WA16
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Knutsford and Shaw Heath, in Cheshire East.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an WA16 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In WA16, 73.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How WA16 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is WA16 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WA16 at a rate of 44.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 112 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WA16.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (438), other crime (291) and anti-social behaviour (100).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WA16 was 45.5 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in WA16, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WA16 has no single figure. Of its 16 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in WA16
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshire East 007A | 1,918 | 37.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 74.6% |
| Cheshire East 007B | 1,145 | 15.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.2% |
| Cheshire East 007C | 2,379 | 98.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 44.7% |
| Cheshire East 007D | 1,389 | 27.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 5.1% |
| Cheshire East 007E | 1,730 | 16.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 17.0% |
| Cheshire East 007G | 2,427 | 32.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 48.6% |
| Cheshire East 009A | 1,097 | 28.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.4% |
| Cheshire East 009B | 1,718 | 33.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| Cheshire East 009C | 1,953 | 49.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.7% |
| Cheshire East 009D | 1,659 | 99.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.5% |
| Cheshire East 010A | 1,336 | 12.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.6% |
| Cheshire East 010B | 1,383 | 35.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.5% |
| Cheshire East 010C | 1,474 | 124.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 82.0% |
| Cheshire East 010D | 1,278 | 10.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.6% |
| Cheshire East 010E | 1,358 | 7.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.2% |
| Cheshire West and Chester 017E | 2,636 | 35.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 59.4% |
MPs for WA16
- Esther McVeyConservativeMP for Tatton100% of WA16’s postcodes
- Sarah RussellLabourMP for Congleton0.3% of WA16’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in WA163
Postcode sectors in WA166
Council1
Towns in WA161
Postcode districts next to WA1611
Nearest rail stations3
More in the WA postcode area2
WA16 in brief
WA16 is a postcode district covering Knutsford and Shaw Heath, in Cheshire East.
About 25,456 people lived in WA16 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £530,000 in 2025 across 478 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 44.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in WA16 was £530,000 in 2025.
WA16 had 24,684 usual residents at the census.
In WA16, 73.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In WA16, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.