Affluence in WA16 7HN
How WA16 7HN ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Mobberley, Plumley & High Legh
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,771 (2024)
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How well off WA16 7HN is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the WA16 7HN area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services3.0
- Living environment3.0
- Older people in low-income households8.0
- Income9.0
- Employment9.0
- Health and disability9.0
- Crime9.0
- Children in low-income families9.0
- Education and skills10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
62% of adults in the WA16 7HN area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 26% are retired and 3.7% are full-time students.
Social grade
45.7% of adults in the WA16 7HN area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
43% of adults in the WA16 7HN area hold a degree or equivalent, above the England average of 33.9%. 12.7% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WA16 7HN (Mobberley, Plumley & High Legh) (about 1,771 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.