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WS12 5UW

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 1UJ 54 m
WS12 1UD 96 m
WS12 1UB 99 m
WS12 1UA 122 m
WS12 1NA 154 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS12 5UW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS12
Postcode sector
WS12 5
Latitude
52.702988
Longitude
-2.001433
British National Grid easting
400,000
British National Grid northing
311,700

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
E00149766
Lower layer super output area
Cannock Chase 008E · E01029393
Middle layer super output area
Cannock Chase 008 · E02006125

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
24
Secondary
6

  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    205 m

  2. Kingsmead School

    Academy converter

    433 m

  3. Hednesford Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    546 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,824
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 889
  • Anti social behaviour 195
  • Public order 161
  • Criminal damage and arson 118
  • Other theft 87

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 straight-line

  • MOSS STREET SURGERY

    23 MOSS STREET, CHADSMOOR, CANNOCK, WS11 6DE

    ODS code M83139

    775 m

  • DR MANICKAM & PARTNER

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

    ODS code M83109

    864 m

  • HEDNESFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83033

    864 m

  • CHADSMOOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    45 PRINCESS STREET, CHADSMOOR, CANNOCK, WS11 5JT

    ODS code M83637

    1.6 km

  • HEATH HAYES HEALTH CENTRE

    GORSEMOOR ROAD, HEATH HAYES, CANNOCK, WS12 3TG

    ODS code M83129

    1.6 km

  • RAWNSLEY SURGERY

    RAWNSLEY ROAD, CANNOCK, WS12 1JF

    ODS code M83719

    2.2 km

  • THE COLLIERY PRACTICE

    60 HEDNESFORD STREET, CANNOCK, WS11 1DJ

    ODS code M83638

    2.2 km

  • CANNOCK PRACTICES NETWORK SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05125

    2.3 km

  • DR I RASIB & PARTNERS

    BRUNSWICK ROAD, CANNOCK, WS11 5XY

    ODS code M83616

    2.3 km

  • RED LION SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83130

    2.3 km

  • ALDERWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LONGFORD ROAD, CANNOCK, WS11 1QN

    ODS code M83107

    3.4 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

Nearby transport

  • Kings Avenue

    BCT · Hednesford

    0.2 miles

  • Plough & Harrow PH

    BCT · Hednesford

    0.2 miles

  • Kings Avenue

    BCT · Hednesford

    0.2 miles

  • Cheviot Rise

    BCT · Hednesford

    0.2 miles

  • Plough & Harrow PH

    BCT · Hednesford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cannock Chase 008E, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,044 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
6 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 24 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 205 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,824 published events cover 12 months, averaging 152 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 889 events.

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