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WA16 9FH

Chelford · Cheshire East · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Chelford
Local authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Tatton
Postcode district
WA16
Postcode sector
WA16 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA16 9PH 0 m
WA16 9PN 265 m
WA16 9PQ 474 m
WA16 9PP 485 m
WA16 9PW 489 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA16 9FH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 March 2001
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA16
Postcode sector
WA16 9
Latitude
53.272315
Longitude
-2.382554
British National Grid easting
374,585
British National Grid northing
375,103

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cheshire East · E06000049
Electoral ward
Chelford · E05008617
Parish or community
E04011017
Westminster constituency
Tatton · E14001539
Output area
E00094153
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire East 007G · E01018654
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire East 007 · E02003859

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
6
Secondary
1

  1. Lower Peover CofE Primary School

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    1.0 km

  2. Bexton Primary School

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    2.4 km

  3. Knutsford Academy

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    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 4
  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Public order 2
  • Possession of weapons 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WA16 9 residents
3,948

Age bands in WA16 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

668 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.3%

322 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.6%

686 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.7%

1,395 residents

Age 65 and over
30.3%

1,336 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 straight-line

  • KNUTSFORD MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code N81049

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Heesom Green Farm

    BCT · Toft

    0.2 miles

  • Heesom Green Farm

    BCT · Toft

    0.2 miles

  • Broom Lane

    BCT · Smithy Green

    0.3 miles

  • Broom Lane

    BCT · Smithy Green

    0.3 miles

  • Free Green Lane

    BCT · Lower Peover

    0.4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

9 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Lower Peover CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

10 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 4 events.

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