# WS15 1BZ: area report for a postcode in Cannock Chase

WS15 1BZ 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 WS15 1BZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cannock Chase](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase) › [WS15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws15) › [WS15 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws15-1)

## Around this postcode

- **12 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 8% on July. Cannock Chase 003A: 68 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9270,52.7533,WS151BZ
- **Rugeley Town, 670 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9270,52.7533,WS151BZ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9270,52.7533,WS151BZ
- **No property in WS15 1BZ 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=-1.9270,52.7533,WS151BZ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Cannock Chase 003A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9270,52.7533,WS151BZ
- **£236,743 average price**: For the whole of Cannock Chase, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9270,52.7533,WS151BZ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 670 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9270,52.7533,WS151BZ
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9270,52.7533,WS151BZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WS15 1BZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9270,52.7533,WS151BZ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WS15 1BZ**: Road 55 dB, rail 41 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9270,52.7533,WS151BZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-1.9270,52.7533,WS151BZ
- **11.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9270,52.7533,WS151BZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e152008) | Primary | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | – |
| [Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/redbrook-hayes-community-primary-school-e146814) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Churchfield CofE Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/churchfield-cofe-primary-academy-e144386) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chase View Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chase-view-community-primary-school-e134666) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | 28% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rugeley John Taylor](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rugeley-john-taylor-e151701) | All-through | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hob-hill-ce-methodist-vc-primary-school-e124291) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chancel Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chancel-primary-school-e124168) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Hart School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-hart-school-e137100) | Secondary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | Attainment 8 of 43.9 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £465,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £139,950 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| July 2024 | £225,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2025 | £121,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2025 | £269,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| February 2026 | £383,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| September 2024 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| December 2025 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Rugeley Town (670 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BRERETON SURGERY (670 m); SANDY LANE SURGERY (790 m)
- Pharmacies: BRERETON PHARMACY (670 m); MEDX PHARMACY (790 m); RUGELEY PHARMACY (860 m); BOOTS (890 m)
- Dental practices: SERENITY DENTAL CARE (640 m); SANDY LANE HEALTH CENTRE (790 m); MYDENTIST (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Brereton (560 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Rugeley Superstore (890 m, Tesco); Co-op Pear Tree Centre Rugeley (970 m, Central England Co-operative); Iceland Rugeley (970 m, Iceland); Morrisons Springfields Rugeley (970 m, Morrisons)

## 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 003A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.6** (2025). Cannock Chase 003A has a deprivation score of 14.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,929th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £207,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cannock Chase 003A was £207,000 in 2025. Joint 7,189th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,003** (2021). Cannock Chase 003A had 2,003 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,233rd 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: 99.6%** (January 2026). In Cannock Chase 003A, 99.6% 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.

## WS15 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £235,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WS15 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: 38,529** (2021). WS15 had 38,529 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 506th 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: 54%** (2022). About 54% of people in WS15 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: 94.3%** (January 2026). In WS15, 94.3% 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: 52.7533, -1.9270

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=-1.9270,52.7533,WS151BZ

## How to cite

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