WA16 8FU

Knutsford · Cheshire East · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA16 8BH 31 m
WA16 8BQ 33 m
WA16 8BG 61 m
WA16 8BJ 72 m
WA16 8BD 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA16 8FU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
1 October 2000
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA16
Postcode sector
WA16 8
Latitude
53.301512
Longitude
-2.355956
British National Grid easting
376,375
British National Grid northing
378,342

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
E00093930
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire East 009B · E01018609
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
10
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    282 m
  2. Manor Park Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    488 m
  3. Adelaide Heath Academy

    Academy special sponsor led

    560 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
555
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 243
  • Shoplifting 61
  • Public order 60
  • Criminal damage and arson 44
  • Anti social behaviour 36

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • KNUTSFORD MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code N81049

    1.5 km

  • DAVID LEWIS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MILL LANE, WARFORD, ALDERLEY EDGE, SK9 7UD

    ODS code Y05750

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • St Vincent's School

    BCT · Knutsford

    0.2 miles
  • St Vincent's School

    BCT · Knutsford

    0.2 miles
  • Beech Drive

    BCT · Knutsford

    0.2 miles
  • Manor Park School

    BCT · Knutsford

    0.2 miles
  • Beech Drive

    BCT · Knutsford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire East 009B, 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

25,909 of 33,755

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

10 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 282 m.

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

Recorded crime

555 published events cover 12 months, averaging 46.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 243 events.

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