# WS12 1LH: area report for a postcode in Cannock Chase

WS12 1LH 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 1LH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cannock Chase](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase) › [WS12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws12) › [WS12 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws12-1)

## Around this postcode

- **23 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Cannock Chase 008E: 62 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0035,52.7047,WS121LH
- **Hednesford, 610 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0035,52.7047,WS121LH
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0035,52.7047,WS121LH
- **No property in WS12 1LH 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=-2.0035,52.7047,WS121LH
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Cannock Chase 008E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0035,52.7047,WS121LH
- **£236,743 average price**: For the whole of Cannock Chase, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0035,52.7047,WS121LH
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 670 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0035,52.7047,WS121LH
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0035,52.7047,WS121LH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WS12 1LH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0035,52.7047,WS121LH
- **Low road and rail noise at WS12 1LH**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0035,52.7047,WS121LH
- **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=-2.0035,52.7047,WS121LH
- **9.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0035,52.7047,WS121LH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hednesford Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hednesford-nursery-school-e123962) | Nursery | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | – |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e152007) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | – |
| [Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chadsmoor-community-infants-and-nursery-school-e124068) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | – |
| [Poppyfield Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/poppyfield-primary-academy-e147082) | Primary | 440 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | – |
| [Kingsmead School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsmead-school-e142313) | Secondary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 46.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hednesford Valley High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hednesford-valley-high-school-e124508) | Special | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | – |
| [Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chadsmoor-cofe-vc-junior-school-e124240) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 66% 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 | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £105,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| January 2025 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| June 2025 | £217,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2026 | £245,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| August 2025 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| May 2026 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| May 2026 | £242,500 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Hednesford (610 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: MOSS STREET SURGERY (670 m); HEDNESFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE (680 m); DR MANICKAM & PARTNER (680 m)
- Pharmacies: HEDNESFORD PHARMACY (590 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (660 m); VALLEY PHARMACY (680 m); ALLIED PHARMACY HEDNESFORD (700 m); CORNWELL'S CHEMISTS (840 m)
- Dental practices: VALLEY CENTRE DENTAL PRACTICE (310 m); DENTAIRE (590 m); DENTAL SURGERY (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Hednesford (440 m, Morrisons); Aldi Hednesford Cannock (600 m, Aldi); Tesco Hednesford Superstore (780 m, Tesco)

## 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 008E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.4** (2025). Cannock Chase 008E has a deprivation score of 13.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,676th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £225,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cannock Chase 008E was £225,000 in 2025. Joint 8,889th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,571** (2021). Cannock Chase 008E had 1,571 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,648th 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: 98.8%** (January 2026). In Cannock Chase 008E, 98.8% 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: 52.7047, -2.0035

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=-2.0035,52.7047,WS121LH

## How to cite

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