Nearest top-rated: Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School (Good) — 0.0 mi
Safety82/100
4crimes last month
IMD crime decile 8/10 · 4 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 2.3)
Crimes reported last month · UK Police API
Healthcare86/100
10GP & hospitals
IMD health decile 7/10 · 9 GP, 1 hospital, 6 dentists, pharmacy 0.4 mi within 1.5 mi
Nearest GP: BEVAN GROUP PRACTICE — 0.4 mi
Transport89/100
Widnes Rail Station0.5 mi
26 bus stops also within 0.5 miles
Green space80/100
14green spaces
IMD environment decile 6/10 · 21.1 ha total — largest park 12.3 ha (0.18 mi away)
Nearest: St Luke's Church — 0.1 mi
Amenities84/100
18supermarkets
18 supermarkets within 2 mi — Morrisons, Aldi, Asda, The Co-operative Group… — nearest 0.3 mi — library 1.6 mi
Nearest: Morrisons Daily Widnes 100 Derby Road — 0.3 mi
02 — Environment
Environment & risk near WA8 9HT.
Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).
Flood risk
Zone 1 (low)
Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning
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Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Air qualityLow
10.6µg/m³
NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024
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<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
Road noiseQuiet
47dB Lden
Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping
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<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
03 — House prices
Sold prices in WA8.
Average sold price by property type across the WA8 district, 2021–2026 — 4,656 sales.
Detached
Semi-detached
Terraced
Flat
Detached£403k▲ 22.9%
Semi-detached£216k▲ 16.4%
Terraced£138k▲ 17.4%
Flat£83k▼ 13.4%
District-level averages (WA8) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).
About WA8 9HT
WA8 9HT scores 89/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in schools and transport — with Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School within a short walk. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.