WA16 postcode area guide — Cheshire East
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WA16 postcode district in Cheshire East — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WA16
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
83.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
55.2%
Gigabit-capable
54.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.5%
Broadband availability in the WA16 postcode district (Cheshire East) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,159 postcodes Ofcom measures in WA16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 83.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 54.7%.
Around 0.5% of premises in WA16 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in WA16
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WA16 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| WA16 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| WA16 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| WA16 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| WA16 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| WA16 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| WA16 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| WA16 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| WA16 0AP | 100% | 100% |
| WA16 0AQ | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Cheshire East
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Cheshire East district (202,097 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
90.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.6%
5G outdoors — all networks
53.4%
Voice indoors — all networks
94%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in WA16
Police recorded 55 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WA16 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 27 | 49.1% |
| Public order | 9 | 16.4% |
| Shoplifting | 4 | 7.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 | 5.5% |
| Drugs | 3 | 5.5% |
| Other theft | 3 | 5.5% |
| Burglary | 2 | 3.6% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 | 3.6% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in WA16
Based on 338 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WA16 is £477,500, up 0.5% on the previous year (£475,000).
Detached
£715,000
136 sales
Semi-detached
£418,500
71 sales
Terraced
£372,500
69 sales
Flat / maisonette
£196,000
41 sales
Latest recorded sales in WA16
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £500,000 | Semi-detached | Park Lane | WA16 0XJ |
| 20 May 2026 | £415,000 | Semi-detached | Sharston Crescent | WA16 8AF |
| 18 May 2026 | £1,495,000 | Detached | Mereside Road | WA16 6QZ |
| 15 May 2026 | £110,000 | Flat | Ruskin Court | WA16 6HE |
| 8 May 2026 | £1,090,000 | Detached | Faulkners Lane | WA16 7AL |
| 8 May 2026 | £575,000 | Semi-detached | Appleby Crescent | WA16 7GB |
| 6 May 2026 | £160,000 | Flat | Warford Park | WA16 7RW |
| 5 May 2026 | £220,000 | Flat | Warford Park | WA16 7RU |
| 1 May 2026 | £722,500 | Detached | Glebelands Road | WA16 9EA |
| 1 May 2026 | £325,000 | Semi-detached | Meadowsweet Road | WA16 7EB |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Cheshire East demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Cheshire East district (398,772 residents, 174,854 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.4% |
| 15–29 | 19.8% |
| 30–44 | 18.8% |
| 45–64 | 21.7% |
| 65+ | 22.4% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 71.9% |
| Private rented | 15.6% |
| Social rented | 8.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around WA16
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knutsford Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,429 | WA16 0EA |
| Bexton Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 500 | WA16 9DB |
| Manor Park Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 244 | WA16 8DB |
| Egerton Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 225 | WA16 0EE |
| Lower Peover CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 208 | WA16 9PZ |
| Mobberley CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 193 | WA16 7RA |
| High Legh Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 162 | WA16 6NW |
| Peover Superior Endowed Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 95 | WA16 8TU |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in WA16
219 rated food businesses operate in WA16. 191 hold the top rating of 5, 5 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abbey Leys Farm Shop, Abbeyfield Knutsford Society Ltd, abm catering Manor Park School, Aldi, Always Active.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WA16
From a sample of 52 Energy Performance Certificates across 8 WA16 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 48% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
17%
Band C
31%
Band D
33%
Band E
19%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Cheshire East
Landlines around WA16 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.