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Heath Hayes & Wimblebury

Ward

South east Cannock Chase. About 9,050 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Heath Hayes & Wimblebury live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
9,021
Joint 2,913th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Heath Hayes & Wimblebury compares

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

Heath Hayes & WimbleburyMiddle
Population12 wards, Cannock Chase · 2021
Population: every ward in Cannock Chase12 areas from 6,970 to 10,545. The middle area is 8,236. Heath Hayes & Wimblebury is 9,021.
9,0213rd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares12 wards, Cannock Chase · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Cannock Chase12 areas from 0.0% to 83.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Heath Hayes & Wimblebury is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Heath Hayes & Wimblebury is 98.2%.
98.2%joint 5th 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%. Heath Hayes & Wimblebury is 2.3%.
2.3%4th lowest

Is Heath Hayes & Wimblebury safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Heath Hayes & Wimblebury at a rate of 46.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 86.0 per 1,000 people across Cannock Chase.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 47 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Heath Hayes & Wimblebury.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (265), other crime (69) and anti-social behaviour (50).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

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 Heath Hayes & Wimblebury alone. See Cannock Chase

Average house price
£231,333
Down 1.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,140
97th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.4×
Joint 122nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.9
Joint 136th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Heath Hayes & Wimblebury in brief

Heath Hayes & Wimblebury had 9,021 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Heath Hayes & Wimblebury live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Heath Hayes & Wimblebury, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Heath Hayes & Wimblebury, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.