# WS12 4QZ: area report for a postcode in South Staffordshire

WS12 4QZ is a postcode in South Staffordshire.

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 South Staffordshire. Open the map at WS12 4QZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire) › [WS12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws12) › [WS12 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws12-4)

## Around this postcode

- **21 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 5% on July. South Staffordshire 002D: 78 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0356,52.7074,WS124QZ
- **Hednesford, 2.3 km**: About 29 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0356,52.7074,WS124QZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0356,52.7074,WS124QZ
- **No property in WS12 4QZ 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=-2.0356,52.7074,WS124QZ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, South Staffordshire 002D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0356,52.7074,WS124QZ
- **£310,862 average price**: For the whole of South Staffordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0356,52.7074,WS124QZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 820 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0356,52.7074,WS124QZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 710 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0356,52.7074,WS124QZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WS12 4QZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0356,52.7074,WS124QZ
- **Low road and rail noise at WS12 4QZ**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0356,52.7074,WS124QZ
- **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=-2.0356,52.7074,WS124QZ
- **8.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0356,52.7074,WS124QZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Moorhill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moorhill-primary-school-e149001) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, November 2024 | 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Redhill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/redhill-primary-school-e149000) | Primary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Littleton Green Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/littleton-green-community-school-e143898) | Primary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cardinal Griffin Catholic College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cardinal-griffin-catholic-college-e149989) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 38.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Staffordshire University Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/staffordshire-university-academy-e137164) | Secondary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 33.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Sherbrook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sherbrook-primary-school-e150426) | Special | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | – |
| [Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chadsmoor-cofe-vc-junior-school-e124240) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hednesford Valley High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hednesford-valley-high-school-e124508) | Special | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2026 | £173,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| April 2026 | £238,299 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| July 2025 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 290 m |
| April 2025 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 310 m |
| August 2025 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 310 m |
| August 2026 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 310 m |
| October 2024 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 330 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CHADSMOOR MEDICAL PRACTICE (820 m)
- Pharmacies: COLLIERY PHARMACY (590 m); WELL (720 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Huntington - Stafford Road (710 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £310,862** (July 2026). South Staffordshire’s average house price was £310,862 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,788** (2025). Full-time workers living in South Staffordshire earned a median of £38,788 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 167th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.0×** (2025). A home in South Staffordshire costs 8.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 135th least 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: 13.5** (2025). South Staffordshire has a deprivation score of 13.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 71st least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## South Staffordshire 002D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 26.1** (2025). South Staffordshire 002D has a deprivation score of 26.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,409th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £172,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Staffordshire 002D was £172,500 in 2025. Joint 4,054th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,396** (2021). South Staffordshire 002D had 1,396 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,032nd least 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: 96.1%** (January 2026). In South Staffordshire 002D, 96.1% 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: [South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire)
- Centre: 52.7074, -2.0356

Council: [South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stone-great-wyrley-and-penkridge): Sir Gavin Williamson (Conservative), 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=-2.0356,52.7074,WS124QZ

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