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WS12 0PL

Hednesford Hills & Rawnsley · Cannock Chase · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Cannock
Ward
Hednesford Hills & Rawnsley
Local authority
Cannock Chase
Constituency
Cannock Chase
Postcode district
WS12
Postcode sector
WS12 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS12 0AD 188 m
WS12 0QJ 742 m
WS15 4SD 761 m
WS12 0RA 765 m
WS12 0PZ 816 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS12 0PL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2003
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS12
Postcode sector
WS12 0
Latitude
52.712077
Longitude
-1.952053
British National Grid easting
403,336
British National Grid northing
312,712

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Cannock Chase · E07000192
Electoral ward
Hednesford Hills & Rawnsley · E05015750
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

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Property

At this postcode

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5a, Cannock Wood Industrial Estate, Cannock, WS12 0PL 23 January 2026 £775,000
Unit 13, Cannock Wood Industrial Estate, Cannock, WS12 0PL 28 October 2022 £400,000
Unit 14a, Cannock Wood Industrial Estate, Cannock, WS12 0PL 17 July 2019 £580,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
27
Secondary
5

  1. Hazel Slade Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

  2. Gentleshaw Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.9 km

  3. St Peter's CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
228
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 102
  • Anti social behaviour 39
  • Vehicle crime 21
  • Public order 19
  • Criminal damage and arson 17

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

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
3.8%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

11

within 5 km

  • RAWNSLEY SURGERY

    RAWNSLEY ROAD, CANNOCK, WS12 1JF

    ODS code M83719

    1.3 km

  • DR MANICKAM & PARTNER

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

    ODS code M83109

    3.4 km

  • HEDNESFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83033

    3.4 km

  • HEATH HAYES HEALTH CENTRE

    GORSEMOOR ROAD, HEATH HAYES, CANNOCK, WS12 3TG

    ODS code M83129

    3.4 km

  • SALTERS MEADOW HEALTH CTR

    RUGELEY ROAD, CHASE TERRACE, BURNTWOOD, WS7 1AQ

    ODS code M83072

    3.6 km

  • MOSS STREET SURGERY

    23 MOSS STREET, CHADSMOOR, CANNOCK, WS11 6DE

    ODS code M83139

    4.2 km

  • BRERETON SURGERY

    88 MAIN ROAD, BRERETON, RUGELEY, WS15 1DU

    ODS code M83703

    4.4 km

  • NORTON CANES HEALTH CENTRE

    BROWNHILLS ROAD, NORTON CANES, CANNOCK, WS11 9SE

    ODS code M83063

    4.4 km

  • NORTON CANES PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83727

    4.4 km

  • NORTON CANES SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83717

    4.4 km

  • CHADSMOOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    45 PRINCESS STREET, CHADSMOOR, CANNOCK, WS11 5JT

    ODS code M83637

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • New Hayes Road

    BCT · Prospect Village

    0.5 miles

  • Littleworth Road

    BCT · Rawnsley

    0.5 miles

  • New Hayes Road

    BCT · Prospect Village

    0.5 miles

  • Littleworth Road

    BCT · Rawnsley

    0.5 miles

  • Valley Road

    BCT · Hazelslade

    0.6 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £587,500 from 2 recorded sales in WS12 0PL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Cannock Chase is £230,601 in June 2026, up 3.5% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

36 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 5 secondary schools. Hazel Slade Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

228 published events cover 12 months, averaging 19 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 102 events.

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