WS15 postcode area · Cannock Chase
The WS15 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cannock Chase, East Staffordshire, Lichfield, Stafford. Area Scores range from 28 to 87 across them. Every full WS15 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The WS15 district contains both ends of the scale: Burntwood North East & Longdon at 87 out of 100 (#882 of 6,856 in England) against Rugeley Town at 28, a 59-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 6 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £195,000 in Rugeley Town to £425,000 in Abbots Bromley, Yoxall & Marchington — a 2.2× gap within the WS15 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Cannock Chase, East Staffordshire, Lichfield and Stafford — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
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 WS15 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burntwood North East & LongdonLichfield | 882 | 87 | £375,000 |
| Rugeley North & EtchinghillCannock Chase | 1,033 | 85 | £245,000 |
| Weston & HaywoodStafford | 1,047 | 85 | £317,550 |
| Alrewas, Fradley & King's BromleyLichfield | 1,061 | 84 | £372,500 |
| Abbots Bromley, Yoxall & MarchingtonEast Staffordshire | 2,096 | 69 | £425,000 |
| Armitage & ColtonLichfield | 2,123 | 69 | £247,500 |
| Wimblebury & Cannock WoodCannock Chase | 2,658 | 61 | £240,000 |
| Rugeley South & BreretonCannock Chase | 3,775 | 45 | £205,000 |
| Rugeley TownCannock Chase | 4,906 | 28 | £195,000 |
People living in WS15 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 17% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 17% |
| Managers & directors | 16% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Elementary | 10% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Process & plant | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 56% · No religion 37% · 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 WS15
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WS15 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around WS15.
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.