WA16 9AJ postcode in Knutsford, Cheshire East

WA16 9AJ 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 January 1980.

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 9AJ can get it Across Cheshire East: 84% Typical price £650,000 Homes sold in WA16 9, last 12 months. ▼ 14.2% on the year before Nearest station Knutsford 1.0 km in a straight line

Where WA16 9AJ is, and what is near it

Map of WA16 9AJ and what is near it Map of WA16 9AJ: its centre point, with the 208 other postcodes in the WA16 9 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WA16 9AB: also in WA16 9WA16 9AD: also in WA16 9WA16 9AE: also in WA16 9WA16 9AF: also in WA16 9WA16 9AG: also in WA16 9WA16 9AH: also in WA16 9WA16 9AL: also in WA16 9WA16 9AN: also in WA16 9WA16 9AP: also in WA16 9WA16 9AQ: also in WA16 9WA16 9AR: also in WA16 9WA16 9AU: also in WA16 9WA16 9AW: also in WA16 9WA16 9AX: also in WA16 9WA16 9AY: also in WA16 9WA16 9AZ: also in WA16 9WA16 9BA: also in WA16 9WA16 9BB: also in WA16 9WA16 9BD: also in WA16 9WA16 9BE: also in WA16 9WA16 9BG: also in WA16 9WA16 9BH: also in WA16 9WA16 9BJ: also in WA16 9WA16 9BL: also in WA16 9WA16 9BN: also in WA16 9WA16 9BP: also in WA16 9WA16 9BQ: also in WA16 9WA16 9BT: also in WA16 9WA16 9BU: also in WA16 9WA16 9BW: also in WA16 9WA16 9BX: also in WA16 9WA16 9BY: also in WA16 9WA16 9BZ: also in WA16 9WA16 9DB: also in WA16 9WA16 9DD: also in WA16 9WA16 9DE: also in WA16 9WA16 9DF: also in WA16 9WA16 9DG: also in WA16 9WA16 9DH: also in WA16 9WA16 9DJ: also in WA16 9WA16 9DL: also in WA16 9WA16 9DN: also in WA16 9WA16 9DP: also in WA16 9WA16 9DQ: also in WA16 9WA16 9DR: also in WA16 9WA16 9DW: also in WA16 9WA16 9DX: also in WA16 9WA16 9DY: also in WA16 9WA16 9DZ: also in WA16 9WA16 9EA: also in WA16 9WA16 9EB: also in WA16 9WA16 9ED: also in WA16 9WA16 9EE: also in WA16 9WA16 9EF: also in WA16 9WA16 9EG: also in WA16 9WA16 9EH: also in WA16 9WA16 9EJ: also in WA16 9WA16 9EQ: also in WA16 9WA16 9FB: also in WA16 9WA16 9GL: also in WA16 9WA16 9PA: also in WA16 9WA16 9PB: also in WA16 9WA16 9PD: also in WA16 9WA16 9PE: also in WA16 9WA16 9PF: also in WA16 9WA16 9PL: also in WA16 9WA16 9RN: also in WA16 9WA16 9SS: also in WA16 9 Plumley station 3.7 kmGP 5.9 kmChelford Surgery 6.5 kmKnutsford WA16 9AJ Map of WA16 9AJ and what is near it Map of WA16 9AJ: its centre point, with the 208 other postcodes in the WA16 9 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Plumley station 3.7 kmGP 5.9 kmKnutsford WA16 9AJ
  • WA16 9AJ
  • Other postcodes in WA16 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.2930, longitude -2.3739)

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 9AJ?

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 9AJ?

Every home and business at WA16 9AJ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WA16 9AJ 100% Cheshire East 84%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WA16 9AJ 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 9AJ?

Cheshire East Council's collection system is not answering BinDayBuddy just now. BinDayBuddy links to the council's own checker meanwhile.

Check the bin days for WA16 9AJ 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 9AJ 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 9AJ.

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 9AJ: 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 9AJ 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 9AJ?

Homes in WA16 9 sold for a typical £650,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 45 sales, down 14.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£650,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£757,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 14.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £662,000 34 sales
  • Semi-detached £492,475 8 sales
  • Terraced 2 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

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 9AJ

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in WA16 9AJ from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 16 March 2026. The middle sale was £430,000, from £337,500 to £620,000. Across WA16 9, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £650,000. 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 9AJ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 520 homes in the neighbourhood around WA16 9AJ. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (65%). 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 9AJ

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 £2,455 (band D) to £4,910 (band H); band E, the most common, is £3,000.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,637
Band Bwithheld£1,909
Band Cwithheld£2,182
Band Dabout 40 (8%)£2,455
Band Eabout 150 (29%)£3,000
Band Fabout 120 (23%)£3,546
Band Gabout 110 (21%)£4,091
Band Habout 100 (19%)£4,910

When the homes were built

  1. 8% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 6% 1945 to 1964
  5. 65% 1965 to 1982
  6. 12% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: 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 9AJ is in (ONS area E01018607), 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 9AJ?

The nearest open schools to WA16 9AJ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WA16 9AJ, 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 9AJ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WA16 9AJ is Knutsford Rail Station, 1.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Knutsford Rail Station Railway station 1.0 kmWalk
  • Plumley Rail Station Railway station 3.7 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Valley Way, 92 m away.

More stations near WA16 9AJ, 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 9AJ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WA16 9AJ, 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 9AJ?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WA16 9AJ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Gridserve Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 11 kW 2.0 kmCycle
  • Gridserve Charging point · 6 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 60 kW 2.0 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 9AJ?

The nearest to the centre of WA16 9AJ, 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 9AJ?

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 9AJ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WA16 9AJ, 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 9AJ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WA16 9AJ, 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 9AJ?

The nearest vets to the centre of WA16 9AJ 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 9AJ in a conservation area?

The centre of WA16 9AJ 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 9AJ?

Police.uk records 32 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WA16 9AJ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences15 reports
Anti-social behaviour5 reports
Shoplifting5 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Public order2 reports
Other theft1 report

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 9AJ

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
January 1980

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

Where to check what we do not hold

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Nearby postcodes

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

WA16 9AL40 mWA16 9AH40 mWA16 9BE60 mWA16 9BL80 mWA16 9AG110 mWA16 9BG120 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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