 2024 and 72% in 2023) |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No published inspection | 68% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 13% at the higher standard (2025; 69% in 2024 and 53% in 2023) |
| Cronton Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 65% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 13% at the higher standard (2025; 67% in 2024 and 83% in 2023) |
| Sutton Manor Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 47% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 3% at the higher standard (2025; 55% in 2024 and 35% in 2023) |
| Rainhill High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 50.3 (45.9 in 2025 and 47.3 in 2024); 51.4% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade C; 15.8% AAB or better; progress below average |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
2 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 520 m (0.3 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmere Lane Nursery School WA8 5UR | Full day care | 78 | Outstanding (Jan 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Kid's Space Limited WA8 9RJ | Out-of-school day care | 35 | Not inspected yet | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 52 childminders and 2 home childcarers (nannies) in Halton. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivers Cafe and Bistro WA8 5UP | Other catering premises | 180 m | 5 Very good | 23 Jul 2026 |
| Cygnet Paddocks WA8 5UY | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 20 Nov 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Parking Area (6).
Road safety
1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. Most were on roads with a 70 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2024 18:45 | Slight | 2 people | A557, 70 mph | Daylight |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the A57 between A557 and B5419, with 12,759 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 460 m (0.3 miles) from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A57 | A557 to B5419 | 12,759 estimated; counted 2021 | 3% | -4% since 2015 | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 10 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 5UP: 2 addresses of 23 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Connaught Crescent · Northumberland Road · Wilmere Lane · Wilmere Lane · King Oswald Crescent
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.