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High Legh market report WA16 0, Knutsford

The WA16 0 (High Legh) house price history in full, 1995 to 2026, in cash and in today's money. Everything below comes from 3,798 sales recorded by HM Land Registry in WA16 0 (Knutsford) since 1995, real completion prices from real purchases, alongside the ONS's current rent figures. No valuations, no estimates, no asking prices.

Sales recorded to 2026; rents are ONS figures for May 2026. The page rebuilds with each monthly release.

In short: the 2026 median for WA16 0 (Knutsford) is £480,000, from 34 registered sales, up 11% on five years earlier; the mean is £495,900, and by floor area homes here have averaged about £4,410 per square metre over the last five years. Behind the figures sit 3,798 HM Land Registry entries going back to 1995, refreshed monthly, every one a completed sale rather than a valuation or an asking price.

WA16 0 is a postcode sector: one group of streets inside WA16 (Knutsford). This is as local as the public record gets, but sector medians move on fewer sales than a district's, so expect the lines to be lumpier.

Where WA16 0 sits

Shaded by median price on the same scale as the average prices map. Click any shape to open it on the live map with every sale plotted at its address, or zoom in past street level to see the sold homes right here.

£480,000median sold price, 2026
£4,410/m²5-year average per m²
+11%five-year change (cash)
34sales, most recent 12 months
2.4%gross rental yield (est.)

What WA16 0 homes really sell for

The WA16 0 median stands at £480,000 for 2026, built from 34 registered sales; the mean, the figure usually quoted as the "average house price", is £495,900, nearly identical to it, meaning sales cluster closely around the typical figure.

What a square metre costs in WA16 0

A square metre of WA16 0 home has cost about £4,410 on average across the last five years of sales, using the floor area on each home's Energy Performance Certificate: the measure that puts a studio and a five-bed on the same footing.

For scale: the England and Wales median is £285,000, so WA16 0 trades 68% above the country as a whole.

WA16 0's median sold price, 1995 to 2026

The median as recorded at the time, and each year restated in today's money (ONS CPIH), the sharper test of whether homes really got dearer. Hover for the year-by-year figures; click a legend entry to isolate a series.

Price at the timeIn today's money (CPIH)
£250k£500k£750k£1.00M1995200020052010201520202026 1995: £87,200 at the time · £189,559 in today's money · 84 sales1996: £95,500 at the time · £201,405 in today's money · 109 sales1997: £106,000 at the time · £217,385 in today's money · 131 sales1998: £112,500 at the time · £227,089 in today's money · 123 sales1999: £132,500 at the time · £264,066 in today's money · 144 sales2000: £133,000 at the time · £261,013 in today's money · 128 sales2001: £153,500 at the time · £295,096 in today's money · 152 sales2002: £170,000 at the time · £319,854 in today's money · 223 sales2003: £205,800 at the time · £379,134 in today's money · 154 sales2004: £215,000 at the time · £390,482 in today's money · 147 sales2005: £238,000 at the time · £423,544 in today's money · 113 sales2006: £235,000 at the time · £407,930 in today's money · 168 sales2007: £287,500 at the time · £487,680 in today's money · 148 sales2008: £268,500 at the time · £440,128 in today's money · 70 sales2009: £247,500 at the time · £397,858 in today's money · 84 sales2010: £245,000 at the time · £384,223 in today's money · 81 sales2011: £303,500 at the time · £458,168 in today's money · 82 sales2012: £231,200 at the time · £340,298 in today's money · 90 sales2013: £261,200 at the time · £375,841 in today's money · 112 sales2014: £308,500 at the time · £437,661 in today's money · 116 sales2015: £290,000 at the time · £409,770 in today's money · 114 sales2016: £340,000 at the time · £475,663 in today's money · 121 sales2017: £330,200 at the time · £450,360 in today's money · 118 sales2018: £359,100 at the time · £478,687 in today's money · 114 sales2019: £367,500 at the time · £481,705 in today's money · 84 sales2020: £375,000 at the time · £486,570 in today's money · 106 sales2021: £432,000 at the time · £546,968 in today's money · 158 sales2022: £518,100 at the time · £607,531 in today's money · 114 sales2023: £536,200 at the time · £589,153 in today's money · 136 sales2024: £475,000 at the time · £505,023 in today's money · 115 sales2025: £530,000 at the time · £542,674 in today's money · 125 sales2026: £480,000 at the time · £480,000 in today's money · 34 sales
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YearMedian (cash)Median (today's £)Sales
2026£480,000£480,00034
2025£530,000£542,674125
2024£475,000£505,023115
2023£536,200£589,153136
2022£518,100£607,531114
2021£432,000£546,968158
2020£375,000£486,570106
2019£367,500£481,70584
2018£359,100£478,687114
2017£330,200£450,360118
2016£340,000£475,663121
2015£290,000£409,770114
2014£308,500£437,661116
2013£261,200£375,841112
2012£231,200£340,29890
2011£303,500£458,16882
2010£245,000£384,22381
2009£247,500£397,85884
2008£268,500£440,12870
2007£287,500£487,680148
2006£235,000£407,930168
2005£238,000£423,544113
2004£215,000£390,482147
2003£205,800£379,134154
2002£170,000£319,854223
2001£153,500£295,096152
2000£133,000£261,013128
1999£132,500£264,066144
1998£112,500£227,089123
1997£106,000£217,385131
1996£95,500£201,405109
1995£87,200£189,55984

