# WS15 9ZJ: area report for a postcode in Cannock Chase

WS15 9ZJ 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 9ZJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cannock Chase](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase) › [WS15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws15) › [WS15 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws15-9)

## Around this postcode

- **49 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 20% on July. Cannock Chase 002E: 356 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9357,52.7616,WS159ZJ
- **Rugeley Town, 810 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9357,52.7616,WS159ZJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9357,52.7616,WS159ZJ
- **No property in WS15 9ZJ 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=-1.9357,52.7616,WS159ZJ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Cannock Chase 002E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9357,52.7616,WS159ZJ
- **£236,743 average price**: For the whole of Cannock Chase, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9357,52.7616,WS159ZJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9357,52.7616,WS159ZJ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9357,52.7616,WS159ZJ
- **98% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-1.9357,52.7616,WS159ZJ
- **Loud road and rail noise at WS15 9ZJ**: Road 67 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9357,52.7616,WS159ZJ
- **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=-1.9357,52.7616,WS159ZJ
- **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=-1.9357,52.7616,WS159ZJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chancel Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chancel-primary-school-e124168) | Primary | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Churchfield CofE Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/churchfield-cofe-primary-academy-e144386) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Forest Hills Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forest-hills-primary-school-e148061) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 44% 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 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | – |
| [The Hart School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-hart-school-e137100) | Secondary | 1 km (13 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 | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Etching Hill CofE Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/etching-hill-cofe-primary-academy-e147424) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, December 2023 | 79% 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 | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | 28% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £242,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2023 | £160,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2026 | £320,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2026 | £72,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| June 2024 | £113,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| March 2026 | £182,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| November 2025 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| April 2026 | £344,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Rugeley Town (810 m, 10 minutes on foot); Rugeley Trent Valley (980 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: AELFGAR SURGERY (260 m); SANDY LANE SURGERY (600 m)
- Pharmacies: MORRISONS PHARMACY (130 m); BOOTS (230 m); RUGELEY PHARMACY (310 m); MEDX PHARMACY (600 m)
- Dental practices: AVONDALE HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (130 m); MYDENTIST (190 m); SERENITY DENTAL CARE (460 m); SANDY LANE HEALTH CENTRE (600 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Rugeley (120 m, Iceland); Morrisons Springfields Rugeley (140 m, Morrisons); Morrisons Daily Green Lane (420 m, Morrisons); Tesco Rugeley Superstore (440 m, Tesco); Aldi Power Station Road, Rugeley (580 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 002E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 30.4** (2025). Cannock Chase 002E has a deprivation score of 30.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,057th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £184,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cannock Chase 002E was £184,500 in 2025. Joint 5,127th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,660** (2021). Cannock Chase 002E had 1,660 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,210th 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: 97.4%** (January 2026). In Cannock Chase 002E, 97.4% 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: 52.7616, -1.9357

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=-1.9357,52.7616,WS159ZJ

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