Cheshire West and Chester
WA7 house prices in Cheshire West and Chester
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Cheshire West and Chester, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£170,000
Range £100,000–£347,300 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 20 Feb 2026 and 17 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in WA7: the typical (median) sold price is £170,000, well below the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). WA7 is an active market, with about 43 recorded sales a month. By property type, 37% were semi-detached homes (typically £188,500) and 36% were terraced homes (typically £138,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,517 a year: Cheshire West and Chester's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Cheshire West and Chester, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on WA7: steady sales, so price from the evidence
At around 43 sales a month, WA7 ticks along steadily, and with no dependable year-on-year figure to hand, recent sold homes are a safer guide than any headline.
If you are selling, a spread from £100,000 to £347,300 makes £170,000 a poor guide to any one home, so benchmark against near-identical homes, not the headline; roughly 43 sales a month is enough for buyers to compare, so evidence beats optimism.
Sell houseIf you are buying, on price, WA7 is well below the UK average, so find out why prices run lower here before deciding it is good value.
Our checklist before an offer: what has been applied for nearby (183 applications on record within 500 m), long-term flood risk and council tax (Band D is £2,517 a year), plus the title, which your conveyancer should review.
With averages this broad, the free WA7 OfferCheck adds flood, crime, planning and council tax from the official sources.
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At a glance
WA7 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£170,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
42.8
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,517
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in WA7
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in WA7 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £310,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £87,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 58 | £310,000 | £196,350–£431,500 |
| Semi-detached | 90 | £188,500 | £135,900–£250,500 |
| Terraced | 88 | £138,000 | £90,700–£176,976 |
| Flat / maisonette | 8 | £87,000 | £41,600–£141,250 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 20 Feb 2026 and 17 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in WA7
The quarterly typical price rose 14.7%, from £160,000 in Q1 2026 (75 sales) to £183,500 in Q3 2026 (62 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | £160,000 | 75 |
| Q2 2026 | £167,500 | 113 |
| Q3 2026 | £183,500 | 62 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 20 Feb 2026 and 17 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of WA7 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most WA7 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £100,000 and £347,300, around a typical £170,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 20 Feb 2026 and 17 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in WA7
Semi-detached homes were 37% of recorded sales (90 of 244). 83% of sales were freehold and 17% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached24%
- Semi-detached37%
- Terraced36%
- Flat / maisonette3%
Tenure
- Freehold83%
- Leasehold17%
See the figures
207 freehold (83%) and 43 leasehold (17%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in WA7. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 20 Feb 2026 and 17 Aug 2026.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where WA7 sits in Cheshire West and Chester
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in WA7
18, FARNLEY CLOSE, RUNCORN
Semi-detached · Freehold · 17 Aug 2026
£165,000
16, BRIDGEWATER GRANGE, RUNCORN
Detached · Leasehold · 14 Aug 2026
£357,500
4, HOYLAKE CLOSE, RUNCORN
Terraced · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£158,000
1, WINTON GROVE, RUNCORN
Detached · Freehold · 12 Aug 2026
£161,000
3, LUTTERWORTH AVENUE, RUNCORN
Detached · Leasehold · 12 Aug 2026
£310,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). WA7 includes the Beechwood & Heath ward.
In plain English
What the Cheshire West and Chester (WA7) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £310,000 against £87,000 for flats: about 3.6 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £100,000 and £347,300, so the median says little about any one home.
- This is an active district: about 43 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 20 February 2026 and 17 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on WA7
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in WA7
£2,517
Band D a year in Cheshire West and Chester, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,678 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,958 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,238 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,517 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,077 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,636 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,196 |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,035 |
These are Cheshire West and Chester's charges for 2026-27, the authority WA7 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Cheshire West and Chester · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near WA7
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest Castle View Primary School.
All schools
Castle View Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · WA7 2DZ
363 m
Good · 2022
The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · WA7 2NL
531 m
Requires improvement · 2022
The Brow Community Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · WA7 2HB
595 m
Good · 2022
Woodside Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · WA7 5YP
731 m
Good · 2022
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academies · WA7 2NR
754 m
Good · 2015
Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · WA7 5YH
763 m
Inadequate · 2019
Halton Lodge Nursery & Primary School
Primary · Academies · WA7 5LU
764 m
Requires improvement · 2021
Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Academies · WA7 2FL
1.0 km
Inadequate · 2022
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the WA7 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 8 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near WA7
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around WA7
183
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 19 October 2026.
