Colliery Road Cannock Chase
17 addresses across 3 postcodes (WS15), about 2 km (1.2 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 5500705.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, E: 1, F: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Cannock Chase costs £2,376 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Rugeley Town, about 2.6 km (1.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Cannock Chase Country Park, is about 330 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 104 to 190 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Brereton Surgery, about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) away.
- People: About 620 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 88% of households owned their home and 24% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 172 m². Most common: House, detached (3); House, semi-detached (1). Built: before 1900 (2); 2016 (1); 1900-1929 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 addresses)
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (24% of about 1,340 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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: yes, Cannock Chase.
Listed buildings
- THE HOLLY BUSH, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 21 October 2026: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the verge (major works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 17 addresses are between 104 m and 190 m above sea level (130 m on average); the ground rises about 87 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS15 1QR | 80% | 80% | 80% | 0% |
| WS15 1QS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WS15 1QW | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Rugeley Town 185,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Rugeley Trent Valley 201,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Hednesford 276,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Rugeley Town Centre | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Complete Car Park Solutions | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 33.6 km (21 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Brereton Surgery | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Brereton Pharmacy | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Sandy Lane Health Centre | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Cannock Chase Hospital | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Police station | Rugeley Police Station | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Esso Rugeley, Brereton | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cannock Chase Country Park 41 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 570 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,080 m² | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,440 m² | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 41 hectares in all.
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Startley Hill | Hill | 520 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Regent's Wood | Wood | 620 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Forest Garden | Wood | 730 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Brereton Hayes Wood | Wood | 780 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Miflins Valley | Valley | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Horsepasture Pools | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 17 |
6 of the street's 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Cannock Chase: see them on the Cannock Chase page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase View Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (staffordshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | 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) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 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 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 to 9 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.
What has changed
- Roadworks Street works permit: BT: Utility asset works, 21 October 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- WS15 1QR: 9 addresses of 10 in the postcode
- WS15 1QS: 7 addresses
- WS15 1QW: 1 address of 3 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in WS15 and across Cannock Chase.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.