In cash terms the typical WA16 0 home went from £87,200 in 1995 to £480,000 in 2026, roughly 6 times the price. Inflation explains only part of it: in today's money the rise is still about 153%, a genuine increase in what a home here costs. The real-terms peak came in 2022, and today's median remains roughly 21% under it: a 2022 buyer is still waiting to get that price back in today's money.

Year-on-year change in the WA16 0 median

Each bar is the change on the year before, in cash. The zero line is the boundary between rising and falling.

+50% -50% 0% 1996 · +9.5% on the year before1997 · +11.0% on the year before1998 · +6.1% on the year before1999 · +17.8% on the year before2000 · +0.4% on the year before2001 · +15.4% on the year before2002 · +10.7% on the year before2003 · +21.1% on the year before2004 · +4.5% on the year before2005 · +10.7% on the year before2006 · −1.3% on the year before2007 · +22.3% on the year before2008 · −6.6% on the year before2009 · −7.8% on the year before2010 · −1.0% on the year before2011 · +23.9% on the year before2012 · −23.8% on the year before2013 · +13.0% on the year before2014 · +18.1% on the year before2015 · −6.0% on the year before2016 · +17.2% on the year before2017 · −2.9% on the year before2018 · +8.8% on the year before2019 · +2.3% on the year before2020 · +2.0% on the year before2021 · +15.2% on the year before2022 · +19.9% on the year before2023 · +3.5% on the year before2024 · −11.4% on the year before2025 · +11.6% on the year before2026 · −9.4% on the year before200020052010201520202026

The strongest year on record here is 2011 (+23.9% on the year before); the weakest, 2012 (−23.8%). Single-year swings like these are why the annualised table below matters more than any one year's headline.

The long view: annualised growth

PeriodCash, per yearReal terms, per year
1 years (since 2025)−9.4%−11.5%
5 years (since 2021)+2.1%−2.6%
10 years (since 2016)+3.5%+0.1%
20 years (since 2006)+3.6%+0.8%

Each row is compound annual growth of the median; ONS CPIH supplies the real-terms deflator. Annualising irons out the cycle, which the chart above shows in full, and past growth records what happened rather than predicting anything.

Sales activity in WA16 0

Sales per year, counted

Recorded sales per year. The dip after 2008 is the financial crisis; the last bar is still filling in as recent sales get registered.

63125188250 1995: 84 sales1996: 109 sales1997: 131 sales1998: 123 sales1999: 144 sales2000: 128 sales2001: 152 sales2002: 223 sales2003: 154 sales2004: 147 sales2005: 113 sales2006: 168 sales2007: 148 sales2008: 70 sales2009: 84 sales2010: 81 sales2011: 82 sales2012: 90 sales2013: 112 sales2014: 116 sales2015: 114 sales2016: 121 sales2017: 118 sales2018: 114 sales2019: 84 sales2020: 106 sales2021: 158 sales2022: 114 sales2023: 136 sales2024: 115 sales2025: 125 sales2026: 34 sales1995200020052010201520202026

The register shows 34 WA16 0 sales across the most recent twelve months of data. Like most of England and Wales, turnover never fully recovered from 2008: the market here averaged 154 sales a year before the financial crisis and 105 a year over the last five. Watch the volume as closely as the price. Thin years make jumpy medians, where one street's sales can move the figure, and the newest year is always incomplete because registrations trail completions by weeks or months.

Reading the WA16 0 market

Only 34 sales completed here in the last twelve months of data, which makes WA16 0 a thin market. Each figure rests on few transactions, so single streets can swing the median and the charts deserve a sceptical squint. Expect volatility in the annual figures: swings past ten per cent show up repeatedly above, and they usually reflect the mix of homes sold in a given year rather than genuine repricing.

The rental side of WA16 0

WA16 0 falls under Cheshire East, where the ONS puts the average private rent at £979 a month (May 2026 figures). The spread runs from £692 a month for a typical one-bed to £1,603 at four-plus bedrooms, which is size doing most of the pricing.