Recent applications
Halton/26/00379/FULUndecided
286 m
Proposed single storey side extension and garage conversion at
Received 2026-09-03
Halton/26/00322/PLDPermitted
389 m
Application for certificate of proposed lawful development for a proposed single storey side extension at
Received 2026-08-20 · decided 2026-09-25
Halton/26/00074/FULPermitted
452 m
Proposed single storey side extension, balcony to rear, replacement of front porch and render of property. Also alterations to fenestration including enlargement of rear windows and installation of 2no. first floor side windows, demolition of conservatory, rear shed and rear outhouse at
Received 2026-02-16 · decided 2026-05-20
Halton/25/00480/ADVPermitted
285 m
Application for advertisement consent for the retrospective erection of 1 x non illuminated fascia roundel, 1 x replacement fascia roundel (existing illumination retained) and replacement vinyl items at
Received 2025-11-20 · decided 2026-01-12
Halton/25/00365/TCAPermitted
418 m
Proposed work to tree standing in a conservation area: minor crown reduction on upper crown by 1.00 to 1.5 metres to T1 beech tree to clear encroachment on property and neighbouring property at
Received 2025-09-02 · decided 2025-10-01
Halton/25/00044/FULPermitted
422 m
Proposed demolition of existing conservatory, erection of single storey rear extension, and roof replacement from pitched to flat roof of existing rear projection at
Received 2025-01-28 · decided 2025-04-03
Applications are matched within 500 m of the WA7 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for WA7 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 183 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 19 October 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for WA7
Decile 8 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled WA7 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 1 to decile 9, with a median of decile 8 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
WA7 6NN, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 8 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so WA7 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in WA7: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in WA7, band by band
Cheshire West and Chester's council tax for 2026-27 set against the WA7 median sold price of £170,000 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearCheshire West and Chester | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £170,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,678 | £140 | 0.99% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,958 | £163 | 1.15% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,238 | £187 | 1.32% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,517 | £210 | 1.48% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,077 | £256 | 1.81% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,636 | £303 | 2.14% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,196 | £350 | 2.47% |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,035 | £420 | 2.96% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the WA7 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Cheshire West and Chester, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in WA7 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 247 distinct addresses in the records we hold for WA7. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
18, FARNLEY CLOSE, RUNCORN
WA7 6NN · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£165,000
2026-08-17
16, BRIDGEWATER GRANGE, RUNCORN
WA7 3AL · Detached · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£357,500
2026-08-14
4, HOYLAKE CLOSE, RUNCORN
WA7 6DU · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£158,000
2026-08-14
1, WINTON GROVE, RUNCORN
WA7 6NT · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£161,000
2026-08-12
3, LUTTERWORTH AVENUE, RUNCORN
WA7 1HY · Detached · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£310,000
2026-08-12
135, WESTON ROAD, RUNCORN
WA7 4LQ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£263,000
2026-08-11
8, ARNDALE, RUNCORN
WA7 3HR · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£185,000
2026-08-07
20, ARNDALE, RUNCORN
WA7 3HR · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£204,000
2026-08-07
25, BACKFORD CLOSE, RUNCORN
WA7 6LR · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£215,000
2026-08-07
20, CHERRY BLOSSOM ROAD, RUNCORN
WA7 3HZ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£295,000
2026-08-06
93, SYCAMORE ROAD, RUNCORN
WA7 5LF · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£170,500
2026-08-06
19, BURRARD ROAD, RUNCORN
WA7 2SS · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£291,500
2026-08-06
22, ARNDALE, RUNCORN
WA7 3HR · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£175,000
2026-08-04
9, BLUEBELL COURT, RUNCORN
WA7 4PN · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£175,000
2026-08-03
9, STARLING CLOSE, RUNCORN
WA7 6EU · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£255,000
2026-07-31
63, ARNDALE, RUNCORN
WA7 3HR · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£220,000
2026-07-31
36, BALFOUR STREET, RUNCORN
WA7 4PH · Semi-detached · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£135,000
2026-07-31
133, OXFORD ROAD, RUNCORN
WA7 4PA · Semi-detached · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£230,000
2026-07-31
13, SALISBURY STREET, RUNCORN
WA7 5BZ · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£136,000
2026-07-31
10, TANNERY CROFT, RUNCORN
WA7 3GL · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£370,000
2026-07-31
ROCK FARM COURT, MAIN STREET, RUNCORN
WA7 2AX · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£705,000
2026-07-31
20, COTTON LANE, RUNCORN
WA7 5ND · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£150,000
2026-07-30
56, WHITCHURCH WAY, RUNCORN
WA7 5YP · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£113,500
2026-07-30
42, DELPHFIELD, RUNCORN
WA7 6RW · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£248,000
2026-07-29
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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Data sources
Every WA7 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.