WS6 6DA South Staffordshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Great Wyrley Town. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Wardles Lane, Great Wyrley: 26 addresses
- Field Lane, Great Wyrley: 1 address
- Hilton Lane, Great Wyrley: 1 address
- Quinton Avenue, Great Wyrley: 1 address
- Kempton Drive, Great Wyrley: 1 address
- Beaumont Close, Great Wyrley: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in South Staffordshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,314 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,542 | £1,800 | £2,057 | £2,314 | £2,828 | £3,342 | £3,856 | £4,627 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (40% of about 620 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 km (0.6 miles)
- 203-205 Walsall Road, Great Wyrley, Walsall: up to 30 homes, permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- 154a Walsall Road, Great Wyrley, not permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- 154a Walsall Road, Great Wyrley: up to 78 homes, permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- 154a Walsall Road, Great Wyrley, not permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
- Edgemead Court - Units between Walsall Road and, Park Street, Bridgtown, Cannock: up to 39 homes, permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 31 addresses are between 130 m and 137 m above sea level (132 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 | Landywood 169,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cannock 329,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Bloxwich North 123,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 35 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lambourne Close Great Wyrley | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Cannock Town Centre | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Co-op Great Wyrley Car Park | 300 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 29.4 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Southfield Way Surgery | 270 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cornwell's Chemists | 370 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Great Wyrley Dental Practice | 270 m |
| Hospital | Cannock Chase Hospital | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Police station | Cannock Police Station | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest BR Spar Great Wyrley Cashzone | 300 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5.4 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,430 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 390 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,850 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 5.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gains Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Hatherton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Campian's Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Silver Wedding Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Lodge Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Redhurst Wood | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 31 |
9 of the postcode's 31 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 59% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 74% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 7 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Wardles Lane.