WS6 6LS South Staffordshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Great Wyrley Town. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Lingfield Drive, Great Wyrley: 67 addresses
- Lingfield 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 1.0 km
- Edgemead Court - Units between Walsall Road and, Park Street, Bridgtown, Cannock: up to 39 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- 203-205 Walsall Road, Great Wyrley, Walsall: up to 30 homes, permissioned (730 m)
- 154a Walsall Road, Great Wyrley, not permissioned (850 m)
- 154a Walsall Road, Great Wyrley: up to 78 homes, permissioned (860 m)
- 154a Walsall Road, Great Wyrley, not permissioned (860 m)
- Loades Business Park, Gorsey Lane, Great Wyrley, Walsall: up to 30 homes, permissioned (940 m)
- 55 High Street, Cheslyn Hay, Walsall: up to 81 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 25 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 68 addresses are between 130 m and 135 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 | 290 m |
| Cannock 329,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Bloxwich North 123,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest Lingfield Drive Great Wyrley | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Cannock Town Centre | 3.6 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Co-op Great Wyrley Car Park | 160 m |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 29.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Southfield Way Surgery | 140 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cornwell's Chemists | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Great Wyrley Dental Practice | 140 m |
| Hospital | Cannock Chase Hospital | 3.9 km |
| Police station | Cannock Police Station | 3.3 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest BR Spar Great Wyrley Cashzone | 180 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.4 ha | 150 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,850 m² | 820 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 6.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Campian's Wood | Wood | 1.5 km west |
| Hatherton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north-west |
| Gains Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km east |
| Silver Wedding Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south-east |
| Lodge Hill | Hill | 2.3 km north-west |
| Redhurst Wood | Wood | 2.4 km 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 67 | 67 |
1 of the postcode's 68 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 72% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Lingfield Drive.