WA16 0LU

High Legh · Cheshire East · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Knutsford
Local authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Tatton
Postcode district
WA16
Postcode sector
WA16 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA16 0JX 46 m
WA16 0LW 85 m
WA16 0LP 93 m
WA16 0XJ 176 m
WA16 0WG 187 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA16 0LU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA16
Postcode sector
WA16 0
Latitude
53.290044
Longitude
-2.465085
British National Grid easting
369,094
British National Grid northing
377,108

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cheshire East · E06000049
Electoral ward
High Legh · E05008631
Parish or community
E04010991
Westminster constituency
Tatton · E14001539
Output area
E00093868
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire East 007A · E01018598
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire East 007 · E02003859

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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27 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Crofters Close, Pickmere, Knutsford, WA16 0LU 3 January 2025 £345,000
Oak Cottage, 6, Crofters Close, Pickmere, Knutsford, WA16 0LU 21 July 2022 £402,500
8, Crofters Close, Pickmere, Knutsford, WA16 0LU 21 April 2021 £310,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Wincham Community Primary School

    Community school

    905 m
  2. Lostock Gralam CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.3 km
  3. Great Budworth CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
76
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 23
  • Violence and sexual offences 19
  • Public order 12
  • Other theft 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
31

16 female, 15 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
2.2
WA16 0 residents
5,890

Age bands in WA16 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.3%

1,014 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

531 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.8%

1,220 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.9%

1,810 residents

Age 65 and over
21.9%

1,286 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA16 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • MIDDLEWICH ROAD SURGERY

    163-165 MIDDLEWICH ROAD, NORTHWICH, CW9 7DB

    ODS code N81113

    3.9 km

  • WITTON STREET SURGERY

    162 WITTON STREET, NORTHWICH, CW9 5QU

    ODS code N81061

    4.0 km

  • WATLING STREET SURGERY

    2 WATLING STREET, NORTHWICH, CW9 5EX

    ODS code N81055

    4.6 km

  • DANEBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LONDON ROAD, NORTHWICH, CW9 5HR

    ODS code N81087

    4.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Elms PH

    BCT · Pickmere

    0.1 miles
  • Red Lion

    BCT · Pickmere

    0.2 miles
  • Red Lion

    BCT · Pickmere

    0.2 miles
  • Pear Tree Drive

    BCT · Higher Wincham

    0.3 miles
  • Raynors Corner

    BCT · Higher Wincham

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire East 007A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,713 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £373,750 from 2 recorded sales in WA16 0LU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Cheshire East is £303,387 in June 2026, up 5.0% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

11 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Wincham Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 905 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

76 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 23 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.