WA16 1EN postcode in Knutsford, Cheshire East
WA16 1EN is a postcode in Knutsford, in the Knutsford ward of Cheshire East. It is in the Tatton parliamentary constituency and the Cheshire police force area, and has been in use since August 2015. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.
Where WA16 1EN is, and what is near it
- WA16 1EN
- Other postcodes in WA16 1: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- Further out, with the distance
Each point is where its source places it, not an exact building, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.3125, longitude -2.3594)
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Get Information about Schools; NaPTAN; NHS GP practices. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.
Who looks after WA16 1EN?
- Cheshire EastCouncil, for all local services Cheshire East: bins, council tax, planning
- Peter Coan, Stewart Anthony Gardiner and Tony DeanCouncillors elected for the Knutsford ward When elected, and how to contact them
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around WA16 1EN Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- CheshirePolice force area
- TattonParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Esther McVey (Conservative). How to contact Esther McVey
ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026; Democracy Club.
At this postcode
What broadband can you get at WA16 1EN?
Ofcom gives no broadband figures for WA16 1EN. It reports postcodes with homes or businesses it can match to its data, so a new postcode, or one with no premises on its list, has none.
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcodeSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.
When are the bins collected at WA16 1EN?
BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for WA16 1EN.
Check the bin days for WA16 1EN on BinDayBuddySource: BinDayBuddy. It is built from councils' own collection systems and public data, and is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site.
Is WA16 1EN at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include WA16 1EN.
Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.
Source: Environment Agency flood risk, published 6 July 2026.
From surface water, across Cheshire East
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WA16 1EN: 5,069 properties in Cheshire East are at high risk (2.1% of all its properties). All the figures for Cheshire East
Source: Environment Agency surface water, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026.
Flood warnings
The centre of WA16 1EN is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency flood risk, warning areas read 17 October 2026.
At this postcode
Homes sold in WA16 1EN
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WA16 1EN from January 2024 to September 2026. Typical prices for the homes around it are under Prices.
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.
Who lives at WA16 1EN?
The 2021 Census counted no one living at WA16 1EN: ONS gives figures only for postcodes with at least one resident or household.
ONS changes small counts a little to protect privacy. People include anyone in a care home or other communal home here.
Source: Census 2021 postcode estimates, Census 2021.
How much energy do homes at WA16 1EN use?
DESNZ publishes no domestic energy figures for WA16 1EN. It leaves out any postcode with fewer than 5 domestic meters of a kind, or where two meters use most of the energy. Across the WA16 district, the median electricity meter used 3,096 kWh and the median gas meter used 13,045 kWh in 2024.
Domestic meters only. Electricity from late January 2024 to late January 2025; gas from mid-May 2024 to mid-May 2025, weather corrected. Some small businesses on a home-sized gas meter are counted.
Source: DESNZ postcode energy statistics, 2024, published 18 December 2025.
At its centre point
Is WA16 1EN in a conservation area?
The centre of WA16 1EN is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point.
Near here
Which schools are near WA16 1EN?
The nearest open primary and secondary schools to WA16 1EN, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment. Special schools and alternative provision, which children join by referral, are not listed.
Primary
Source: Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026. Each school opens its own record there.
Near here
Where is the nearest station to WA16 1EN?
The nearest railway station to the centre of WA16 1EN is Knutsford Rail Station, 1.4 km away in a straight line.
- Knutsford Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle
- Mobberley Rail Station Railway station 2.5 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.
More stations near WA16 1EN, and how we find themSource: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
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Which GP surgeries are near WA16 1EN?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of WA16 1EN, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.
- Knutsford Medical Partnership Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01565 755222 1.4 kmCycle
- David Lewis Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01565 640400 5.6 kmDrive
- Chelford Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2025 · Phone 01625 861316 6.8 kmDrive
Sources: NHS GP practices, read 17 October 2026; Care Quality Commission, ratings of 1 October 2026.
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Where can I charge an electric car near WA16 1EN?
The nearest charging points to the centre of WA16 1EN, as OpenStreetMap had them on 23 October 2026:
- A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.4 kmCycle
- Gridserve Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 11 kW 3.0 kmCycle
OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and can miss a charger, its speed or its plugs: check the charger's own app before you set off.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: OpenStreetMap charging points, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Which dentists are near WA16 1EN?
The nearest to the centre of WA16 1EN, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Mobberley Road Dental Practice Phone 01565 634133 450 mWalk
- The Dental Academy Knutsford 1.2 kmCycle
- The King Street Dental Practice Limited Phone 01565 632343 1.3 kmCycle
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026.
