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

WS15 1JZ 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 1JZ 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

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 20% on July. Cannock Chase 003E: 71 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9473,52.7470,WS151JZ
- **Rugeley Town, 1.1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9473,52.7470,WS151JZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9473,52.7470,WS151JZ
- **No property in WS15 1JZ 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=-1.9473,52.7470,WS151JZ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Cannock Chase 003E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9473,52.7470,WS151JZ
- **£236,743 average price**: For the whole of Cannock Chase, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9473,52.7470,WS151JZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9473,52.7470,WS151JZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 670 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9473,52.7470,WS151JZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WS15 1JZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9473,52.7470,WS151JZ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WS15 1JZ**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9473,52.7470,WS151JZ
- **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=-1.9473,52.7470,WS151JZ
- **10.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9473,52.7470,WS151JZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chase View Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chase-view-community-primary-school-e134666) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | 28% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e152008) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 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 | 1.2 km (15 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 | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Hart School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-hart-school-e137100) | Secondary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | Attainment 8 of 43.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The John Bamford Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-john-bamford-primary-school-e124171) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £250,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2023 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2023 | £179,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2023 | £715,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2023 | £167,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2025 | £323,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| February 2025 | £110,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| March 2026 | £275,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Co-op Pear Tree Centre Rugeley (670 m, Central England Co-operative)

## 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 003E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.7** (2025). Cannock Chase 003E has a deprivation score of 20.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,113th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £192,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cannock Chase 003E was £192,500 in 2025. Joint 5,904th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,266** (2021). Cannock Chase 003E had 2,266 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,282nd 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Cannock Chase 003E, 99.8% 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.

## 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: 52.7470, -1.9473

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=-1.9473,52.7470,WS151JZ

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