Around average
IMD England
Low · 2.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for WA16 0UG
Postcode
WA16 0UG
Coordinates
53.2758, -2.4259
Grid reference
SJ716755
Easting
371,695
Northing
375,503
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V7HGF+8J
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Plumley
Travel to Work
Crewe
ITL Region
Cheshire East
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
18873
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 18873 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near WA16 0UG
England & WalesCrime trends · near WA16 0UG
Counts are for Chelford electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
9
YoY —
1260
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.7%
White & Asian1.2%
Other White1.2%
+ other · 2.8%
Religion
Christian60.2%
No religion32.6%
Not answered6.1%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
50–6426.8%
35–4915.4%
65–7414.1%
25–349.7%
75–848.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.0%
Households
All members 66+19.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.8%
Any member 66+12.6%
Other9.8%
+ 7 other households · 29.0%
Administrative Information
Cheshire East
Local Authority
Council AreaTatton E14001539
Constituency
E14001539Cheshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Chelford
Constituency code
E14001539
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Plumley
International Territorial Level
Cheshire East
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandCheshire and Merseyside
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Central and Eastern Cheshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 27D
Cancer Alliance
Cheshire and Merseyside
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Cheshire East 007G E01018654
E01018654MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cheshire East 007 E02003859
E02003859LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cheshire East 007G E01018654
E01018654MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cheshire East 007 E02003859
E02003859Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
5:58 AM
Sunrise
6:05 PM
Sunset
12 hours 7 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:58 AM
Sunset (today)
6:05 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 7 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode WA16 0UG introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 18873
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01018654 and MSOA E02003859 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WA16 0UG is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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