WS12 3XN

Heath Hayes & Wimblebury · Cannock Chase · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Cannock
Local authority
Cannock Chase
Constituency
Cannock Chase
Postcode district
WS12
Postcode sector
WS12 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS12 3XS 77 m
WS12 3UP 80 m
WS12 3XW 109 m
WS12 3YF 146 m
WS12 3HR 155 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS12 3XN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2003
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS12
Postcode sector
WS12 3
Latitude
52.689441
Longitude
-1.992495
British National Grid easting
400,604
British National Grid northing
310,193

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Cannock Chase · E07000192
Parish or community
E04008873
Westminster constituency
Cannock Chase · E14001150
Output area
E00149690
Lower layer super output area
Cannock Chase 010D · E01029378
Middle layer super output area
Cannock Chase 010 · E02006127

Postcode source versions

Explore WS12

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Birchfield Drive, Cannock, WS12 3XN 12 November 2004 £122,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
31
Secondary
9
  1. Gorsemoor Primary School

    Community school

    124 m
  2. Five Ways Primary School

    Community school

    577 m
  3. Heath Hayes Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
762
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 335
  • Shoplifting 78
  • Anti social behaviour 78
  • Public order 55
  • Criminal damage and arson 48

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.0
WS12 3 residents
4,305

Age bands in WS12 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

768 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

439 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.2%

1,162 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.4%

1,404 residents

Age 65 and over
18.3%

845 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WS12 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

19

within 5 km

  • HEATH HAYES HEALTH CENTRE

    GORSEMOOR ROAD, HEATH HAYES, CANNOCK, WS12 3TG

    ODS code M83129

    315 m

  • MOSS STREET SURGERY

    23 MOSS STREET, CHADSMOOR, CANNOCK, WS11 6DE

    ODS code M83139

    2.0 km

  • THE COLLIERY PRACTICE

    60 HEDNESFORD STREET, CANNOCK, WS11 1DJ

    ODS code M83638

    2.2 km

  • NORTON CANES HEALTH CENTRE

    BROWNHILLS ROAD, NORTON CANES, CANNOCK, WS11 9SE

    ODS code M83063

    2.3 km

  • NORTON CANES PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83727

    2.3 km

  • NORTON CANES SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83717

    2.3 km

  • DR MANICKAM & PARTNER

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

    ODS code M83109

    2.5 km

  • HEDNESFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83033

    2.5 km

  • CANNOCK PRACTICES NETWORK SURGERY

    C/O GP SUITE LEVEL 2, CANNOCK CHASE HOSPITAL, BRUNSWICK ROAD, CANNOCK, WS11 5XY

    ODS code Y05125

    2.6 km

  • DR I RASIB & PARTNERS

    BRUNSWICK ROAD, CANNOCK, WS11 5XY

    ODS code M83616

    2.6 km

  • RED LION SURGERY

    CANNOCK CHASE HOSPITAL, BRUNSWICK ROAD, CANNOCK, WS11 5XY

    ODS code M83130

    2.6 km

  • RAWNSLEY SURGERY

    RAWNSLEY ROAD, CANNOCK, WS12 1JF

    ODS code M83719

    2.6 km

  • CHADSMOOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    45 PRINCESS STREET, CHADSMOOR, CANNOCK, WS11 5JT

    ODS code M83637

    2.9 km

  • ALDERWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LONGFORD ROAD, CANNOCK, WS11 1QN

    ODS code M83107

    3.3 km

  • SOUTHFIELD WAY SURGERY

    2A SOUTHFIELD WAY, GREAT WYRLEY, WALSALL, WS6 6JZ

    ODS code M83698

    3.9 km

  • QUINTON PRACTICE

    WARDLES LANE, GREAT WYRLEY, WALSALL, WS6 6EW

    ODS code M83608

    4.0 km

  • SALTERS MEADOW HEALTH CTR

    RUGELEY ROAD, CHASE TERRACE, BURNTWOOD, WS7 1AQ

    ODS code M83072

    4.1 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, HIGH STREET, CHESLYN HAY, WALSALL, WS6 7AB

    ODS code M83016

    4.2 km

  • THE NILE PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, CHESLYN HAY, WALSALL, WS6 7AE

    ODS code M83048

    4.4 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Park

    BCT · Heath Hayes

    0.1 miles
  • Gorsemoor Primary School

    BCT · Heath Hayes

    0.1 miles
  • Eagle Grove

    BCT · Hawks Green

    0.1 miles
  • Eagle Grove

    BCT · Hawks Green

    0.1 miles
  • Park

    BCT · Heath Hayes

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cannock Chase 010D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

30,251 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 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
0
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

Schools

46 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 9 secondary schools. Gorsemoor Primary School is the nearest published school at 124 m.

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

Recorded crime

762 published events cover 12 months, averaging 63.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 335 events.

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