WA16 8FG postcode in Cheshire East, England

WA16 8FG is a postcode in Cheshire East, in the Knutsford ward. It is in the Tatton parliamentary constituency and the Cheshire police force area, and has been in use since July 2024.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at WA16 8FG can get it Across Cheshire East: 84% Typical price £410,000 Homes sold in WA16 8, last 12 months. ▼ 8.4% on the year before Nearest station Knutsford 1.9 km in a straight line

Where WA16 8FG is, and what is near it

Map of WA16 8FG and what is near it Map of WA16 8FG: its centre point, with the 295 other postcodes in the WA16 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WA16 8AA: also in WA16 8WA16 8AB: also in WA16 8WA16 8AD: also in WA16 8WA16 8AE: also in WA16 8WA16 8AF: also in WA16 8WA16 8AG: also in WA16 8WA16 8AH: also in WA16 8WA16 8AJ: also in WA16 8WA16 8AL: also in WA16 8WA16 8AN: also in WA16 8WA16 8AP: also in WA16 8WA16 8AQ: also in WA16 8WA16 8AR: also in WA16 8WA16 8AS: also in WA16 8WA16 8AT: also in WA16 8WA16 8AU: also in WA16 8WA16 8AW: also in WA16 8WA16 8AX: also in WA16 8WA16 8AY: also in WA16 8WA16 8AZ: also in WA16 8WA16 8BA: also in WA16 8WA16 8BB: also in WA16 8WA16 8BD: also in WA16 8WA16 8BE: also in WA16 8WA16 8BG: also in WA16 8WA16 8BH: also in WA16 8WA16 8BJ: also in WA16 8WA16 8BN: also in WA16 8WA16 8BP: also in WA16 8WA16 8BQ: also in WA16 8WA16 8BS: also in WA16 8WA16 8BT: also in WA16 8WA16 8BU: also in WA16 8WA16 8BW: also in WA16 8WA16 8BX: also in WA16 8WA16 8BY: also in WA16 8WA16 8BZ: also in WA16 8WA16 8DA: also in WA16 8WA16 8DB: also in WA16 8WA16 8DD: also in WA16 8WA16 8DE: also in WA16 8WA16 8DF: also in WA16 8WA16 8DG: also in WA16 8WA16 8DH: also in WA16 8WA16 8DJ: also in WA16 8WA16 8DL: also in WA16 8WA16 8DN: also in WA16 8WA16 8DP: also in WA16 8WA16 8DQ: also in WA16 8WA16 8DR: also in WA16 8WA16 8DS: also in WA16 8WA16 8DT: also in WA16 8WA16 8DU: also in WA16 8WA16 8DW: also in WA16 8WA16 8DX: also in WA16 8WA16 8DY: also in WA16 8WA16 8DZ: also in WA16 8WA16 8EA: also in WA16 8WA16 8EB: also in WA16 8WA16 8ED: also in WA16 8WA16 8EE: also in WA16 8WA16 8EF: also in WA16 8WA16 8EG: also in WA16 8WA16 8EH: also in WA16 8WA16 8EJ: also in WA16 8WA16 8EL: also in WA16 8WA16 8EN: also in WA16 8WA16 8EP: also in WA16 8WA16 8EQ: also in WA16 8WA16 8ER: also in WA16 8WA16 8ES: also in WA16 8WA16 8ET: also in WA16 8WA16 8EU: also in WA16 8WA16 8EW: also in WA16 8WA16 8EX: also in WA16 8WA16 8EY: also in WA16 8WA16 8EZ: also in WA16 8WA16 8FA: also in WA16 8WA16 8FB: also in WA16 8WA16 8FD: also in WA16 8WA16 8FE: also in WA16 8WA16 8FF: also in WA16 8WA16 8FH: also in WA16 8WA16 8FJ: also in WA16 8WA16 8FL: also in WA16 8WA16 8FN: also in WA16 8WA16 8FP: also in WA16 8WA16 8GP: also in WA16 8WA16 8GR: also in WA16 8WA16 8GT: also in WA16 8WA16 8HA: also in WA16 8WA16 8HB: also in WA16 8WA16 8HD: also in WA16 8WA16 8HE: also in WA16 8WA16 8HF: also in WA16 8WA16 8HG: also in WA16 8WA16 8HH: also in WA16 8WA16 8HJ: also in WA16 8WA16 8HL: also in WA16 8WA16 8HN: also in WA16 8WA16 8HP: also in WA16 8WA16 8HQ: also in WA16 8WA16 8HR: also in WA16 8WA16 8HS: also in WA16 8WA16 8HT: also in WA16 8WA16 8HW: also in WA16 8WA16 8HX: also in WA16 8WA16 8HY: also in WA16 8WA16 8HZ: also in WA16 8WA16 8JA: also in WA16 8WA16 8JB: also in WA16 8WA16 8JD: also in WA16 8WA16 8JE: also in WA16 8WA16 8JF: also in WA16 8WA16 8JG: also in WA16 8WA16 8JH: also in WA16 8WA16 8JJ: also in WA16 8WA16 8JL: also in WA16 8WA16 8JN: also in WA16 8WA16 8JP: also in WA16 8WA16 8JQ: also in WA16 8WA16 8JR: also in WA16 8WA16 8JS: also in WA16 8WA16 8JT: also in WA16 8WA16 8JU: also in WA16 8WA16 8JW: also in WA16 8WA16 8JX: also in WA16 8WA16 8JY: also in WA16 8WA16 8JZ: also in WA16 8WA16 8LA: also in WA16 8WA16 8LB: also in WA16 8WA16 8LD: also in WA16 8WA16 8LE: also in WA16 8WA16 8LF: also in WA16 8WA16 8LG: also in WA16 8WA16 8LQ: also in WA16 8WA16 8LT: also in WA16 8WA16 8NQ: also in WA16 8WA16 8PA: also in WA16 8WA16 8PD: also in WA16 8WA16 8PE: also in WA16 8WA16 8PG: also in WA16 8WA16 8PH: also in WA16 8WA16 8PJ: also in WA16 8WA16 8PL: also in WA16 8WA16 8PN: also in WA16 8WA16 8PP: also in WA16 8WA16 8PR: also in WA16 8WA16 8PW: also in WA16 8WA16 8QA: also in WA16 8WA16 8QB: also in WA16 8WA16 8UT: also in WA16 8WA16 8WB: also in WA16 8WA16 8WR: also in WA16 8WA16 8WS: also in WA16 8WA16 8XJ: also in WA16 8WA16 8XL: also in WA16 8WA16 8XN: also in WA16 8WA16 8XP: also in WA16 8WA16 8XR: also in WA16 8WA16 8XS: also in WA16 8WA16 8XT: also in WA16 8WA16 8XU: also in WA16 8WA16 8XW: also in WA16 8WA16 8XY: also in WA16 8WA16 8XZ: also in WA16 8WA16 8YJ: also in WA16 8WA16 8ZF: also in WA16 8WA16 8ZG: also in WA16 8WA16 8ZH: also in WA16 8WA16 8ZJ: also in WA16 8WA16 8ZL: also in WA16 8WA16 8ZN: also in WA16 8WA16 8ZP: also in WA16 8WA16 8ZR: also in WA16 8 GP 5.5 kmKnutsford WA16 8FG Map of WA16 8FG and what is near it Map of WA16 8FG: its centre point, with the 295 other postcodes in the WA16 8 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. GP 5.5 kmKnutsford WA16 8FG
  • WA16 8FG
  • Other postcodes in WA16 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.3155, longitude -2.3538)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WA16 8FG?

