Housing in WA16 8PL
What the homes in WA16 8PL 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
- 1,791 (2024)
WA16 8PLKnutsford
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (35.8%). Flats make up 23.6%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
36.7% of households in the WA16 8PL area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.8% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 17.1% own outright and 19.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned36.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented15.8%20.5%
- Social rented46.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 37.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.4%). 29.3% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WA16 8PL (Knutsford North) (about 1,791 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.