WS6 7BS South Staffordshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Cheslyn Hay Village. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Sutherland Road, Cheslyn Hay: 57 addresses
- Mount Close, Cheslyn Hay: 1 address
- New Horse Road, Cheslyn Hay: 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 (35% of about 520 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 (240 m)
- 55 High Street, Cheslyn Hay, Walsall: up to 81 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- Garages Adj 63, Garage Site Cp4 Mitre Road, Cheslyn Hay, Walsall: up to 5 homes, permissioned (480 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 6 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 59 addresses are between 134 m and 139 m above sea level (136 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 | 590 m |
| Cannock 329,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Bloxwich North 123,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 26 within 800 m; nearest Coltsfoot View Cheslyn Hay | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Cannock Town Centre | 3.5 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Co-op Great Wyrley Car Park | 660 m |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 29.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest High Street Surgery | 290 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Stevenson Chemist | 290 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Carolyn Jones Dental Practice | 420 m |
| Hospital | Cannock Chase Hospital | 3.8 km |
| Police station | Cannock Police Station | 3.2 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Midcounties Co-Op Cheslyn Hay, Cheslyn Hay Cashzone | 440 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.4 ha | 90 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 930 m² | 540 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.6 ha | 480 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,850 m² | 410 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 5.6 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 | 1.0 km south-west |
| Hatherton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north |
| Lodge Hill | Hill | 1.8 km north-west |
| Redhurst Wood | Wood | 2.0 km south-west |
| Silver Wedding Wood | Wood | 2.0 km south-east |
| Warstone Belt | Wood | 2.1 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 56 | 59 |
3 of the postcode's 59 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 61% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 77% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 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) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Sutherland Road.