CheckNear.me

WS12 4AF

Hednesford Green Heath · Cannock Chase · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Ward
Hednesford Green Heath
Local authority
Cannock Chase
Constituency
Cannock Chase
Postcode district
WS12
Postcode sector
WS12 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS12 4AE 32 m
WS12 4FA 46 m
WS12 4AQ 96 m
WS12 4DJ 114 m
WS12 4AP 121 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS12 4AF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2003
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS12
Postcode sector
WS12 4
Latitude
52.710126
Longitude
-2.003107
British National Grid easting
399,887
British National Grid northing
312,494

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Cannock Chase · E07000192
Electoral ward
Hednesford Green Heath · E05015749
Parish or community
E04008876
Westminster constituency
Cannock Chase · E14001150
Output area
E00149719
Lower layer super output area
Cannock Chase 005F · E01034098
Middle layer super output area
Cannock Chase 005 · E02006122

Postcode source versions

Explore WS12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
32
Primary
22
Secondary
5

  1. Poppyfield Primary Academy

    Free schools

    270 m

  2. Hednesford Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    282 m

  3. West Hill Primary School

    Community school

    337 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,851
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 945
  • Anti social behaviour 209
  • Public order 152
  • Criminal damage and arson 118
  • Shoplifting 84

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WS12 4 residents
17,404

Age bands in WS12 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.9%

3,084 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

1,705 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.4%

4,881 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

4,700 residents

Age 65 and over
16.5%

2,839 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.

GP practices

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • DR MANICKAM & PARTNER

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

    ODS code M83109

    114 m

  • HEDNESFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83033

    114 m

  • MOSS STREET SURGERY

    23 MOSS STREET, CHADSMOOR, CANNOCK, WS11 6DE

    ODS code M83139

    1.1 km

  • CHADSMOOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    45 PRINCESS STREET, CHADSMOOR, CANNOCK, WS11 5JT

    ODS code M83637

    1.4 km

  • RAWNSLEY SURGERY

    RAWNSLEY ROAD, CANNOCK, WS12 1JF

    ODS code M83719

    2.2 km

  • HEATH HAYES HEALTH CENTRE

    GORSEMOOR ROAD, HEATH HAYES, CANNOCK, WS12 3TG

    ODS code M83129

    2.4 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

  • THE COLLIERY PRACTICE

    60 HEDNESFORD STREET, CANNOCK, WS11 1DJ

    ODS code M83638

    2.8 km

  • ALDERWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LONGFORD ROAD, CANNOCK, WS11 1QN

    ODS code M83107

    3.9 km

  • NORTON CANES HEALTH CENTRE

    BROWNHILLS ROAD, NORTON CANES, CANNOCK, WS11 9SE

    ODS code M83063

    4.6 km

  • NORTON CANES PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83727

    4.6 km

  • NORTON CANES SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83717

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Railway View

    BCT · Hednesford

    0.0 miles

  • Railway View

    BCT · Hednesford

    0.0 miles

  • Hednesford Rail Station

    RSE · Hednesford

    0.1 miles

  • Hednesford Rail Station

    RLY · Hednesford

    0.1 miles

  • Hednesford Rail Station

    RSE · Hednesford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cannock Chase 005F, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,784 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

32 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 5 secondary schools. Poppyfield Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 270 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,851 published events cover 12 months, averaging 154.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 945 events.

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