278, Derby Road, Widnes has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of C. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 13 May 2010.

The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using a boiler and radiators (mains gas).

278, Derby Road, Widnes last changed hands on 27th March 2020, selling for £287,000. The transaction was logged as a freehold house by HM Land Registry.

In total it has sold 3 times since 1995.

The market for similar properties has risen by 0.7% since March 2020.

• Sold Mar 2020£287,000
• Sold Sep 2014£237,000
• Sold Nov 2004£72,500

Land Registry records and our Estate Agent network show 75 sales of comparable properties within 950 metres of 278, Derby Road, Widnes since 2008.

Most recently, 17, Coulton Road, Widnes, WA8 3DX, a leasehold house, sold at £311,000 on the 14th November 2025.

Read more about house prices in WA8.

• Sold Nov 2025£311,000 | 4 Bed House17, Coulton Road, Widnes, WA8 3DX17, Coulton Road, Widnes, WA8 3DX
• Sold Sep 2025£252,500 | 4 Bed House30, Orkney Close, Widnes, WA8 3YL30, Orkney Close, Widnes, WA8 3YL
• Sold Aug 2025£275,000 | 4 Bed House28, Shetland Close, Widnes, WA8 3YJ28, Shetland Close, Widnes, WA8 3YJ
• Sold Feb 2025£287,500 | 4 Bed House222, Derby Road, Widnes, WA8 3UF222, Derby Road, Widnes, WA8 3UF
• Sold Oct 2024£260,000 | 4 Bed House8, Elstree Court, Widnes, WA8 3EP8, Elstree Court, Widnes, WA8 3EP
• Sold Aug 2024£220,500 | 3 Bed House62, Hampton Court Way, Widnes, WA8 3ET62, Hampton Court Way, Widnes, WA8 3ET
• Sold Jul 2024£370,000 | 3 Bed House8, Camberwell Park Road, Widnes, WA8 3EQ8, Camberwell Park Road, Widnes, WA8 3EQ
• Sold May 2023£210,000 | 4 Bed House39, Rivenmill Close, Widnes, WA8 3FJ39, Rivenmill Close, Widnes, WA8 3FJ
• Sold Jan 2023£238,000 | 4 Bed House5, Latimer Close, Widnes, WA8 9NR5, Latimer Close, Widnes, WA8 9NR
• Sold Jun 2022£220,000 | 4 Bed House24, Camberwell Park Road, Widnes, WA8 3EQ24, Camberwell Park Road, Widnes, WA8 3EQ
• Sold Nov 2021£175,000 | 4 Bed House17, Whalley Grove, Widnes, WA8 3HH17, Whalley Grove, Widnes, WA8 3HH
• Sold Jul 2021£200,000 | 4 Bed House12, Elstree Court, Widnes, WA8 3EP12, Elstree Court, Widnes, WA8 3EP
• Sold Apr 2021£250,000 | 4 Bed House256, Derby Road, Widnes, WA8 3UF256, Derby Road, Widnes, WA8 3UF
• Sold Feb 2021£168,000 | 4 Bed House8, Guernsey Road, Widnes, WA8 3YH8, Guernsey Road, Widnes, WA8 3YH
• Sold Feb 2021£250,000 | 4 Bed House48, Orkney Close, Widnes, WA8 3YL48, Orkney Close, Widnes, WA8 3YL
• Sold May 2019£172,500 | 4 Bed House22, Shetland Close, Widnes, WA8 3YJ22, Shetland Close, Widnes, WA8 3YJ
• Sold Apr 2017£167,000 | 4 Bed House14, Orkney Close, Widnes, WA8 3YL14, Orkney Close, Widnes, WA8 3YL
• Sold Jul 2015£200,000 | 4 Bed House258, Derby Road, Widnes, WA8 3UF258, Derby Road, Widnes, WA8 3UF
• Sold Oct 2010£115,000 | 4 Bed House272, Derby Road, Widnes, WA8 3UF272, Derby Road, Widnes, WA8 3UF
• Sold Jan 2008£187,000 | 4 Bed House270, Derby Road, Widnes, WA8 3UF270, Derby Road, Widnes, WA8 3UF

Our analysis of the public data ranks 278, Derby Road, Widnes as the 47th largest and the 43rd most expensive of the 168 addresses on Derby Road, Widnes, WA8.

Against the WA8 postcode district average, it is £54k more expensive than the typical property.

• Moorfield Primary School

  400 m away
• Lunts Heath Primary School

  1.4 km away
• Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School

  1.5 km away

• Wade Deacon High School

  2.1 km away
• Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School

  2.5 km away
• Great Sankey High School

  3.5 km away

• Widnes

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  1.9 km away
• Sankey for Penketh

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  3.9 km away
• Hough Green

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  4.7 km away

Environment Agency data suggests this area has a Very Low risk of flooding.