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51-53 Waterloo Road, Widnes, WA8

Land size
0.12 acres

Key Features

  • Part brick and part profiled metal clad elevations
  • Partitoned front reception
  • Private offices
  • WC amenities
  • 2 ground level access loading doors
  • Large concrete secure yard

Description

TO LET / MAY SELL

5350 sq ft on 0.96 acres
Rare low site density opportunity

The premises are located on Waterloo Road/Sankey Street within the West Bank area of Widnes which overlooks the Widnes Eastern Bypass. This area of Widnes is predominantly an industrial/trade counter trading area. Easy access is available to the new Mersey Gateway Bridge which provides access to the M56 motorway. Access is also available to the M57 and M62 motorways via the Queensway Expressway and the Widnes Eastern Bypass.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-09-01

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
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Water
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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
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Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
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Garden
Garden

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Widnes Academy676 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    127
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School931 metresOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    236
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Catholic
  • Kingsway Primary Academy School0.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    214
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School0.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    99
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Edward's Catholic Primary School1 mileOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    106
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic

Secondary

  • Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School1.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,337
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Wade Deacon High School1.4 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,658
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Ormiston Chadwick Academy1.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    884
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • The Grange School1.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 16
    Pupils
    1,200
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • The Heath School2.1 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,174
    Type
    Academy converter

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Asda Widnes Superstore, Widnes0.7 miles
Tesco Widnes Extra, Widnes0.7 miles
M&S Widnes, Widnes0.8 miles

GP surgery

Oaks Place Surgery777 metres

Pharmacy

West Bank Pharmacy449 metres

Hospital

Highfield Hospital1.3 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden121 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Runcorn Rail Station1.2 miles

Nearest bus stop

Pitt Street45 metres

Typical drive times

Widnes1 min · 0.5 miles
Prescot12 min · 8.8 miles
Runcorn4 min · 1.4 miles
Frodsham11 min · 6.8 miles
Liverpool (city)21 min · 13 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

A 1 in 100 to 1 in 1000 chance each yearMedium to low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

£14.99 · one-off purchase

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