WA16 is a mixed but generally solid area with strong schools and transport scores. However, affordability is a weaker area. Average house prices of £632K are 2.6× the Greater Manchester median, and crime levels are 55% above the Greater Manchester average.
Best for:Families prioritising schoolsCommuters needing good transport
🛡️Safety
60
55% above avg
🎓Schools
90
100% Good or Outstanding
🚇Transport
71
3 rail stations nearby
💷Afford.
9
Avg £631,814
🌿Environ.
58
Good air quality · 27% green
❤️Health
47
1/1 GPs accepting patients
📚Education
68
Above average
👥Community
61
Average community
🛡️
Crime & Safety
55% above avg
Declining120 offences/mo → 71 offences/mo
Monthly avg: 91Peak: 128Low: 67
Source: data.police.uk | Rolling 12 months
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House Prices
+9.0%
Average
£631,814
Median
£510,000
Sales (12m)
424
YoY Change
-48.6%
Sales Volume
161
1
84
115
64
Source: HM Land Registry PPD | Aggregated to postcode district
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Schools
10 nearby
Source: Ofsted | Distances from district centre
🚇
Transport
16 stops
Stations & stops
Bus stops
Source: NaPTAN / ATOC | Distances from district centre
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Demographics
398,776 residents
White
94.4%
Ldn 53.8%
Asian
2.4%
Ldn 20.7%
Mixed
1.8%
Ldn 5.7%
Other
0.8%
Ldn 6.3%
Black
0.6%
Ldn 13.5%
WA16 is significantly less diverse than the London average, with 94.4% identifying as White compared to 53.8% across London. The vertical markers show the London average.
Source: ONS Census 2021 (TS021, TS007a) | Aggregated from LSOA to postcode district
This page covers the WA16 postcode district, which includes all postcodes starting with WA16 (e.g. WA16 3RG, WA16 4AB, WA16 5XX). All postcodes within WA16 share the same district-level data.
Data last updated March 2026 · Official UK government sources