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Etching Hill & the Heath

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North Cannock Chase. About 8,704 people in 17 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Etching Hill & the Heath, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
8,726
3,044th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
61.4%
3,539th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Etching Hill & the Heath compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Etching Hill & the HeathMiddle
Population12 wards, Cannock Chase · 2021
Population: every ward in Cannock Chase12 areas from 6,970 to 10,545. The middle area is 8,236. Etching Hill & the Heath is 8,726.
8,7264th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage12 wards, Cannock Chase · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Cannock Chase12 areas from 93.3% to 99.8%. The middle area is 97.6%. Etching Hill & the Heath is 99.1%.
99.1%3rd highest
Claimant rate12 wards, Cannock Chase · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Cannock Chase12 areas from 2.1% to 4.6%. The middle area is 3.2%. Etching Hill & the Heath is 2.6%.
2.6%5th lowest
Aged 15 to 6412 wards, Cannock Chase · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Cannock Chase12 areas from 60.3% to 68.7%. The middle area is 63.2%. Etching Hill & the Heath is 61.4%.
61.4%2nd lowest

Figures for the whole of Cannock Chase

These figures are published for the whole of Cannock Chase, not for each ward, so they describe all of Cannock Chase and not Etching Hill & the Heath alone. See Cannock Chase

Average house price
£236,743
Up 2.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,140
97th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.6×
138th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.9
136th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Etching Hill & the Heath in brief

Etching Hill & the Heath had 8,726 usual residents at the census.

In Etching Hill & the Heath, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Etching Hill & the Heath, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

61.4% of residents in Etching Hill & the Heath were aged 15 to 64 at the census.