WA16 8QG

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 8QZ 110 m
WA16 8GS 179 m
WA16 8NE 249 m
WA16 8ZS 293 m
WA16 8QY 312 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA16 8QG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA16
Postcode sector
WA16 8
Latitude
53.297549
Longitude
-2.352548
British National Grid easting
376,600
British National Grid northing
377,900

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
E00093908
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire East 010E · E01018608
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire East 010 · E02003863

Postcode source versions

Explore WA16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    744 m
  2. Adelaide Heath Academy

    Academy special sponsor led

    941 m
  3. Manor Park Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    984 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
383
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 182
  • Public order 46
  • Anti social behaviour 29
  • Criminal damage and arson 27
  • Other theft 24

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

    1.9 km

  • DAVID LEWIS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MILL LANE, WARFORD, ALDERLEY EDGE, SK9 7UD

    ODS code Y05750

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Carrwood

    BCT · Knutsford

    0.4 miles
  • Carrwood

    BCT · Knutsford

    0.4 miles
  • St Vincent's School

    BCT · Knutsford

    0.5 miles
  • St Vincent's School

    BCT · Knutsford

    0.5 miles
  • St Johns Wood School

    BCT · Shaw Heath

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire East 010E, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,693 of 33,755

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

11 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 744 m.

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

Recorded crime

383 published events cover 12 months, averaging 31.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 182 events.

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