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WS12 5PL

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 0AD 86 m
WS12 0PL 119 m
WS12 0QJ 628 m
WS12 0RA 650 m
WS12 0PZ 698 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS12 5PL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2003
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS12
Postcode sector
WS12 5
Latitude
52.711133
Longitude
-1.952868
British National Grid easting
403,281
British National Grid northing
312,607

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
E43000130
Westminster constituency
Cannock Chase · E14001150
Output area
E00180652
Lower layer super output area
Cannock Chase 006B · E01029398
Middle layer super output area
Cannock Chase 006 · E02006123

Postcode source versions

Explore WS12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
27
Secondary
5

  1. Hazel Slade Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

  2. Gentleshaw Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.9 km

  3. Heath Hayes Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
239
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 106
  • Anti social behaviour 43
  • Vehicle crime 22
  • Public order 19
  • Criminal damage and arson 17

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • RAWNSLEY SURGERY

    RAWNSLEY ROAD, CANNOCK, WS12 1JF

    ODS code M83719

    1.2 km

  • DR MANICKAM & PARTNER

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

    ODS code M83109

    3.3 km

  • HEDNESFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83033

    3.3 km

  • HEATH HAYES HEALTH CENTRE

    GORSEMOOR ROAD, HEATH HAYES, CANNOCK, WS12 3TG

    ODS code M83129

    3.3 km

  • SALTERS MEADOW HEALTH CTR

    RUGELEY ROAD, CHASE TERRACE, BURNTWOOD, WS7 1AQ

    ODS code M83072

    3.5 km

  • MOSS STREET SURGERY

    23 MOSS STREET, CHADSMOOR, CANNOCK, WS11 6DE

    ODS code M83139

    4.2 km

  • NORTON CANES HEALTH CENTRE

    BROWNHILLS ROAD, NORTON CANES, CANNOCK, WS11 9SE

    ODS code M83063

    4.3 km

  • NORTON CANES PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83727

    4.3 km

  • NORTON CANES SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83717

    4.3 km

  • BRERETON SURGERY

    88 MAIN ROAD, BRERETON, RUGELEY, WS15 1DU

    ODS code M83703

    4.5 km

  • CHADSMOOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    45 PRINCESS STREET, CHADSMOOR, CANNOCK, WS11 5JT

    ODS code M83637

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Littleworth Road

    BCT · Rawnsley

    0.4 miles

  • New Hayes Road

    BCT · Prospect Village

    0.4 miles

  • Littleworth Road

    BCT · Rawnsley

    0.5 miles

  • New Hayes Road

    BCT · Prospect Village

    0.5 miles

  • Valley Road

    BCT · Hazelslade

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cannock Chase 006B, 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

19,343 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

36 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 5 secondary schools. Hazel Slade Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

239 published events cover 12 months, averaging 19.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 106 events.

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