Housing in WA16 6PY
What the homes in WA16 6PY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Mobberley, Plumley & High Legh
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,095 (2024)
WA16 6PYKnutsford
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (66.3%). Flats make up 0.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WA16 6PY area is above that, at 82.4%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11% of households against 20.5%. 54.6% own outright and 27.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned82.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership1%1%
- Private rented11%20.5%
- Social rented5.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 23.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is family, all aged 66 and over, at 21.7%. 23.4% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Cheshire East
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Cheshire East, August 2026, +6.6% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood WA16 6PY sits in (Mobberley, Plumley & High Legh): about 1,095 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.