WS12 4EB Cannock Chase
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hednesford Pye Green. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Cannock Chase in 2026-27: Band D £2,376 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,584 | £1,848 | £2,112 | £2,376 | £2,904 | £3,432 | £3,960 | £4,752 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (63% of about 640 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land behind 81-129 High Mount Street & 97-105 Mount Street, Hednesford: up to 21 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- A Dunford and Son, Brindley Heath Road, Cannock, WS12 4DR: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
- 145 Greenheath Road, Green Heath, Cannock, WS12 4AU: up to 8 homes, permissioned (700 m)
- Land adjacent and to the rear of 419-435, Cannock Road, Hednesford: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (730 m)
- Former Co-op Supermarket, Angelsey Street, Hednesford: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (760 m)
- The Tackeroo, Bracken Close, Hednesford: up to 10 homes, permissioned (800 m)
- Rear of 30-34 Market Street, Hednesford, Cannock: up to 6 homes, permissioned (860 m)
- Fallow Park, Rugeley Road, Hednesford: up to 13 homes, permissioned (890 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 14 addresses are between 174 m and 178 m above sea level (176 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hednesford 276,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 700 m |
| Cannock 329,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Rugeley Town 185,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Mount Street Hednesford | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Cannock Town Centre | 3.5 km |
| Car parks | Brindley Bottom Car Park | 2.3 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest PoGo Charge | 640 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 33.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hednesford Medical Practice | 630 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Allied Pharmacy Hednesford | 620 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 440 m |
| Hospital | Cannock Chase Hospital | 3.3 km |
| Police station | Cannock Police Station | 3.8 km |
| Cash machines | Rontec - Hednesford Cashzone | 1.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Hednesford Hills Common 121 ha | 550 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Cannock Chase Country Park 346 ha | 790 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,320 m² | 450 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,220 m² | 1.9 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 501 hectares in all.
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pyegreen Valley | Valley | 890 m west |
| Lower Brindley Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km north-east |
| Sandy Slade | Wood | 1.0 km east |
| Cockpit Hill | Hill | 1.1 km south-east |
| Brindley Heath | Wood | 1.6 km north |
| Brindley Valley | Valley | 1.7 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 14 | 14 |
None of the postcode's 14 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 42% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 51% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 4% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 85% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.