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WS12 5BY

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 1DP 12 m
WS12 1BY 55 m
WS12 1BA 61 m
WS12 1AF 91 m
WS12 1BP 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS12 5BY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2003
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS12
Postcode sector
WS12 5
Latitude
52.707762
Longitude
-1.996594
British National Grid easting
400,327
British National Grid northing
312,231

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
34
Primary
23
Secondary
6

  1. Hednesford Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    307 m

  2. St Peter's CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    531 m

  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    549 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,577
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 784
  • Anti social behaviour 190
  • Public order 112
  • Criminal damage and arson 99
  • 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
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 not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

14

within 5 km

  • DR MANICKAM & PARTNER

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

    ODS code M83109

    482 m

  • HEDNESFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83033

    482 m

  • MOSS STREET SURGERY

    23 MOSS STREET, CHADSMOOR, CANNOCK, WS11 6DE

    ODS code M83139

    1.2 km

  • RAWNSLEY SURGERY

    RAWNSLEY ROAD, CANNOCK, WS12 1JF

    ODS code M83719

    1.8 km

  • CHADSMOOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    45 PRINCESS STREET, CHADSMOOR, CANNOCK, WS11 5JT

    ODS code M83637

    1.8 km

  • HEATH HAYES HEALTH CENTRE

    GORSEMOOR ROAD, HEATH HAYES, CANNOCK, WS12 3TG

    ODS code M83129

    2.0 km

  • CANNOCK PRACTICES NETWORK SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05125

    2.8 km

  • DR I RASIB & PARTNERS

    BRUNSWICK ROAD, CANNOCK, WS11 5XY

    ODS code M83616

    2.8 km

  • RED LION SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83130

    2.8 km

  • THE COLLIERY PRACTICE

    60 HEDNESFORD STREET, CANNOCK, WS11 1DJ

    ODS code M83638

    2.9 km

  • ALDERWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LONGFORD ROAD, CANNOCK, WS11 1QN

    ODS code M83107

    4.0 km

  • NORTON CANES HEALTH CENTRE

    BROWNHILLS ROAD, NORTON CANES, CANNOCK, WS11 9SE

    ODS code M83063

    4.2 km

  • NORTON CANES PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83727

    4.2 km

  • NORTON CANES SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83717

    4.2 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

  • Market Street

    BCT · Hednesford

    0.1 miles

  • Market Street

    BCT · Hednesford

    0.1 miles

  • Victoria Street

    BCT · Hednesford

    0.2 miles

  • Victoria Street

    BCT · Hednesford

    0.2 miles

  • Victoria Street

    BCT · Hednesford

    0.2 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

34 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 6 secondary schools. Hednesford Nursery School is the nearest published school at 307 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,577 published events cover 12 months, averaging 131.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 784 events.

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