WA16 9HW Cheshire East
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Chelford. Region: North West.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Grotto Lane, Over Peover: 30 addresses
- Long Lane, Cheshire East: 3 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Cheshire East in 2026-27: Band D £2,455 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,637 | £1,909 | £2,182 | £2,455 | £3,000 | £3,546 | £4,091 | £4,910 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band G (29% of about 1,060 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: yes, Cheshire East.
Listed buildings
- PEOVER HALL FARM, grade II
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 33 addresses are between 50 m and 68 m above sea level (65 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 100% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Goostrey 40,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Chelford (Cheshire) 46,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Knutsford 371,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Knutsford | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 11.1 km (6.9 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Chelford Surgery | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Goostrey Pharmacy | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Superior Smiles | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| Hospital | Knutsford Community Hospital | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Police station | Northwich Police Station | 11.1 km (6.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tower Lab Cashzone | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 1,220 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cross in the churchyard of St Lawrence's Church, a scheduled monument, 130 m north. 11 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cross in the churchyard of St Lawrence's Church | Scheduled monument | 130 m north |
| Church of St Lawrence | Listed building, Grade I | 140 m north |
| Peover Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m north-east |
| The Old Stable Block Peover Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 160 m east |
| Peover Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 420 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Dam and millpond 150m east of Cheersgreen Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Jodrell Bank Observatory | World Heritage Site | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Long Belt | Wood | 390 m south-west |
| Whitefield Covert | Wood | 560 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Great Wood | Wood | 680 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Ambrose Acre | Wood | 900 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Farmwood Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) east |
| Peckmill Bottoms | Valley | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 33 | 33 |
None of the postcode's 33 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Cheshire East: see them on the Cheshire East page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 41% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Unnamed street near Grotto Lane.