Average monthly rent by size, Cheshire East

ONS Price Index of Private Rents, May 2026.

1 bed: £692 a month£6921 bed2 bed: £893 a month£8932 bed3 bed: £1,099 a month£1,0993 bed4+ bed: £1,603 a month£1,6034+ bed

Set against the £480,000 median sold price, £979 a month is £11,748 a year, a gross yield of 2.4%: gross, before letting costs, voids, maintenance and tax, so a ceiling rather than a promise. Rents are published at local-authority level, so nearby districts in the same authority share these figures.

What people ask about WA16 0 (High Legh)

Are property prices falling in WA16 0 (High Legh)?
In WA16 0 (High Legh) the median moved down 9% year on year; over five years it is up 11%. The full year-by-year table since 1995 is on this page.
Is WA16 0 (High Legh) a good place to buy a house?
WA16 0 (High Legh) sold prices are up 11% over five years. This report weighs growth, affordability and volume against neighbouring areas using only recorded sales.
How much did a house sell for in WA16 0 (High Legh)?
Land Registry recorded 34 sales in WA16 0 (High Legh) in 2026, with a median sold price of £480,000. Every one is free to view at its exact address on the HomesIndex map.

Are WA16 0 prices heading up or down?

Nobody can tell you that, and this page will not pretend to. What the record shows: the median is up 11% over five years in cash but down 12% after inflation. If you are weighing a purchase, read the volume chart alongside the price one, and remember that every figure here is a completed sale, lagged by the weeks it takes the Land Registry to register it.

On the market in WA16 today

Turning to what is actually available: 55 homes on the market right now, from 4 agents publishing to HomesIndex.

These cover the whole WA16 district, not just WA16 0: live asking prices are collected per district.

£390,000Typical asking price now (WA16 district)
13 below what sold nearby13 in line with nearby sales8 above nearby sales10 well above nearby sales

30% of current listings sit under the prices comparable homes actually fetched. The comparison behind each listing uses recent recorded sales of similar homes close by.

"Under comparable sales" compares each asking price with what similar homes nearby actually sold for. It is a starting point for a conversation, not a valuation. Always look at the home itself.

See every WA16 home for sale on the map →

Live asking prices from estate agents who publish a feed to HomesIndex, refreshed every Monday and Thursday: a sample of the market, not every home for sale. Asking prices are not sale prices.

Moving up a bedroom in WA: the cost

Real sold prices by size across the WA area, straight from the Land Registry record. Size steps are fiercely local. A third bedroom adds a quarter to the price in some areas and close to four fifths in others, which is why no national rule of thumb survives contact with a real market.

Type1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5 bed
Detached£265,000£385,000 (+45%)£645,000 (+68%)£1,000,000 (+55%)
Semi-detached£180,000£210,000 (+17%)£270,000 (+29%)£440,000 (+63%)£692,500 (+57%)
Terraced£134,000£145,000 (+8%)£190,000 (+31%)£360,000 (+89%)£675,500 (+88%)
Flat£118,787£180,000 (+52%)£350,000 (+94%)

Four years of recorded sales, split by built form and bedroom count. The register does not state bedrooms, so sizes come from each home's EPC record and a few homes will land one size out. Sizes with too few homes to be meaningful are left blank.

The risers and the fallers

The spread across the WA area is the point: the same five years treated these districts very differently.

Other sectors in WA16

Sector boundaries hide real price steps. The rest of WA16, one report each:

SectorMedian (latest)Sales that year
WA16 6£495,40019
WA16 7£335,00035
WA16 8£360,00041
WA16 9£660,00019

Zoom out to the full WA16 district report for the type split, monthly volumes and how WA16 compares with its neighbours.

Selling in WA16 0? Start from the sold record

Ground the asking price in real sold prices first. The average prices map gives a rough value in a minute: start at WA16 0's shading and zoom to the sold homes on the street itself. Agents work from this same Land Registry record when they value; this page puts it in front of you before they arrive.

Local estate agents: one agent per district gets the featured spot on this report, free for founding agents. Claim WA16 0.

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See every individual WA16 0 sale on the live map, mapped to the exact address, or zoom the average prices map from neighbourhood shading down to single homes. The report tool writes a custom answer to a specific question, and the mortgage and rent calculator on any sale runs the numbers on a real purchase.

About the numbers: everything is computed from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown copyright, OGL v3.0), geocoded to the address; today's-money figures use the ONS CPIH index, and rents are the ONS Price Index of Private Rents by local authority. These are medians of recorded sales, not valuations, and none of it is financial advice.