Housing in WA16 8UP
What the homes in WA16 8UP 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
- 2,453 (2024)
WA16 8UPKnutsford
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (57.8%). Flats make up 2.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WA16 8UP area is above that, at 77.5%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.7% of households against 20.5%. 49.3% own outright and 28.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned77.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented13.7%20.5%
- Social rented8.3%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 2.4 people living in it. 22.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 19.4%. 21.6% 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 8UP sits in (Mobberley, Plumley & High Legh): about 2,453 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.