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WS15 1UY

Brereton & Ravenhill · Cannock Chase · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Brereton & Ravenhill
Local authority
Cannock Chase
Constituency
Cannock Chase
Postcode district
WS15
Postcode sector
WS15 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS15 1PE 69 m
WS15 1PF 95 m
WS15 1FR 118 m
WS15 1FN 123 m
WS15 1JJ 131 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS15 1UY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS15
Postcode sector
WS15 1
Latitude
52.748302
Longitude
-1.915229
British National Grid easting
405,819
British National Grid northing
316,744

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Cannock Chase · E07000192
Electoral ward
Brereton & Ravenhill · E05015742
Parish or community
E04008869
Westminster constituency
Cannock Chase · E14001150
Output area
E00149531
Lower layer super output area
Cannock Chase 003C · E01029347
Middle layer super output area
Cannock Chase 003 · E02006120

Postcode source versions

Explore WS15

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
15
Secondary
1

  1. Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    566 m

  2. Rugeley John Taylor

    Free schools

    703 m

  3. Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    978 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
690
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 359
  • Anti social behaviour 62
  • Public order 50
  • Other theft 42
  • Criminal damage and arson 42

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WS15 1 residents
12,526

Age bands in WS15 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.7%

2,430 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

1,213 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.8%

3,434 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.1%

3,103 residents

Age 65 and over
17.6%

2,168 residents

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 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • BRERETON SURGERY

    88 MAIN ROAD, BRERETON, RUGELEY, WS15 1DU

    ODS code M83703

    620 m

  • SANDY LANE SURGERY

    SANDY LANE HEALTH CENTRE, SANDY LANE, RUGELEY, WS15 2LB

    ODS code Y02354

    1.8 km

  • AELFGAR SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, RUGELEY, WS15 2AB

    ODS code M83738

    2.3 km

  • HORSEFAIR PRACTICE

    SPRINGFIELDS HC & WELL BEING CLINIC, LOVETT COURT, RUGELEY, WS15 2FH

    ODS code M83001

    3.0 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Meadows

    BCT · Brereton

    0.1 miles

  • The Meadows

    BCT · Brereton

    0.1 miles

  • Hillside Close

    BCT · Brereton

    0.2 miles

  • Hillside Close

    BCT · Brereton

    0.2 miles

  • Walnut Court

    BCT · Brereton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cannock Chase 003C, 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

28,070 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
8
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

21 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 1 secondary schools. Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary School is the nearest published school at 566 m.

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

Recorded crime

690 published events cover 12 months, averaging 57.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 359 events.

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