# 62 KENSAL GREEN, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 6TX

## Property details

- Slug: `42fe468` (address key hash: `42fe46849c3bf260c1946c20f52a65aa7818051d`)
- Postcode: WA8 6TX
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Floor area: 76 m²
- EPC rating: B
- Last sold: £240,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £3,158/m²
- Local average: £211,557 (65 sales)
- Street crime: 184 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £240,000
- Date: 2026-01-16
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** B
- **Potential rating:** A
- **Expiry date:** 19/11/2028
- **Current heating cost:** £198/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £11,500

### Recommendations
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£5,000 - £8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8698-7539-6609-2160-1926)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-16 | £240,000 | Semi-detached | +25.7% | £242,316 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/49e87c32-bfb2-591c-e063-4704a8c00c31) |
| Sold | 2019-05-02 | £190,995 | Semi-detached | — | £290,787 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/919fec04-f764-9a90-e053-6c04a8c0a300) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 62 KENSAL GREEN, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 6TX | £240,000 | 16/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 62 KENSAL GREEN, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 6TX | £190,995 | 02/05/2019 | Semi-detached |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 43 LYTHAM ROAD, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 6RD | £150,000 | 18/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 24 ST PETERS WALK, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 6TU | £240,000 | 28/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 23 FAIRHAVEN ROAD, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 6RA | £225,000 | 26/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 91 PEEL HOUSE LANE, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 6SZ | £160,000 | 31/07/2024 | Semi-detached |
| 3 FAIRHAVEN ROAD, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 6RA | £165,000 | 15/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 50 KENSAL GREEN, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 6TX | £230,000 | 10/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 127 PEEL HOUSE LANE, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 6TB | £205,000 | 02/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 53 LYTHAM ROAD, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 6RD | £240,000 | 26/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 48 ALDER AVENUE, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 6QG | £200,000 | 27/07/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 14 BROOKWOOD AVENUE, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 6TS | £255,000 | 07/07/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 6 WALLIS DRIVE, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 9NH | £250,000 | 27/01/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 60 KENSAL GREEN, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 6TX | £185,000 | 04/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 4 WALLIS DRIVE, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 9NH | £225,000 | 21/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 32 CYPRESS AVENUE, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 6SP | £115,000 | 07/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 11 SHACKLETON AVENUE, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 9NG | £210,000 | 16/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 78 DERBY ROAD, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 9LQ | £200,000 | 25/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 13 ST PETERS WALK, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 6TU | £243,000 | 23/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 38 GLOUCESTER ROAD, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 9UE | £190,000 | 31/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 41 KENSAL GREEN, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 6TX | £250,000 | 12/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 178 PEEL HOUSE LANE, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 6TG | £230,000 | 08/04/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £208,400 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 17.1%
- **10y growth:** 36.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Halton; Semi-detached series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 7.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 35.7%
- **10y growth (index):** 79.3%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Halton). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £662/mo
- **Realistic:** £735/mo
- **Optimistic:** £809/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for North Cheshire (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| Studio Flat, Frederick St, WA8 | £640/mo | 1 | 0.9 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £640/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.27% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £80,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £64,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £640/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 3.2%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 31.3×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-394/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -6.8%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 67 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 37 |
| Public order | 29 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 16 |
| Shoplifting | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **184** |

*Within 1 mile during Apr 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Fairfield Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 3 Feb 2015 |
| Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 28 Sep 2023 |
| Birchfield Nursery School | Nursery | 0.6 miles | Good — 28 Nov 2013 |
| Brookfields School | Other | 0.6 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Moorfield Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 4 Nov 2019 |