WA16 8SQ

Chelford · 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 8SH 221 m
WA16 8SJ 245 m
WA16 8SG 338 m
WA16 8SF 370 m
WA16 8SD 376 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA16 8SQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA16
Postcode sector
WA16 8
Latitude
53.277736
Longitude
-2.324595
British National Grid easting
378,453
British National Grid northing
375,687

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cheshire East · E06000049
Electoral ward
Chelford · E05008617
Parish or community
E04010986
Westminster constituency
Tatton · E14001539
Output area
E00094152
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire East 007G · E01018654
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire East 007 · E02003859

Postcode source versions

Explore WA16

7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
White Cottage, School Lane, Ollerton, Knutsford, WA16 8SQ 14 October 2022 £1,250,000
White Cottage, School Lane, Ollerton, Knutsford, WA16 8SQ 26 November 2010 £799,000
White Cottage, School Lane, Ollerton, Knutsford, WA16 8SQ 26 November 2010 £799,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Peover Superior Endowed Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.0 km
  2. Chelford CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.7 km
  3. David Lewis School

    Non-maintained special school

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Public order 3
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

5 female, 9 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
3.5
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA16 8 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

3

within 5 km

  • DAVID LEWIS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MILL LANE, WARFORD, ALDERLEY EDGE, SK9 7UD

    ODS code Y05750

    2.8 km

  • CHELFORD SURGERY

    ELMSTEAD ROAD, CHELFORD, MACCLESFIELD, SK11 9BS

    ODS code N81069

    2.9 km

  • KNUTSFORD MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code N81049

    4.7 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

  • Beech Close

    BCT · Ollerton

    0.8 miles
  • Seven Sisters Lane

    BCT · Ollerton

    0.8 miles
  • Seven Sisters Lane

    BCT · Ollerton

    0.8 miles
  • Grotto Lane

    BCT · Over Peover

    1.0 miles
  • Grotto Lane

    BCT · Over Peover

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire East 007G, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,873 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

Property market

The five-year median is £1,250,000 from 1 recorded sale in WA16 8SQ. 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Peover Superior Endowed Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Public order with 3 events.

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