# 10 NICHOLAS ROAD, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 8ST

## Property details

- Slug: `450c12c` (address key hash: `450c12cddaf668ddaa5c496fc934f82f98cf63c9`)
- Postcode: WA8 8ST
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 89 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1930-1949
- Last sold: £197,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £2,213/m²
- Local average: £213,146 (70 sales)
- Street crime: 162 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £197,000
- Date: 2026-01-30
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 08/10/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,014/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £25,750

### Recommendations
- Q (£7,500 - £11,000)
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/1120-0005-0213-1092-1583)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-30 | £197,000 | Semi-detached | +57.6% | £196,653 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673e-edcc-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 2019-06-06 | £125,000 | Semi-detached | — | £186,104 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/8cac1318-0314-0253-e053-6b04a8c08e51) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 10 NICHOLAS ROAD, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 8ST | £197,000 | 30/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 10 NICHOLAS ROAD, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 8ST | £125,000 | 06/06/2019 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [168960041](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/f08858c)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £197,000 |
| listed | 2025-11-04 | £200,000 |
| sold | 2019-01-01 | £125,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 55 HALE ROAD, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 8DQ | £195,000 | 12/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 19 NICHOLAS ROAD, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 8ST | £115,000 | 12/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 22 ALEXANDER DRIVE, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 8DZ | £110,000 | 17/07/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 12 NICHOLAS ROAD, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 8ST | £170,000 | 26/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 18 EDWARDS WAY, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 8AN | £122,500 | 28/03/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 11 NICHOLAS ROAD, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 8ST | £117,500 | 16/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 3 ALMOND GROVE, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 8DL | £125,000 | 11/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 61 HALE ROAD, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 8DQ | £195,000 | 05/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 14 NICHOLAS ROAD, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 8ST | £185,000 | 11/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 64 HALE ROAD, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 8DW | £130,000 | 24/01/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 55 HALE ROAD, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 8DQ | £142,500 | 16/11/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 29 BLUNDELL ROAD, WIDNES, HALTON, WA8 8SS | £136,000 | 27/08/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £145,292 (12 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 28.2%
- **10y growth:** 47.5%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 7.1%
- **5y growth (index):** 31.7%
- **10y growth (index):** 68.4%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £667/mo
- **Realistic:** £741/mo
- **Optimistic:** £815/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 (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed End Terrace, Coronation Drive, WA8 | £875/mo | 3 | 0.34 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Kingsway, WA8 | £1,200/mo | 3 | 1.15 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,038/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.53% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £129,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £103,800

*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 £1,038/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 6.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 15.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £133/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 2.8%

*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 | 82 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 20 |
| Public order | 16 |
| Other theft | 15 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **162** |

*Within 1 mile during Jun 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| St Michaels Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 10 Sep 2023 |
| Ormiston Chadwick Academy | Secondary | 0.4 miles | Good — 7 Jul 2024 |
| Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School | Nursery | 0.4 miles | Good — 27 Jun 2014 |
| Ashley High School | Other | 0.4 miles | Outstanding — 27 Apr 2015 |
| Chesnut Lodge Special School | Other | 0.5 miles | Good — 11 Dec 2013 |