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Widnes Riverside

Middle area

North west Halton. 8,115 people in 3.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Widnes Riverside’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£120,000
140th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,878
3,757th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
8.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Widnes Riverside compares

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Median sale price16 middle areas, Halton · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Halton16 areas from £120,000 to £339,998. The middle area is £175,500. Widnes Riverside is £120,000.
£120,000lowest
Population16 middle areas, Halton · 2021
Population: every middle area in Halton16 areas from 6,251 to 10,654. The middle area is 7,774. Widnes Riverside is 7,878.
7,8788th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage16 middle areas, Halton · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Halton16 areas from 92.3% to 99.5%. The middle area is 96.4%. Widnes Riverside is 93.0%.
93.0%2nd lowest
Claimant rate16 middle areas, Halton · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Halton16 areas from 1.4% to 8.2%. The middle area is 4.1%. Widnes Riverside is 8.2%.
8.2%highest

Figures for the whole of Halton

These figures are published for the whole of Halton, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Halton and not Widnes Riverside alone. See Halton

Average house price
£194,727
Up 1.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,187
70th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.5×
59th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
31.1
31st most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Widnes Riverside in brief

The median price paid for a home in Widnes Riverside was £120,000 in 2025.

Widnes Riverside had 7,878 usual residents at the census.

In Widnes Riverside, 93.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Widnes Riverside, 8.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.