# WA16 6BY: area report for a postcode in Cheshire East

WA16 6BY is a postcode in Cheshire East.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Cheshire East. Open the map at WA16 6BY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east) › [WA16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa16) › [WA16 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa16-6)

## Around this postcode

- **20 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 43% on July. Cheshire East 010C: 125 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.3745,53.3036,WA166BY
- **Knutsford, 270 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.3745,53.3036,WA166BY
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.3745,53.3036,WA166BY
- **No property in WA16 6BY listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.3745,53.3036,WA166BY
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Cheshire East 010C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.3745,53.3036,WA166BY
- **£309,121 average price**: For the whole of Cheshire East, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.3745,53.3036,WA166BY
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.3745,53.3036,WA166BY
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 20 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.3745,53.3036,WA166BY
- **92.3% can get gigabit broadband at WA16 6BY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.3745,53.3036,WA166BY
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WA16 6BY**: Road 61 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.3745,53.3036,WA166BY
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.3745,53.3036,WA166BY
- **12.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.3745,53.3036,WA166BY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Egerton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/egerton-primary-school-e145981) | Primary | 130 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Knutsford Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/knutsford-academy-e138002) | Secondary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 52.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-vincent-de-paul-catholic-primary-school-e152408) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | – |
| [Manor Park Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manor-park-primary-school-and-nursery-e148278) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bexton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bexton-primary-school-e147133) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Adelaide Heath Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/adelaide-heath-academy-e148641) | Special | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £675,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2026 | £180,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| November 2025 | £300,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| August 2026 | £375,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| December 2023 | £278,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| May 2025 | £375,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| October 2024 | £690,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| October 2024 | £435,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Knutsford (270 m, 3 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: KNUTSFORD MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP (340 m)
- Pharmacies: THE PRESCRIPTION SERVICE (70 m); BOOTS (120 m); COHENS CHEMIST (140 m)
- Dental practices: KING STREET DENTAL PRACTICE LTD (140 m); 61A (DENTAL SURGERY) (140 m); THE DENTAL STUDIO (190 m); GASKELL AVE DENTAL PRACTICE (250 m); TOFT ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (440 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Knutsford (20 m, The Co-operative Group); Little Waitrose Knutsford (120 m, Waitrose); Booths Knutsford (190 m, Booths); Sainsburys Knutsford Canute Place Local (190 m, Sainsburys); Aldi Knutsford (400 m, Aldi)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £309,121** (July 2026). Cheshire East’s average house price was £309,121 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £40,991** (2025). Full-time workers living in Cheshire East earned a median of £40,991 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 120th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.5×** (2025). A home in Cheshire East costs 7.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 161st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 14.2** (2025). Cheshire East has a deprivation score of 14.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 85th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Cheshire East 010C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.2** (2025). Cheshire East 010C has a deprivation score of 13.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,468th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £340,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheshire East 010C was £340,000 in 2025. Joint 12,327th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,474** (2021). Cheshire East 010C had 1,474 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,789th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 82.0%** (January 2026). In Cheshire East 010C, 82.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## WA16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £530,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WA16 was £530,000 in 2025. Joint 229th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 24,684** (2021). WA16 had 24,684 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,187th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in WA16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 73.4%** (January 2026). In WA16, 73.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east)
- Centre: 53.3036, -2.3745

Council: [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Tatton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tatton): Esther McVey (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.3745,53.3036,WA166BY

## How to cite

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