WS12 0AD

Hednesford Hills & Rawnsley · Cannock Chase · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Cannock Chase
Constituency
Cannock Chase
Postcode district
WS12
Postcode sector
WS12 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS12 0PL 188 m
WS12 0QJ 595 m
WS12 0RA 616 m
WS12 0PZ 645 m
WS12 0PW 689 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS12 0AD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS12
Postcode sector
WS12 0
Latitude
52.710936
Longitude
-1.954097
British National Grid easting
403,198
British National Grid northing
312,585

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Cannock Chase · E07000192
Parish or community
E43000130
Westminster constituency
Cannock Chase · E14001150
Output area
E00180652
Lower layer super output area
Cannock Chase 006B · E01029398
Middle layer super output area
Cannock Chase 006 · E02006123

Postcode source versions

Explore WS12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
28
Secondary
5
  1. Hazel Slade Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    940 m
  2. Gentleshaw Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.0 km
  3. St Peter's CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
254
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 111
  • Anti social behaviour 44
  • Vehicle crime 23
  • Public order 20
  • Criminal damage and arson 20

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WS12 0 residents
3,201

Age bands in WS12 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.2%

600 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

333 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.2%

757 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.7%

930 residents

Age 65 and over
16.3%

512 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

11

within 5 km

  • RAWNSLEY SURGERY

    RAWNSLEY ROAD, CANNOCK, WS12 1JF

    ODS code M83719

    1.1 km

  • DR MANICKAM & PARTNER

    HEDNESFORD VALLEY HEALTH CENTRE, STATION ROAD, HEDNESFORD, CANNOCK, WS12 4DJ

    ODS code M83109

    3.2 km

  • HEDNESFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HEDNESFORD VALLEY HEALTH CENTRE, STATION ROAD, HEDNESFORD, CANNOCK, WS12 4DJ

    ODS code M83033

    3.2 km

  • HEATH HAYES HEALTH CENTRE

    GORSEMOOR ROAD, HEATH HAYES, CANNOCK, WS12 3TG

    ODS code M83129

    3.2 km

  • SALTERS MEADOW HEALTH CTR

    RUGELEY ROAD, CHASE TERRACE, BURNTWOOD, WS7 1AQ

    ODS code M83072

    3.5 km

  • MOSS STREET SURGERY

    23 MOSS STREET, CHADSMOOR, CANNOCK, WS11 6DE

    ODS code M83139

    4.1 km

  • NORTON CANES HEALTH CENTRE

    BROWNHILLS ROAD, NORTON CANES, CANNOCK, WS11 9SE

    ODS code M83063

    4.3 km

  • NORTON CANES PRACTICE

    NORTON CANES CLINIC, BROWNHILLS ROAD, NORTON CANES, CANNOCK, WS11 9SE

    ODS code M83727

    4.3 km

  • NORTON CANES SURGERY

    NORTON CANES CLINIC, BROWNHILLS ROAD, NORTON CANES, CANNOCK, WS11 9SE

    ODS code M83717

    4.3 km

  • BRERETON SURGERY

    88 MAIN ROAD, BRERETON, RUGELEY, WS15 1DU

    ODS code M83703

    4.5 km

  • CHADSMOOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    45 PRINCESS STREET, CHADSMOOR, CANNOCK, WS11 5JT

    ODS code M83637

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Littleworth Road

    BCT · Rawnsley

    0.4 miles
  • Littleworth Road

    BCT · Rawnsley

    0.4 miles
  • Valley Road

    BCT · Hazelslade

    0.5 miles
  • New Hayes Road

    BCT · Prospect Village

    0.5 miles
  • New Hayes Road

    BCT · Prospect Village

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cannock Chase 006B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,343 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
9 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

37 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 5 secondary schools. Hazel Slade Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 940 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

254 published events cover 12 months, averaging 21.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 111 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.