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WS15 2GN

Etching Hill & the Heath · Cannock Chase · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Etching Hill & the Heath
Local authority
Cannock Chase
Constituency
Cannock Chase
Postcode district
WS15
Postcode sector
WS15 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS15 2GD 37 m
WS15 2AN 124 m
WS15 2AL 150 m
WS15 2YW 191 m
WS15 2AT 213 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS15 2GN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS15
Postcode sector
WS15 2
Latitude
52.759609
Longitude
-1.942162
British National Grid easting
404,000
British National Grid northing
318,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Cannock Chase · E07000192
Electoral ward
Etching Hill & the Heath · E05015746
Parish or community
E04008875
Westminster constituency
Cannock Chase · E14001150
Output area
E00171439
Lower layer super output area
Cannock Chase 002B · E01029373
Middle layer super output area
Cannock Chase 002 · E02006119

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
13
Secondary
1

  1. Churchfield CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    471 m

  2. The Hart School

    Academy sponsor led

    562 m

  3. Chancel Primary School

    Community school

    673 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,859
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 861
  • Anti social behaviour 190
  • Public order 154
  • Shoplifting 150
  • Criminal damage and arson 130

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WS15 2 residents
14,424

Age bands in WS15 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.3%

2,235 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

1,543 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.6%

3,308 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.4%

4,160 residents

Age 65 and over
23.2%

3,402 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.

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • SANDY LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02354

    472 m

  • AELFGAR SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, RUGELEY, WS15 2AB

    ODS code M83738

    544 m

  • HORSEFAIR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83001

    906 m

  • BRERETON SURGERY

    88 MAIN ROAD, BRERETON, RUGELEY, WS15 1DU

    ODS code M83703

    1.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Hagley Drive

    BCT · Rugeley

    0.1 miles

  • Hagley Drive

    BCT · Rugeley

    0.1 miles

  • Frank Gee Close

    BCT · Rugeley Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Frank Gee Close

    BCT · Rugeley Town Centre

    0.2 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Rugeley Town Centre

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cannock Chase 002B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,070 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 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

Schools

18 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 1 secondary schools. Churchfield CofE Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 471 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,859 published events cover 12 months, averaging 154.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 861 events.

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