Buying a home in WA16, Knutsford. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£490kmost £399k–£599k

Houses per m²£5,115flats £3,429

Sold last year2341,526 in five years

Prices in Cheshire East+5.0%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in WA16 sold for £489,770 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £399,495 and £599,244, for about 97 m² of space.

234 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £124k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in WA16 8 (£4,937) and the most in WA16 0 (£5,295).

Across Cheshire East, prices are up 5% on a year ago and up 27.1% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,106 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,233 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in WA16 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£258,455	£203k–£300k	46 m²	9
2	£361,368	£310k–£446k	71 m²	259
3	£489,770	£399k–£599k	97 m²	553
4	£642,329	£498k–£811k	129 m²	224
5+	£1,003,811	£779k–£1.51m	196 m²	287

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£258k	£361k	£490k	£642k	£1m
Detached	—	£462k	£590k	£737k	£1.06m
Semi-detached	—	£350k	£459k	£513k	£839k
Terraced	—	£348k	£413k	£495k	£906k
Flats	£124k	£228k	£339k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across WA16

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
WA16 0	£5,295	£3,343
WA16 6	£5,088	£4,251
WA16 7	£5,074	£3,018
WA16 8	£4,937	£3,684
WA16 9	£5,216	—

Schools near WA16

Best state primary within 2 kmEgerton Primary School87% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%5 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmKnutsford Academy63.1% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%2 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

WA14 Altrincham · 9 km3-bed house £477k WA15 Altrincham · 10 km3-bed house £514k SK9 Wilmslow · 10 km3-bed house £476k CW9 Northwich · 10 km3-bed house £269k CW4 Crewe · 11 km3-bed house £390k WA13 Lymm · 11 km3-bed house £403k M22 Manchester · 12 km3-bed house £262k M23 Manchester · 12 km3-bed house £282k

Questions about WA16

Is WA16 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Cheshire East are up 5% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (87% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (63.1% against 43.8%); 234 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in WA16?

A typical 3-bedroom house in WA16 sold for £489,770 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £399,495 and £599,244.

How many homes sell in WA16 each year?

234 homes sold in the last year and 1,526 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near WA16?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Egerton Primary School, where 87% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near WA16?

For a 3-bedroom house, CW9 (£269k, 10 km), CW4 (£390k, 11 km), WA13 (£403k, 11 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.