# WS12 0RZ: area report for a postcode in Cannock Chase

WS12 0RZ is a postcode in Cannock Chase.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Cannock Chase. Open the map at WS12 0RZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cannock Chase](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase) › [WS12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws12) › [WS12 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws12-0)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 31% on July. Cannock Chase 006D: 60 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9685,52.7106,WS120RZ
- **Hednesford, 2.2 km**: About 28 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9685,52.7106,WS120RZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9685,52.7106,WS120RZ
- **No property in WS12 0RZ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.9685,52.7106,WS120RZ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Cannock Chase 006D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9685,52.7106,WS120RZ
- **£236,743 average price**: For the whole of Cannock Chase, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9685,52.7106,WS120RZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9685,52.7106,WS120RZ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.9 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9685,52.7106,WS120RZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WS12 0RZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9685,52.7106,WS120RZ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WS12 0RZ**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9685,52.7106,WS120RZ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.9685,52.7106,WS120RZ
- **8.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9685,52.7106,WS120RZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hazel Slade Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hazel-slade-primary-academy-e145684) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Peter's CofE Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-cofe-primary-academy-e145683) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2025 | £187,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2023 | £155,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2023 | £148,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2024 | £142,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2024 | £296,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| April 2023 | £107,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| January 2024 | £377,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| May 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: RAWNSLEY SURGERY (240 m)
- Pharmacies: RAWNSLEY PHARMACY (240 m)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £236,743** (July 2026). Cannock Chase’s average house price was £236,743 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,140** (2025). Full-time workers living in Cannock Chase earned a median of £36,140 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 97th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.6×** (2025). A home in Cannock Chase costs 6.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 138th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 19.9** (2025). Cannock Chase has a deprivation score of 19.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 136th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Cannock Chase 006D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 18.2** (2025). Cannock Chase 006D has a deprivation score of 18.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,139th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £232,275** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cannock Chase 006D was £232,275 in 2025. 9,774th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,651** (2021). Cannock Chase 006D had 1,651 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,659th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.5%** (January 2026). In Cannock Chase 006D, 99.5% 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.

## WS12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £235,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WS12 was £235,000 in 2025. Joint 636th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 36,974** (2021). WS12 had 36,974 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 557th 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in WS12 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.9%** (January 2026). In WS12, 95.9% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Cannock Chase](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase)
- Centre: 52.7106, -1.9685

Council: [Cannock Chase](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Cannock Chase](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cannock-chase): Josh Newbury (Labour), MP since July 2024.

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

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.9685,52.7106,WS120RZ

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