# WS11

Postcode district covering Cannock, Norton Canes and Bridgtown, in Cannock Chase.

WS11 is a postcode district covering Cannock, Norton Canes and Bridgtown, in Cannock Chase. Median sale price £230,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code WS11. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [WS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an WS11 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £230,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WS11 was £230,000 in 2025. Joint 601st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws11#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 44,236** (2021). WS11 had 44,236 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 330th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws11#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 1%** (2022). About 1% of people in WS11 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws11#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.5%** (January 2026). In WS11, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws11#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=WS11) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 1% of people in WS11 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=WS11) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 657 homes were sold in WS11 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=WS11) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for WS11.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=WS11) (Census 2021, England and Wales): WS11 had 44,236 usual residents at the census.

## How WS11 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | WS11 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £230,000 | 7th cheapest | 15 postcode districts, WS · 2025 |
| Population | 44,236 | 3rd most populated | 15 postcode districts, WS · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 1% | 5th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 15 postcode districts, WS · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.5% | 4th highest | 15 postcode districts, WS · Jan 2026 |

## Is WS11 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WS11 at a rate of 98.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.2 per 1,000 people across the WS postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 382 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WS11.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,935), other crime (758) and anti-social behaviour (593).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WS11 was 99.0 per 1,000 people.
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.

## Deprivation in WS11, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WS11 has no single figure. Of its 27 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in WS11

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cannock Chase 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029354) | 1,472 | 41.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Cannock Chase 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029355) | 1,404 | 82.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Cannock Chase 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029356) | 1,454 | 46.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Cannock Chase 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029357) | 1,673 | 95.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| [Cannock Chase 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029358) | 1,342 | 134.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Cannock Chase 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029349) | 1,375 | 72.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Cannock Chase 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029350) | 1,506 | 91.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Cannock Chase 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029351) | 1,572 | 90.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Cannock Chase 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029352) | 1,284 | 34.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.3% |
| [Cannock Chase 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029375) | 2,386 | 71.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 88.8% |
| [Cannock Chase 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029376) | 1,748 | 35.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.9% |
| [Cannock Chase 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029377) | 1,370 | 33.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.7% |
| [Cannock Chase 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029353) | 1,363 | 74.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.0% |
| [Cannock Chase 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029364) | 1,649 | 108.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.3% |
| [Cannock Chase 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029365) | 1,530 | 180.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.6% |
| [Cannock Chase 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029366) | 1,717 | 27.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.6% |
| [Cannock Chase 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029367) | 2,213 | 162.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 87.8% |
| [Cannock Chase 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029359) | 2,393 | 145.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 90.1% |
| [Cannock Chase 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029360) | 1,520 | 357.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 90.6% |
| [Cannock Chase 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029361) | 1,399 | 135.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.3% |
| [Cannock Chase 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029362) | 1,645 | 104.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.7% |
| [Cannock Chase 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029363) | 1,343 | 94.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Cannock Chase 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029394) | 1,513 | 56.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.9% |
| [Cannock Chase 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029395) | 2,567 | 88.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.0% |
| [Cannock Chase 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029396) | 1,609 | 49.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.6% |
| [Cannock Chase 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/neighbourhood/e01029397) | 2,632 | 84.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| [South Staffordshire 004F](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire/neighbourhood/e01029641) | 1,987 | 83.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.5% |

## Your MP

- [Cannock Chase](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cannock-chase): Josh Newbury (Labour), MP since July 2024. 95% of the people here.
- [Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stone-great-wyrley-and-penkridge): Sir Gavin Williamson (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 5.2% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in WS11

[Cannock North](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/cannock-north), [Cannock North East](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/cannock-north-east), [Cannock South](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/cannock-south), [Cannock West & Mill Green](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/cannock-west-and-mill-green), [Hawks Green](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/hawks-green), [Norton Canes](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase/norton-canes)

## Postcode sectors in WS11

[WS11 0 (145 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws11-0), [WS11 1 (232 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws11-1), [WS11 4 (79 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws11-4), [WS11 5 (136 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws11-5), [WS11 6 (84 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws11-6), [WS11 7 (112 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws11-7), [WS11 8 (56 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws11-8), [WS11 9 (173 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws11-9)

## Council

[Cannock Chase](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase)

## Towns in WS11

[Cannock](https://openindex.co.uk/town/cannock), [Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay](https://openindex.co.uk/town/great-wyrley-and-cheslyn-hay), [Norton Canes](https://openindex.co.uk/town/norton-canes)

## Postcode districts next to WS11

[ST19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st19), [WS3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws3), [WS6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws6), [WS7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws7), [WS12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws12), [WV10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv10)

## Nearest rail stations

[Cannock (2.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.0221,52.6862), [Hednesford (4.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.0018,52.7101), [Landywood (4.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.0207,52.6565), [Penkridge (5.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.1193,52.7235)

## More in the WS postcode area

[All WS postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## WS11 in brief

WS11 is a postcode district covering Cannock, Norton Canes and Bridgtown, in Cannock Chase.
About 46,133 people lived in WS11 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £230,000 in 2025 across 657 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 98.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in WS11 was £230,000 in 2025.
WS11 had 44,236 usual residents at the census.
About 1% of people in WS11 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In WS11, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: WS11
- Postcode area: [WS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws)
- Constituency: [Cannock Chase †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cannock-chase)
- Council: [Cannock Chase †](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase)
- Area: 29.76 km²
- People, mid-2024: 46,133*
- Neighbourhoods: 27
- Output areas: 143

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[WS12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws12), [WV10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv10), [WS6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws6), [WS3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws3), [ST19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st19), [WS7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws7)

## Latest updates for WS11

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/WS11

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws11, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws11#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws11