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WS15 2GP

Etching Hill & the Heath · Cannock Chase · England

Updated September 2026

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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 0 m
WS15 2AL 119 m
WS15 2AN 122 m
WS15 2YW 160 m
WS15 2AP 187 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS15 2GP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS15
Postcode sector
WS15 2
Latitude
52.759942
Longitude
-1.942220
British National Grid easting
403,996
British National Grid northing
318,037

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
E00149817
Lower layer super output area
Cannock Chase 002D · E01029403
Middle layer super output area
Cannock Chase 002 · E02006119

Postcode source versions

Explore WS15

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

    501 m

  2. The Hart School

    Academy sponsor led

    562 m

  3. Chancel Primary School

    Community school

    647 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,846
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 857
  • Anti social behaviour 186
  • Public order 151
  • Shoplifting 150
  • Criminal damage and arson 129

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

    503 m

  • AELFGAR SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, RUGELEY, WS15 2AB

    ODS code M83738

    516 m

  • HORSEFAIR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83001

    870 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

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Rugeley Town Centre

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cannock Chase 002D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,699 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
4 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 501 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,846 published events cover 12 months, averaging 153.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 857 events.

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