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WS12 postcode area · Cannock Chase

The WS12 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cannock Chase, South Staffordshire, Stafford. Area Scores range from 15 to 99 across them. Every full WS12 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the WS12 district: Weeping Cross & Brocton scores 99 out of 100 (#60 of 6,856 nationally) while Cannock North sits at 15 — neighbours on the map, 84 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £189,500 in Cannock North to £322,000 in Penkridge & Acton Trussell. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Cannock Chase, South Staffordshire and Stafford — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,444a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime57per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)45
Owner-occupied73%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the WS12 district

£235,000median home sold over the past year · +17.5% over 5 years · +6.2% over the year · 525 sales
Detached£325,000
Semi-detached£218,000
Terraced£186,000
Flat£124,500
Cannock Chase£229,000
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Weeping Cross & BroctonStafford 6099 £295,000
Hawks GreenCannock Chase 57492 £264,000
Rugeley North & EtchinghillCannock Chase 1,03385 £245,000
Penkridge & Acton TrussellSouth Staffordshire 1,72675 £322,000
Hednesford South & Heath HayesCannock Chase 2,28167 £227,500
Wimblebury & Cannock WoodCannock Chase 2,65861 £240,000
Cannock West & Mill GreenCannock Chase 3,11055 £299,475
Hednesford CentralCannock Chase 3,13854 £227,500
HuntingtonSouth Staffordshire 3,72046 £240,000
Hednesford Pye GreenCannock Chase 3,79645 £243,750
Cannock North EastCannock Chase 4,83829 £216,500
Cannock NorthCannock Chase 5,81115 £189,500

People living in WS12 Census 2021

Residents96,307
Median age (est.)45
Density584per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above27%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 13%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 10%Other: 16%
One person 27%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Skilled trades 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors13%
Administrative10%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 38% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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.

Towns & places in WS12

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WS12 district.

Cannock Cannock North Hednesford Rugeley

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WS12.

WS11 WS6 WS15 WS7 WS8 ST17 WS3 ST19

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.