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.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at WA16 8FG?

Every home and business at WA16 8FG can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WA16 8FG 100% Cheshire East 84%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WA16 8FG 100% Cheshire East 97%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at WA16 8FG?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cheshire East Council's days for WA16 8FG today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for WA16 8FG on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is WA16 8FG 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 8FG.

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, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Cheshire East

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WA16 8FG: 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, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of WA16 8FG 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.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near WA16 8FG?

Homes in WA16 8 sold for a typical £410,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 93 sales, down 8.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£410,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£447,495 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 8.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £610,498 42 sales
  • Semi-detached £390,000 23 sales
  • Terraced £340,000 21 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £250,000 7 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole WA16 district: a typical £476,000 from 325 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in WA16 8FG

HM Land Registry records 5 standard sales of homes in WA16 8FG from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 30 May 2025. The middle sale was £346,995, from £340,995 to £454,559. Across WA16 8, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £410,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WA16 8FG?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 950 homes in the neighbourhood around WA16 8FG. Over half of them (53%) are in council tax band B. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (47%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around WA16 8FG

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 £3,000 (band E); band B, the most common, is £1,909.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 120 (13%)£1,637
Band Babout 500 (53%)£1,909
Band Cabout 210 (22%)£2,182
Band Dabout 90 (9%)£2,455
Band Eabout 30 (3%)£3,000
Band Ffewer than 5£3,546
Band Gwithheld£4,091
Band Hfewer than 5£4,910

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 15% 1919 to 1939
  4. 47% 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 11% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 19% 2020 or later

1965 to 1982: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Cheshire East before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of WA16 8FG is in (ONS area E01018611), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near WA16 8FG?

The nearest open schools to WA16 8FG, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WA16 8FG, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to WA16 8FG?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WA16 8FG is Knutsford Rail Station, 1.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Knutsford Rail Station Railway station 1.9 kmCycle
  • Mobberley Rail Station Railway station 2.0 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 8FG, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near WA16 8FG?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WA16 8FG, 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.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near WA16 8FG?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WA16 8FG, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.7 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near WA16 8FG?

The nearest to the centre of WA16 8FG, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to WA16 8FG?

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.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near WA16 8FG?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WA16 8FG, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near WA16 8FG?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WA16 8FG, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near WA16 8FG?

The nearest vets to the centre of WA16 8FG on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is WA16 8FG in a conservation area?

The centre of WA16 8FG 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. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near WA16 8FG?

Police.uk records 29 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WA16 8FG in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences11 reports
Anti-social behaviour4 reports
Public order4 reports
Vehicle crime3 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports
Burglary2 reports

Also: 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 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for WA16 8FG

Ward
Knutsford
Parish
Knutsford
Region
North West
Country
England
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
July 2024

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

WA16 8DU40 mWA16 8FJ70 mWA16 8DT80 mWA16 8FL90 mWA16 8XP100 mWA16 8FH120 m
All of WA16

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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