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WA16 0WA

High Legh · Cheshire East · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
High Legh
Local authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Tatton
Postcode district
WA16
Postcode sector
WA16 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA16 6AA 0 m
WA16 6UD 204 m
WA16 6UE 255 m
WA16 6TX 268 m
WA16 6TY 293 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA16 0WA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1996
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA16
Postcode sector
WA16 0
Latitude
53.349369
Longitude
-2.441575
British National Grid easting
370,702
British National Grid northing
383,698

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
E00093863
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire East 007B · E01018599
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire East 007 · E02003859

Postcode source versions

Explore WA16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
1

  1. High Legh Primary School

    Community school

    819 m

  2. Little Bollington CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.5 km

  3. Lymm High School

    Academy converter

    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
36
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 12
  • Public order 7
  • Vehicle crime 6
  • Other theft 5
  • Burglary 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

    4.2 km

  • BROOKFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code N81014

    4.5 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

  • Pheasant Walk

    BCT · High Legh

    0.3 miles

  • West Lane

    BCT · High Legh

    0.5 miles

  • West Lane

    BCT · High Legh

    0.5 miles

  • Primary School

    BCT · High Legh

    0.5 miles

  • Wrenshot Lane

    BCT · High Legh

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire East 007B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,857 of 33,755

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

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. High Legh Primary School is the nearest published school at 819 m.

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

Recorded crime

36 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 12 events.

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