Housing in WA16 8DS
What the homes in WA16 8DS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Knutsford North
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,004 (2024)
WA16 8DSKnutsford
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (47.7%). Flats make up 19.5%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WA16 8DS area is broadly in line with that, at 61.6%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 17.4% of households against 20.5%. 28.5% own outright and 33.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned61.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented17.4%20.5%
- Social rented20.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 21%. 26.4% 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 8DS sits in (Knutsford North): about 2,004 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.