Low deprivation
IMD England
Low · 0.7 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for WA16 7AF
Postcode
WA16 7AF
Coordinates
53.3131, -2.3088
Grid reference
SJ795796
Easting
379,525
Northing
379,617
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V8M7R+6F
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Knolls Green
Travel to Work
Manchester
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.
21836
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21836 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 7AF
England & WalesCrime trends · near WA16 7AF
Counts are for Mobberley 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
4
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
1
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.2%
White Irish1.2%
Indian1.0%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.0%
Other White1.0%
+ other · 2.6%
Religion
Christian65.4%
No religion24.1%
Not answered8.2%
+ other · 2.3%
Age groups
50–6423.2%
65–7416.8%
35–4914.5%
75–8413.2%
85 years and over9.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.2%
Households
All members 66+21.6%
Any member 66+18.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.6%
Other9.0%
+ 7 other households · 22.3%
Administrative Information
Cheshire East
Local Authority
Council AreaTatton E14001539
Constituency
E14001539Cheshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Mobberley
Constituency code
E14001539
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Mobberley
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 007D E01018649
E01018649MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cheshire East 007 E02003859
E02003859LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cheshire East 007D E01018649
E01018649MSOA 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 hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
5:56 AM
Sunrise
6:07 PM
Sunset
12 hours 11 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:56 AM
Sunset (today)
6:07 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 11 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 7AF 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 hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 21836
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01018649 and MSOA E02003859 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WA16 7AF 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
Schools near WA16 7AF
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