WS12 5BU

Hednesford Pye Green · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS12 1DW 87 m
WS12 1BT 89 m
WS12 1AG 110 m
WS12 1AD 131 m
WS12 1DF 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS12 5BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1984
Terminated
1 March 2003
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS12
Postcode sector
WS12 5
Latitude
52.710261
Longitude
-1.998977
British National Grid easting
400,166
British National Grid northing
312,509

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
E00180762
Lower layer super output area
Cannock Chase 005D · E01029389
Middle layer super output area
Cannock Chase 005 · E02006122

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
23
Secondary
5
  1. Hednesford Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    302 m
  2. Poppyfield Primary Academy

    Free schools

    511 m
  3. West Hill Primary School

    Community school

    521 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,600
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 801
  • Anti social behaviour 185
  • Public order 123
  • Criminal damage and arson 106
  • Shoplifting 84

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

14

within 5 km

  • DR MANICKAM & PARTNER

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

    ODS code M83109

    196 m

  • HEDNESFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83033

    196 m

  • MOSS STREET SURGERY

    23 MOSS STREET, CHADSMOOR, CANNOCK, WS11 6DE

    ODS code M83139

    1.3 km

  • CHADSMOOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    45 PRINCESS STREET, CHADSMOOR, CANNOCK, WS11 5JT

    ODS code M83637

    1.7 km

  • RAWNSLEY SURGERY

    RAWNSLEY ROAD, CANNOCK, WS12 1JF

    ODS code M83719

    2.0 km

  • HEATH HAYES HEALTH CENTRE

    GORSEMOOR ROAD, HEATH HAYES, CANNOCK, WS12 3TG

    ODS code M83129

    2.3 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

  • THE COLLIERY PRACTICE

    60 HEDNESFORD STREET, CANNOCK, WS11 1DJ

    ODS code M83638

    3.0 km

  • ALDERWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LONGFORD ROAD, CANNOCK, WS11 1QN

    ODS code M83107

    4.1 km

  • NORTON CANES HEALTH CENTRE

    BROWNHILLS ROAD, NORTON CANES, CANNOCK, WS11 9SE

    ODS code M83063

    4.5 km

  • NORTON CANES PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83727

    4.5 km

  • NORTON CANES SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83717

    4.5 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

  • Victoria Street

    BCT · Hednesford

    0.0 miles
  • Victoria Street

    BCT · Hednesford

    0.0 miles
  • Victoria Street

    BCT · Hednesford

    0.0 miles
  • Victoria Street

    BCT · Hednesford

    0.0 miles
  • Co-op Store

    BCT · Hednesford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cannock Chase 005D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,481 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
5 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

33 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 5 secondary schools. Hednesford Nursery School is the nearest published school at 302 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,600 published events cover 12 months, averaging 133.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 801 events.

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