Boothfields Knutsford, Cheshire East
85 addresses across 3 postcodes (WA16), about 520 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 24100270.
- Sales: 112 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £305,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 65 homes have an energy certificate (B: 3, C: 18, D: 36, E: 7, F: 1).
- Flood: 9 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Cheshire East costs £2,455 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Knutsford, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 70 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 52 to 57 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 85 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Knutsford Medical Partnership, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- People: About 920 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 67% of households owned their home and 40% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 54 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | £305,000 | £270,000 | £340,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | £488,000 | £488,000 | £488,000 |
| 2024 | 4 | £355,000 | £340,000 | £500,000 |
| 2023 | 7 | £342,294 | £222,500 | £460,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £262,000 | £262,000 | £262,000 |
| 2021 | 4 | £305,000 | £270,000 | £435,000 |
| 2020 | 4 | £346,250 | £207,200 | £365,000 |
| 2019 | 4 | £263,050 | £225,000 | £299,950 |
| 2018 | 3 | £260,000 | £230,000 | £277,500 |
| 2017 | 4 | £220,100 | £119,000 | £350,000 |
| 2016 | 3 | £297,500 | £203,500 | £325,000 |
| 2015 | 8 | £237,500 | £113,500 | £325,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 2026 | 29 WA16 8JU | Semi-detached | £270,000 | |
| 20 Jan 2026 | 39 WA16 8JU | Terraced | £340,000 | |
| 21 Mar 2025 | 35 WA16 8JU | Semi-detached | £488,000 | |
| 13 Dec 2024 | 42 WA16 8JU | Terraced | £340,000 | |
| 6 Dec 2024 | 19 WA16 8JU | Semi-detached | £365,000 | |
| 18 Oct 2024 | 33 WA16 8JU | Terraced | £345,000 | |
| 11 Jul 2024 | 44 WA16 8JU | Semi-detached | £500,000 | |
| 11 Dec 2023 | 22 WA16 8JU | Semi-detached | £290,000 | |
| 24 Jul 2023 | 66 WA16 8JY | Detached | £341,456 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Jul 2023 | 36 WA16 8JU | Semi-detached | £222,500 | |
| 17 Jul 2023 | 64 WA16 8JY | Detached | £342,294 | |
| 31 May 2023 | 75 WA16 8JY | Terraced | £460,000 | |
| 17 Jan 2023 | 55 WA16 8JY | Terraced | £420,000 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Jan 2023 | 37 WA16 8JU | Terraced | £355,000 | |
| 14 Feb 2022 | 74 WA16 8JY | Semi-detached | £262,000 | |
| 8 Nov 2021 | 41 WA16 8JU | Terraced | £330,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2021 | 13A WA16 8JU | Terraced | £177,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 16 Jul 2021 | 33A WA16 8JU | Semi-detached | £435,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2021 | 33 WA16 8JU | Terraced | £270,000 | |
| 7 May 2021 | 17 WA16 8JU | Semi-detached | £280,000 | |
| 11 Dec 2020 | 56 WA16 8JU | Detached | £337,500 | |
| 10 Dec 2020 | 46 WA16 8JU | Terraced | £355,000 | |
| 29 May 2020 | 32 WA16 8JU | Semi-detached | £207,200 | |
| 14 Feb 2020 | 39A WA16 8JU | Terraced | £365,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2019 | 39 WA16 8JU | Terraced | £275,000 | |
| 1 Nov 2019 | 54 WA16 8JU | Detached | £299,950 | |
| 4 Oct 2019 | 31 WA16 8JU | Semi-detached | £251,100 | |
| 1 Apr 2019 | 19 WA16 8JU | Semi-detached | £225,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2018 | 43 WA16 8JU | Detached | £260,000 | |
| 9 Nov 2018 | 33A WA16 8JU | Semi-detached | £240,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 23 Oct 2018 | 69 WA16 8JY | Terraced | £277,500 | Leasehold. |
| 13 Apr 2018 | 40 WA16 8JU | Semi-detached | £230,000 | |
| 13 Oct 2017 | 55 WA16 8JY | Terraced | £350,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Oct 2017 | 31 WA16 8JU | Semi-detached | £235,200 | |
| 21 Mar 2017 | 13 WA16 8JU | Terraced | £119,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Feb 2017 | 39A WA16 8JU | Terraced | £205,000 | |
| 6 Jun 2016 | 60 WA16 8JY | Detached | £325,000 | |
| 18 Mar 2016 | 56 WA16 8JU | Detached | £297,500 | |
| 15 Jan 2016 | 29 WA16 8JU | Semi-detached | £203,500 | |
| 30 Nov 2015 | 73 WA16 8JY | Terraced | £325,000 | |
| 23 Nov 2015 | 31 WA16 8JU | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 15 Oct 2015 | 15 WA16 8JU | Terraced | £113,500 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Sep 2015 | 61 WA16 8JY | Detached | £290,000 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Sep 2015 | 60 WA16 8JY | Detached | £300,379 | |
| 29 Jun 2015 | 21 WA16 8JU | Semi-detached | £189,000 | |
| 22 May 2015 | 75 WA16 8JY | Terraced | £260,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Mar 2015 | 19 WA16 8JU | Semi-detached | £215,000 | |
| 24 Jul 2014 | 35 WA16 8JU | Semi-detached | £235,000 | |
| 18 Jul 2014 | 17 WA16 8JU | Semi-detached | £215,000 | |
| 14 Mar 2014 | 76 WA16 8JY | Detached | £220,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
65 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 80 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (23); Bungalow, semi-detached (15); House, detached (14). Built: 1967-1975 (34); 1950-1966 (23); 1976-1982 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (38); rented (social) (18); rented (private) (2).
