WS12 4YY

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS12 2LR 43 m
WS12 2LP 71 m
WS12 2NW 82 m
WS12 2NP 106 m
WS12 2LS 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS12 4YY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS12
Postcode sector
WS12 4
Latitude
52.702089
Longitude
-1.985155
British National Grid easting
401,100
British National Grid northing
311,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Cannock Chase · E07000192
Parish or community
E04008876
Westminster constituency
Cannock Chase · E14001150
Output area
E00149756
Lower layer super output area
Cannock Chase 009E · E01029392
Middle layer super output area
Cannock Chase 009 · E02006126

Postcode source versions

Explore WS12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
27
Secondary
7
  1. St Peter's CofE Primary Academy

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    468 m
  2. Kingsmead School

    Academy converter

    675 m
  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    900 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,226
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 554
  • Anti social behaviour 156
  • Public order 112
  • Criminal damage and arson 85
  • Shoplifting 79

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

15

within 5 km straight-line

  • RAWNSLEY SURGERY

    RAWNSLEY ROAD, CANNOCK, WS12 1JF

    ODS code M83719

    1.3 km

  • HEATH HAYES HEALTH CENTRE

    GORSEMOOR ROAD, HEATH HAYES, CANNOCK, WS12 3TG

    ODS code M83129

    1.3 km

  • DR MANICKAM & PARTNER

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

    ODS code M83109

    1.5 km

  • HEDNESFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83033

    1.5 km

  • MOSS STREET SURGERY

    23 MOSS STREET, CHADSMOOR, CANNOCK, WS11 6DE

    ODS code M83139

    1.9 km

  • CHADSMOOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    45 PRINCESS STREET, CHADSMOOR, CANNOCK, WS11 5JT

    ODS code M83637

    2.7 km

  • THE COLLIERY PRACTICE

    60 HEDNESFORD STREET, CANNOCK, WS11 1DJ

    ODS code M83638

    3.1 km

  • CANNOCK PRACTICES NETWORK SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05125

    3.2 km

  • DR I RASIB & PARTNERS

    BRUNSWICK ROAD, CANNOCK, WS11 5XY

    ODS code M83616

    3.2 km

  • RED LION SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83130

    3.2 km

  • NORTON CANES HEALTH CENTRE

    BROWNHILLS ROAD, NORTON CANES, CANNOCK, WS11 9SE

    ODS code M83063

    3.3 km

  • NORTON CANES PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83727

    3.3 km

  • NORTON CANES SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83717

    3.3 km

  • SALTERS MEADOW HEALTH CTR

    RUGELEY ROAD, CHASE TERRACE, BURNTWOOD, WS7 1AQ

    ODS code M83072

    4.2 km

  • ALDERWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LONGFORD ROAD, CANNOCK, WS11 1QN

    ODS code M83107

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Hewston Croft

    BCT · Littleworth

    0.1 miles
  • Littleworth Hill

    BCT · Littleworth

    0.2 miles
  • Littleworth Hill

    BCT · Littleworth

    0.2 miles
  • Brickworks Road

    BCT · Hawks Green

    0.3 miles
  • Albert Davie Drive

    BCT · Littleworth

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cannock Chase 009E, 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

26,954 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

40 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Peter's CofE Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 468 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,226 published events cover 12 months, averaging 102.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 554 events.

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