# WS12 9SJ: area report for a postcode in Cannock Chase

WS12 9SJ 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 9SJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cannock Chase](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase) › [WS12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws12) › [WS12 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws12-9)

## Around this postcode

- **35 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 19% on July. Cannock Chase 011E: 162 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0281,52.6928,WS129SJ
- **Cannock, 840 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0281,52.6928,WS129SJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0281,52.6928,WS129SJ
- **No property in WS12 9SJ 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=-2.0281,52.6928,WS129SJ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Cannock Chase 011E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0281,52.6928,WS129SJ
- **£236,743 average price**: For the whole of Cannock Chase, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0281,52.6928,WS129SJ
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0281,52.6928,WS129SJ
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0281,52.6928,WS129SJ
- **77% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-2.0281,52.6928,WS129SJ
- **Low road and rail noise at WS12 9SJ**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0281,52.6928,WS129SJ
- **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=-2.0281,52.6928,WS129SJ
- **11.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0281,52.6928,WS129SJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sherbrook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sherbrook-primary-school-e150426) | Special | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | – |
| [Cannock Chase High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cannock-chase-high-school-e137384) | Secondary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | Attainment 8 of 43.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Cardinal Griffin Catholic College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cardinal-griffin-catholic-college-e149989) | Secondary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 38.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Lukes CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-cofe-primary-school-e134353) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-e152005) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chadsmoor-cofe-vc-junior-school-e124240) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chaselea-alternative-provision-academy-e146272) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Moorhill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moorhill-primary-school-e149001) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, November 2024 | 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £395,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| October 2025 | £235,740 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| July 2026 | £365,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| September 2025 | £417,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| October 2025 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| March 2026 | £310,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 290 m |
| July 2025 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 290 m |
| November 2025 | £330,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 310 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Cannock (840 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: RED LION SURGERY (180 m); DR I RASIB & PARTNERS (180 m); CANNOCK PRACTICES NETWORK SURGERY (180 m); THE COLLIERY PRACTICE (520 m)
- Pharmacies: PYRAMID PHARMACY (390 m); CHASE PHARMACY (520 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (180 m); 37 QUEENS SQUARE (290 m); DENTAL SURGERY (290 m); CANNOCK DENTAL PRACTICE (640 m); CHASE DENTAL PRACTICE (640 m)
- Supermarkets: Heron Cannock (510 m, Heron); Tesco Cannock Stafford Express (520 m, Tesco); Iceland Cannock (530 m, Iceland); Morrisons Cannock (610 m, Morrisons); Aldi Cannock (700 m, Aldi)

## 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 011E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 25.7** (2025). Cannock Chase 011E has a deprivation score of 25.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,635th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £235,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cannock Chase 011E was £235,000 in 2025. Joint 9,935th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,213** (2021). Cannock Chase 011E had 2,213 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,710th 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: 87.8%** (January 2026). In Cannock Chase 011E, 87.8% 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: 52.6928, -2.0281

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-2.0281,52.6928,WS129SJ

## How to cite

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