WS15 4SH

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
WS15
Postcode sector
WS15 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS15 4SB 160 m
WS15 4SF 344 m
WS15 4SE 418 m
WS12 0QD 439 m
WS15 4SD 443 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS15 4SH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS15
Postcode sector
WS15 4
Latitude
52.705672
Longitude
-1.942231
British National Grid easting
404,000
British National Grid northing
312,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Cannock Chase · E07000192
Parish or community
E04008872
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

Explore WS15

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
26
Secondary
4
  1. Gentleshaw Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km
  2. Boney Hay Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.9 km
  3. Holly Grove Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
119
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 51
  • Vehicle crime 22
  • Anti social behaviour 16
  • Public order 7
  • Criminal damage and arson 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WS15 4 residents
7,139

Age bands in WS15 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.4%

956 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

630 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.5%

1,455 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.1%

2,208 residents

Age 65 and over
26.2%

1,860 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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • RAWNSLEY SURGERY

    RAWNSLEY ROAD, CANNOCK, WS12 1JF

    ODS code M83719

    1.9 km

  • SALTERS MEADOW HEALTH CTR

    RUGELEY ROAD, CHASE TERRACE, BURNTWOOD, WS7 1AQ

    ODS code M83072

    2.7 km

  • HEATH HAYES HEALTH CENTRE

    GORSEMOOR ROAD, HEATH HAYES, CANNOCK, WS12 3TG

    ODS code M83129

    3.5 km

  • NORTON CANES HEALTH CENTRE

    BROWNHILLS ROAD, NORTON CANES, CANNOCK, WS11 9SE

    ODS code M83063

    4.0 km

  • NORTON CANES PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83727

    4.0 km

  • NORTON CANES SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83717

    4.0 km

  • DR MANICKAM & PARTNER

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

    ODS code M83109

    4.1 km

  • HEDNESFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83033

    4.1 km

  • DARWIN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GREENWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, LICHFIELD ROAD, BURNTWOOD, WS7 0AQ

    ODS code M83617

    4.3 km

  • MOSS STREET SURGERY

    23 MOSS STREET, CHADSMOOR, CANNOCK, WS11 6DE

    ODS code M83139

    4.8 km

  • BRERETON SURGERY

    88 MAIN ROAD, BRERETON, RUGELEY, WS15 1DU

    ODS code M83703

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • New Hayes Road

    BCT · Prospect Village

    0.2 miles
  • Chapel Lane

    BCT · Cannock Wood

    0.2 miles
  • New Hayes Road

    BCT · Prospect Village

    0.2 miles
  • Chapel Lane

    BCT · Cannock Wood

    0.2 miles
  • Slang Lane

    BCT · Cannock Wood

    0.3 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

34 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 4 secondary schools. Gentleshaw 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

119 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 51 events.

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