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WS12 4WL

Hednesford Green Heath · Cannock Chase · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Cannock
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 4AY 86 m
WS12 4AX 99 m
WS12 4WG 139 m
WS12 4AU 140 m
WS12 4FD 160 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS12 4WL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2019
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS12
Postcode sector
WS12 4
Latitude
52.712445
Longitude
-2.009339
British National Grid easting
399,466
British National Grid northing
312,752

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
E00180693
Lower layer super output area
Cannock Chase 005F · E01034098
Middle layer super output area
Cannock Chase 005 · E02006122

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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42 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
182, Miners Way, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 4WL 3 October 2025 £123,000
162, Miners Way, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 4WL 31 March 2025 £330,000
142, Miners Way, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 4WL 16 December 2024 £340,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
20
Secondary
5

  1. West Hill Primary School

    Community school

    264 m

  2. Hednesford Valley High School

    Community special school

    350 m

  3. Poppyfield Primary Academy

    Free schools

    509 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,995
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,028
  • Anti social behaviour 239
  • Public order 163
  • Criminal damage and arson 136
  • Other theft 86

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
124

60 female, 64 male

Postcode households
50
Residents per household
2.5
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

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WS12 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
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%
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

  • DR MANICKAM & PARTNER

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

    ODS code M83109

    546 m

  • HEDNESFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83033

    546 m

  • CHADSMOOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    45 PRINCESS STREET, CHADSMOOR, CANNOCK, WS11 5JT

    ODS code M83637

    1.1 km

  • MOSS STREET SURGERY

    23 MOSS STREET, CHADSMOOR, CANNOCK, WS11 6DE

    ODS code M83139

    1.1 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

    2.7 km

  • HEATH HAYES HEALTH CENTRE

    GORSEMOOR ROAD, HEATH HAYES, CANNOCK, WS12 3TG

    ODS code M83129

    2.8 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

    3.8 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

  • High Mount Street

    BCT · West Hill

    0.1 miles

  • High Mount Street

    BCT · West Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Play Area

    BCT · Rose Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Play Area

    BCT · Rose Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Platt Street

    BCT · High Town

    0.3 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.

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
2
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 £227,500 from 12 recorded sales in WS12 4WL. 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

30 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. West Hill Primary School is the nearest published school at 264 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,995 published events cover 12 months, averaging 166.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,028 events.

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