Fircroft Close Cannock
27 addresses across 3 postcodes (WS11), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 5500492.
- Sales: 3 recorded sales since 1995; in 2019 the median was £98,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 9 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 7, D: 1).
- Flood: 3 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Hednesford, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 320 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 153 to 158 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 27 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Moss Street Surgery, about 310 m away, with 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 650 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 38% of households owned their home and 15% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 95 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | £98,000 | £98,000 | £98,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 2022 | 2 WS11 6DQ | Semi-detached | £139,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 15 Aug 2019 | 2 WS11 6DQ | Semi-detached | £98,000 | |
| 26 Apr 2019 | 2 WS11 6DQ | Semi-detached | £89,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 89 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (8); House (1). Built: 2012 onwards (6); 2012-2021 (1); 2014 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (7); owner-occupied (1); rented (private) (1).
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 street: most are in band A (59% of about 640 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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)
- The Golden Age Inn, Moss Road, Cannock: up to 20 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- CVS Buildings, Arthur Street, Cannock: up to 6 homes, permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- Site B - Image Business Park, East Cannock Road, Hednesford, Cannock: up to 33 homes, not permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- 15 Cannock Road including land to rear with access off Field Street: up to 5 homes, permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- Site A - Oakland's Industrial Estate, Lower Road, Hednesford, Cannock: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
- Land to the rear of 77 Old Fallow Road, Cannock: up to 11 homes, permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- Cannock Chase High School, Lower Site Campus, Hednesford Road, Cannock, WS11 1JT, not permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
- 410-418 Cannock Road, Cannock (AKA. Land at Cannock Road/Stafford Lane, Hightown): up to 30 homes, permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 11 September 2026 to 17 September 2026: STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (standard works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 8 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| WS11 6DQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WS11 6ED | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 5 | unlikely |
| WS11 6DP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 3 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 27 addresses are between 153 m and 158 m above sea level (155 m on average); the ground rises about 5 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS11 6DP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WS11 6DQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WS11 6ED | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hednesford 276,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cannock 329,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Landywood 169,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 33 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Arran Close Chadsmoor | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Cannock Town Centre | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Beecroft Road Car Park | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 32.8 km (20 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Moss Street Surgery | 310 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cornwell's Chemists | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Valley Centre Dental Practice | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Cannock Chase Hospital | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Cannock Police Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 330 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 320 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 37 ha | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,040 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,220 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 56 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Churchyard cross, St Luke's churchyard, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Churchyard cross, St Luke's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Calving Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Cavan's Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Pyegreen Valley | Valley | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Cockpit Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Shoal Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Lower Brindley Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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 | 21 | 27 |
6 of the street's 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School Church of England | Primary | 7–11 | 160 m | No published inspection |
| Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 630 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Cannock Chase High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Redhill Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Moorhill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Nov 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Poppyfield Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Hednesford Nursery School | Nursery | 0–4 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Kingsmead School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Staffordshire University Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| West Hill Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Cardinal Griffin Catholic College Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chadsmoor Junior School WS11 6DR | School/college/university | 170 m | 5 Very good | 22 Oct 2025 |
| Burns Street Inn WS11 6DR | Pub/bar/nightclub | 240 m | 5 Very good | 28 Nov 2024 |
| The Gurkhas Dine WS11 5DZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jun 2026 |
| Periosa WS11 5DZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| V D Drinks WS11 5DZ | Retailers - other | 310 m | 4 Good | 24 Jun 2025 |
| Bakeaway WS11 5DD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 320 m | 4 Good | 23 Apr 2025 |
| TLC Village Cafe WS11 5DD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 320 m | 5 Very good | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Chadsmoor Store and Post Office WS11 5DD | Retailers - other | 330 m | 5 Very good | 25 Nov 2025 |
| S Maddocks Potatoes WS11 5DD | Distributors/Transporters | 330 m | Exempt | |
| Sanam Balti House WS11 5DD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 4 Good | 7 Jul 2026 |
| Dels Deals WS11 5DD | Retailers - other | 330 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Indulge WS11 5DB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 340 m | 5 Very good | 11 Jun 2026 |
| Cornwells Chemist WS11 5DD | Retailers - other | 350 m | Exempt | |
| Sweet Peas Play Cafe WS11 5DB | Other catering premises | 350 m | 5 Very good | 17 Jul 2026 |
| Chadsmoor Fish Bar WS11 5DB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 350 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 10 Mar 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 55 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 |
| Public order | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Sherwood Drive (15); On or near Smillie Place (13); On or near Buttermere Close (13); On or near Vermont Green (12); On or near Arran Close (10).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 38% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 52% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- WS11 6DQ: 21 addresses of 25 in the postcode
- WS11 6ED: 5 addresses of 75 in the postcode
- WS11 6DP: 1 address of 75 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Arran Close · Kelvin Drive · Ulster Close · Burns Street · Buttermere Close · Crab Lane · Moss Road · Glendawn Close · Curlew Hill · Elmwood Close · Church Street · Ashbourne Close
All the streets in WS11 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.