WA16 0RZ

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 0RY 369 m
WA16 0SJ 502 m
WA16 0SH 530 m
WA16 0SB 547 m
WA16 0SF 594 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA16 0RZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA16
Postcode sector
WA16 0
Latitude
53.352645
Longitude
-2.488857
British National Grid easting
367,557
British National Grid northing
384,083

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
E04010952
Westminster constituency
Tatton · E14001539
Output area
E00093867
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire East 007A · E01018598
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire East 007 · E02003859

Postcode source versions

Explore WA16

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Vinesgrove, Fanners Lane, High Legh, Knutsford, WA16 0RZ 30 September 2021 £1,000,000
Oaklands, Fanners Lane, High Legh, Knutsford, WA16 0RZ 23 July 2020 £477,500
Greenacres, Fanners Lane, High Legh, Knutsford, WA16 0RZ 4 October 2019 £900,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
11
Secondary
1
  1. High Legh Primary School

    Community school

    2.7 km
  2. Cherry Tree School

    Community school

    2.7 km
  3. Willow Tree Park

    Other independent special school

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
81
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Public order 20
  • Violence and sexual offences 16
  • Vehicle crime 12
  • Other theft 9
  • Other crime 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21

10 female, 11 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.6
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 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA16 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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+
90%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
90%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
90%
Gigabit-capable
90%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • THE LAKESIDE SURGERY

    LAKESIDE ROAD, LYMM, WA13 0QE

    ODS code N81108

    2.7 km

  • BROOKFIELD SURGERY

    WHITBARROW ROAD, LYMM, WARRINGTON, LYMM, WA13 9DB

    ODS code N81014

    3.3 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Bears Paw Country Inn

    BCT · Sworton Heath

    0.8 miles
  • The Bears Paw Country Inn

    BCT · Sworton Heath

    0.9 miles
  • Hardy Road

    BCT · Statham

    1.7 miles
  • Heyes Drive

    BCT · Lymm

    1.7 miles
  • Cherry Lane

    BCT · Statham

    1.8 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

Property market

The five-year median is £1,000,000 from 1 recorded sale in WA16 0RZ. 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

14 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 1 secondary schools. High Legh Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

81 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Public order with 20 events.

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