WA16 8JA

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA16 8XN 93 m
WA16 8JE 108 m
WA16 8XJ 112 m
WA16 8JD 124 m
WA16 8JB 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA16 8JA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA16
Postcode sector
WA16 8
Latitude
53.311390
Longitude
-2.356204
British National Grid easting
376,364
British National Grid northing
379,441

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

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Property

At this postcode

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39 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
60, Springwood Avenue, Knutsford, WA16 8JA 30 April 2026 £376,000
19, Springwood Avenue, Knutsford, WA16 8JA 4 July 2025 £287,500
54, Springwood Avenue, Knutsford, WA16 8JA 8 December 2023 £325,000

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

    658 m
  2. Manor Park Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    713 m
  3. St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
482
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 224
  • Public order 59
  • Criminal damage and arson 41
  • Anti social behaviour 34
  • Shoplifting 30

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
103

54 female, 49 male

Postcode households
43
Residents per household
2.4
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

This postcode contained 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA16 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • KNUTSFORD MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code N81049

    1.5 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Springwood Avenue

    BCT · Shaw Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Oakfield Avenue

    BCT · Shaw Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Oakfield Avenue

    BCT · Shaw Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Montmorency Road

    BCT · Shaw Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Council Depot

    BCT · Shaw Heath

    0.3 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.

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
1
Low risk addresses
2
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £320,000 from 5 recorded sales in WA16 8JA. 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

Published establishments

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Adelaide Heath Academy is the nearest published school at 658 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

482 published events cover 12 months, averaging 40.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 224 events.

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