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WA16 8FL

Knutsford · Cheshire East · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Knutsford
Local authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Tatton
Postcode district
WA16
Postcode sector
WA16 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA16 8DU 85 m
WA16 8FA 89 m
WA16 8FG 92 m
WA16 8FE 102 m
WA16 8DT 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA16 8FL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA16
Postcode sector
WA16 8
Latitude
53.316270
Longitude
-2.353452
British National Grid easting
376,550
British National Grid northing
379,983

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
E00093915
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire East 009D · E01018611
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire East 009 · E02003861

Postcode source versions

Explore WA16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
1

  1. Adelaide Heath Academy

    Academy special sponsor led

    1.1 km

  2. Manor Park Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

  3. St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
310
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 162
  • Public order 30
  • Criminal damage and arson 27
  • Anti social behaviour 24
  • Other theft 18

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WA16 8 residents
7,985

Age bands in WA16 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.2%

1,414 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

662 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.9%

1,780 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

2,185 residents

Age 65 and over
22.3%

1,736 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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • KNUTSFORD MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code N81049

    2.0 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

  • Montmorency Road

    BCT · Shaw Heath

    0.4 miles

  • Springwood Avenue

    BCT · Shaw Heath

    0.4 miles

  • Ryecroft Lane

    BCT · Mobberley

    0.4 miles

  • Council Depot

    BCT · Shaw Heath

    0.4 miles

  • Ryecroft Lane

    BCT · Mobberley

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire East 009D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,186 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
8 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Adelaide Heath Academy is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

310 published events cover 12 months, averaging 25.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 162 events.

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