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Which hospitals are nearest to WA16 1EN?
The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.
- Knutsford and District Community Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01625 661501 1.7 kmCycle
- Star Clinic Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report October 2021, over 3 years old · Phone 0371 705 4565 8.1 kmDrive
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.
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Which care homes are near WA16 1EN?
The nearest care homes to the centre of WA16 1EN, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Sharston House Nursing Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01565 633022 1.3 kmCycle
- Leycester House Residential Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01565 872496 1.9 kmCycle
- Cranford Grange Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 01565 881020 3.7 kmCycle
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.
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Which pharmacies are near WA16 1EN?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WA16 1EN, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published October 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.
- Boots, 64 King Street Mon to Sat 8:30am to 5:30pm; Sun 10:30am to 4:30pm · Phone 01565 633114 1.3 kmCycle
- Cohens Chemist, 38 Princess Street Mon to Sat 9am to 6pm; Sun closed · Phone 01565 633078 1.4 kmCycle
- The Prescription Service Mon to Fri 9am to 1pm, 1:20pm to 6:30pm; Sat 9am to 1pm, 1:20pm to 6pm; Sun closed · Phone 01565 653229 1.4 kmCycle
Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.
Source: NHS pharmacy lists.
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Which vets are near WA16 1EN?
The nearest vets to the centre of WA16 1EN on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Station House Vetinary Surgery 7.4 kmDrive
- Northwich Vets Phone +44 1606 359789 8.0 kmDrive
- Broom Cottage Veterinary Surgery 8.1 kmDrive
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons requires practices to arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief.
Source: OpenStreetMap vets, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Across the WA16 district
What do homes sell for near WA16 1EN?
Homes in the WA16 district sold for a typical £482,475 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 324 sales, down 8.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £750,000 146 sales
- Semi-detached £426,500 62 sales
- Terraced £365,000 73 sales
- Flat or maisonette £196,000 43 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.
In its neighbourhood
What council tax band are homes near WA16 1EN?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 790 homes in the neighbourhood around WA16 1EN. The largest share of them, 32%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (56%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Cheshire East for 2026‑27: £2,455. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,637 (band A) to £4,091 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,455.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 30 (4%) | £1,637 |
| Band B | about 120 (15%) | £1,909 |
| Band C | about 90 (11%) | £2,182 |
| Band D | about 250 (32%) | £2,455 |
| Band E | about 180 (23%) | £3,000 |
| Band F | about 90 (11%) | £3,546 |
| Band G | about 30 (4%) | £4,091 |
| Band H | withheld | £4,910 |
When the homes were built
- None Before 1900
- None 1900 to 1918
- 1% 1919 to 1939
- 41% 1945 to 1964
- 56% 1965 to 1982
- None 1983 to 1999
- 1% 2000 to 2009
- 1% 2010 to 2019
- None 2020 or later
Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1983 to 1999, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.
Averages for Cheshire East before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Source: Band D council tax, published 25 March 2026.
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of WA16 1EN is in (ONS area E01018609), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands, at 31 March 2026.
Within a mile
How much crime is there near WA16 1EN?
Police.uk records 53 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WA16 1EN in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: burglary 2, other theft 1, possession of weapons 1, other crime 1.
Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026.
The official record for WA16 1EN
- Ward
- Knutsford
- Parish
- Knutsford
- Region
- North West
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Knutsford
- Rural or urban
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- August 2015
Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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Where the facts on this page come from
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory, Census 2021 postcode estimates
- UK Parliament
- Democracy Club
- Ofcom Connected Nations
- Environment Agency flood risk, Environment Agency surface water
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: DESNZ postcode energy statistics
- planning.data.gov.uk
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools
- Department for Transport: NaPTAN
- NHS England: NHS GP practices
- Care Quality Commission
- OpenStreetMap charging points, OpenStreetMap vets
- The NHS in England, Wales and Scotland: NHS pharmacy lists
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; Welsh Government (StatsWales); Scottish Government: Band D council tax
- HM Revenue and Customs: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands
- data.police.uk: police.uk
- BinDayBuddy, from each council: BinDayBuddy
Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Democracy Club data, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics. This uses Care Quality Commission information.
Licences: Open Government Licence v3.0; Open Parliament Licence v3.0; Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0); Open Database Licence (ODbL) 1.0; Each council's own terms for its collection system.
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