WS12 5PZ

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS12 0PZ 16 m
WS12 0RA 182 m
WS12 0QJ 195 m
WS12 0PY 221 m
WS12 0QF 421 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS12 5PZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2003
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS12
Postcode sector
WS12 5
Latitude
52.705570
Longitude
-1.957551
British National Grid easting
402,965
British National Grid northing
311,988

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Cannock Chase · E07000192
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

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
26
Secondary
6
  1. Hazel Slade Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  2. Heath Hayes Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.9 km
  3. Gentleshaw Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
303
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 145
  • Anti social behaviour 48
  • Public order 27
  • Criminal damage and arson 20
  • Vehicle crime 19

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

    914 m

  • HEATH HAYES HEALTH CENTRE

    GORSEMOOR ROAD, HEATH HAYES, CANNOCK, WS12 3TG

    ODS code M83129

    2.7 km

  • DR MANICKAM & PARTNER

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

    ODS code M83109

    3.0 km

  • HEDNESFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83033

    3.0 km

  • SALTERS MEADOW HEALTH CTR

    RUGELEY ROAD, CHASE TERRACE, BURNTWOOD, WS7 1AQ

    ODS code M83072

    3.1 km

  • NORTON CANES HEALTH CENTRE

    BROWNHILLS ROAD, NORTON CANES, CANNOCK, WS11 9SE

    ODS code M83063

    3.6 km

  • NORTON CANES PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83727

    3.6 km

  • NORTON CANES SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83717

    3.6 km

  • MOSS STREET SURGERY

    23 MOSS STREET, CHADSMOOR, CANNOCK, WS11 6DE

    ODS code M83139

    3.8 km

  • CHADSMOOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    45 PRINCESS STREET, CHADSMOOR, CANNOCK, WS11 5JT

    ODS code M83637

    4.5 km

  • THE COLLIERY PRACTICE

    60 HEDNESFORD STREET, CANNOCK, WS11 1DJ

    ODS code M83638

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Williamson Avenue

    BCT · Prospect Village

    0.2 miles
  • Littleworth Road

    BCT · Rawnsley

    0.3 miles
  • Littleworth Road

    BCT · Rawnsley

    0.3 miles
  • Ironstone Road

    BCT · Prospect Village

    0.4 miles
  • Longstaff Avenue

    BCT · Prospect Village

    0.4 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

35 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. Hazel Slade Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

303 published events cover 12 months, averaging 25.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 145 events.

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