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (33% of about 1,720 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- 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: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land and Garages North of 12, Lowe Drive, Knutsford, permissioned (230 m)
- The Oaks, Mobberley Road, Knutsford, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 2 October 2026 to 6 October 2026: United Utilities Water Ltd, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 8 at medium risk and 14 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| WA16 8JU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 5 | unlikely |
| WA16 8JY | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 3 | unlikely |
| WA16 8JT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 6 / 6 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 85 addresses are between 52 m and 57 m above sea level (55 m on average); the ground rises about 5 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA16 8JT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WA16 8JU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WA16 8JY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Knutsford 371,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Mobberley 23,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Plumley 19,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 26 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Shaw Drive Shaw Heath | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Knutsford | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Car parks | King Street Car Park | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Knutsford Medical Partnership | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Knutsford Community Hospital | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Cheshire Police - Altrincham Police Station | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest MFG - Mobberley Road Cashzone | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8.9 ha | 70 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,050 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sparrow Lane Allotments 9,590 m² | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Site of St John's Church and surrounding burial ground, 400m NW of Booths Mere, a scheduled monument, 360 m east. 26 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Site of St John's Church and surrounding burial ground, 400m NW of Booths Mere | Scheduled monument | 360 m east |
| Church of St Cross | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Brook Street Unitarian Chapel | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Norbury Booths Hall moated site, fishponds and connecting channels. | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Tatton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Jodrell Bank Observatory | World Heritage Site | 8.8 km (5.4 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| St John's Wood | Wood | 180 m east |
| Dog Wood | Wood | 730 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Booths Mere | Lake or reservoir | 750 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Higmere Plantation | Wood | 840 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Mobberley Bottoms | Valley | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Birch Island | Island | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 83 | 85 | 85 |
2 of the street's 85 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Park Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 170 m | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 450 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Egerton Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Knutsford Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Bexton Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkgate Oriental WA16 8HG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 230 m | 5 Very good | 27 Nov 2025 |
| Williamsons Bakery WA16 8HG | Retailers - other | 240 m | 5 Very good | 2 Oct 2024 |
| Co-op Food WA16 8HG | Retailers - other | 250 m | 5 Very good | 3 Jun 2024 |
| Kids Allowed Knutsford WA16 8HY | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 360 m | 5 Very good | 19 Feb 2026 |
| Knutsford convenience store Go local WA16 8BZ | Retailers - other | 380 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jun 2026 |
| Sister Barista WA16 8DL | Mobile caterer | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Jun 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 28 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Churchfields (18); On or near Manor Park North (12); On or near Townfields (6); On or near Mobberley Road (5); On or near Bellingham Close (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 6 to 8 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- WA16 8JU: 58 addresses of 59 in the postcode
- WA16 8JY: 26 addresses of 28 in the postcode
- WA16 8JT: 1 address of 15 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Churchfields · Helena Close · St. Johns Court · Townfields · Forester Avenue · Hayfields · Bellingham Close · Norbury Close · Autumn Avenue · Manor Park North · Kenilworth Avenue · Mobberley Road
All the streets in WA16 and across Cheshire East.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.