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WS12 5BS

Hednesford Hills & Rawnsley · Cannock Chase · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Hednesford Hills & Rawnsley
Local authority
Cannock Chase
Constituency
Cannock Chase
Postcode district
WS12
Postcode sector
WS12 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS12 1BS 10 m
WS12 1BD 42 m
WS12 1BB 92 m
WS12 1BQ 113 m
WS12 1BH 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS12 5BS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1983
Terminated
1 March 2003
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS12
Postcode sector
WS12 5
Latitude
52.705964
Longitude
-1.992673
British National Grid easting
400,592
British National Grid northing
312,031

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
E04008876
Westminster constituency
Cannock Chase · E14001150
Output area
E00149762
Lower layer super output area
Cannock Chase 009D · E01029391
Middle layer super output area
Cannock Chase 009 · E02006126

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
25
Secondary
7

  1. St Peter's CofE Primary Academy

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    199 m

  2. Kingsmead School

    Academy converter

    441 m

  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    512 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,477
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 707
  • Anti social behaviour 186
  • Public order 114
  • Criminal damage and arson 101
  • Shoplifting 80

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

15

within 5 km

  • DR MANICKAM & PARTNER

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

    ODS code M83109

    813 m

  • HEDNESFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83033

    813 m

  • MOSS STREET SURGERY

    23 MOSS STREET, CHADSMOOR, CANNOCK, WS11 6DE

    ODS code M83139

    1.4 km

  • RAWNSLEY SURGERY

    RAWNSLEY ROAD, CANNOCK, WS12 1JF

    ODS code M83719

    1.6 km

  • HEATH HAYES HEALTH CENTRE

    GORSEMOOR ROAD, HEATH HAYES, CANNOCK, WS12 3TG

    ODS code M83129

    1.7 km

  • CHADSMOOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    45 PRINCESS STREET, CHADSMOOR, CANNOCK, WS11 5JT

    ODS code M83637

    2.1 km

  • THE COLLIERY PRACTICE

    60 HEDNESFORD STREET, CANNOCK, WS11 1DJ

    ODS code M83638

    2.9 km

  • CANNOCK PRACTICES NETWORK SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05125

    2.9 km

  • DR I RASIB & PARTNERS

    BRUNSWICK ROAD, CANNOCK, WS11 5XY

    ODS code M83616

    2.9 km

  • RED LION SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83130

    2.9 km

  • NORTON CANES HEALTH CENTRE

    BROWNHILLS ROAD, NORTON CANES, CANNOCK, WS11 9SE

    ODS code M83063

    3.9 km

  • NORTON CANES PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83727

    3.9 km

  • NORTON CANES SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83717

    3.9 km

  • ALDERWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LONGFORD ROAD, CANNOCK, WS11 1QN

    ODS code M83107

    4.1 km

  • SALTERS MEADOW HEALTH CTR

    RUGELEY ROAD, CHASE TERRACE, BURNTWOOD, WS7 1AQ

    ODS code M83072

    4.8 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Market Street

    BCT · Hednesford

    0.2 miles

  • Market Street

    BCT · Hednesford

    0.2 miles

  • Littleworth Hill

    BCT · Littleworth

    0.2 miles

  • Plough & Harrow PH

    BCT · Hednesford

    0.2 miles

  • Plough & Harrow PH

    BCT · Hednesford

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cannock Chase 009D, 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

27,051 of 33,755

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

37 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Peter's CofE Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 199 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,477 published events cover 12 months, averaging 123.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 707 events.

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