Hawks Green

Cannock Chase · West Midlands · population 7,081 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

92Area Score / 100 ?
  • #574 of 6,856 in England
  • #41 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #1 of 13 in Cannock Chase
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,133
Median age (est.)40
Density4,119per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above29%
No car or van6%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 31%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 47%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 47%Social rent 5%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 19%Couple, no children: 23%Couple with children: 38%Lone parent: 10%Other: 10%
One person 19%Couple, no children 23%Couple with children 38%Lone parent 10%Other 10%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades13%
Administrative12%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 40% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 3%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Hawks Green is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #574 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of 13 in Cannock Chase. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (97) and lowest on Health (62). Typical homes here, about £264,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 43% in five years (from 104 sales), 15% above the wider Cannock Chase median of £229,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #145 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £42,351 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 38 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 82 · #1,266
Employment 88 · #841
Education 71 · #2,000
Health 62 · #2,589
Crime 97 · #231
Housing & access 77 · #1,582
Living environment 92 · #560

House prices ?

£264,000median (12m) · +9.9% yr · n=104
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£264,000104+9.9%+42.7%
Detached£347,50048+8.6%+31.1%
Semi-detached£215,00036+2.4%+30.3%
Terraced£183,50010-13.0%+20.3%
Flat£96,00010-26.2%+6.7%
This area£264,000
Cannock Chase£229,000
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£42,351±£6,059 · #2,747 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,397
Price-to-income ?6.2×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

98Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

38 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 266 offences
Cannock Chase75
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #1,044 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences114
Theft85
Burglary3
Vehicle crime15
Criminal damage & arson16
Public order & weapons14
Drugs9
Robbery3
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 36 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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