WA16 6AE

Knutsford · 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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA16 6HQ 36 m
WA16 6HW 45 m
WA16 6AG 50 m
WA16 6AF 69 m
WA16 6BE 69 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA16 6AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA16
Postcode sector
WA16 6
Latitude
53.306550
Longitude
-2.374877
British National Grid easting
375,117
British National Grid northing
378,909

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cheshire East · E06000049
Electoral ward
Knutsford · E05008632
Parish or community
E04013190
Westminster constituency
Tatton · E14001539
Output area
E00093901
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire East 010C · E01018606
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire East 010 · E02003863

Postcode source versions

Explore WA16

13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
21a, Tatton Street, Knutsford, WA16 6AE 26 June 2020 £351,500
37, Tatton Street, Knutsford, WA16 6AE 1 July 2015 £250,000
39, Tatton Street, Knutsford, WA16 6AE 25 October 2013 £240,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Egerton Primary School

    Academy converter

    382 m
  2. Knutsford Academy

    Academy converter

    755 m
  3. Manor Park Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
542
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 232
  • Shoplifting 62
  • Public order 62
  • Criminal damage and arson 46
  • Other theft 40

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

8 female, 4 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
1.7
WA16 6 residents
3,297

Age bands in WA16 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14%

411 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.1%

209 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.5%

513 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.5%

836 residents

Age 65 and over
32.8%

963 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA16 6 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+
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%

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

1

within 5 km

  • KNUTSFORD MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    MANCHESTER ROAD MED/CTR, 27-29 MANCHESTER ROAD, KNUTSFORD, WA16 0LY

    ODS code N81049

    193 m

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

  • Canute Place

    BCT · Knutsford

    0.1 miles
  • Queen Street

    BCT · Knutsford

    0.1 miles
  • Queen Street

    BCT · Knutsford

    0.2 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCE · Knutsford

    0.3 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Knutsford

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire East 010C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,198 of 33,755

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

8 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Egerton Primary School is the nearest published school at 382 m.

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

Recorded crime

542 published events cover 12 months, averaging 45.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 232 events.

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