Forge Street Cannock
10 addresses across 3 postcodes (WS12), about 230 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 5500790.
- Sales: 3 recorded sales since 1995; in 2019 the median was £289,995 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, D: 2, E: 1).
- 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 B; 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 760 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 300 m away, and Hednesford Hills Common (121 hectares) is about 340 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 166 to 172 m above sea level.
- Noise: 8 of its 10 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Hednesford Medical Practice, about 820 m (0.5 miles) away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 620 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 75% of households owned their home and 25% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 27 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 | £289,995 | £289,995 | £289,995 |
| 2017 | 2 | £255,000 | £250,000 | £260,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 2019 | 7 WS12 1DD | Detached | £289,995 | |
| 26 Jun 2017 | 7 WS12 1DD | Detached | £260,000 | |
| 12 May 2017 | 9 WS12 1DD | Detached | £250,000 |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 65 m². Most common: House, detached (2); Maisonette, semi-detached (1); Maisonette, detached (1). Built: 2015 (2); 1900-1929 (2); 1996-2002 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 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 B (35% of about 1,480 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)
- Rear of 30-34 Market Street, Hednesford, Cannock: up to 6 homes, permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- Hednesford Court Office, Angelsey Street, Hednesford: up to 14 homes, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Site A - Oakland's Industrial Estate, Lower Road, Hednesford, Cannock: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Co-op Supermarket, Angelsey Street, Hednesford: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
- 410-418 Cannock Road, Cannock (AKA. Land at Cannock Road/Stafford Lane, Hightown): up to 30 homes, permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- Site B - Image Business Park, East Cannock Road, Hednesford, Cannock: up to 33 homes, not permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- Land adjacent and to the rear of 419-435, Cannock Road, Hednesford: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WS12 1DD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WS12 1DG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WS12 1DB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 10 addresses are between 166 m and 172 m above sea level (170 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS12 1DB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WS12 1DD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WS12 1DG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hednesford 276,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cannock 329,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Landywood 169,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Plough & Harrow PH Hednesford | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Cannock Town Centre | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Beecroft Road Car Park | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest PoGo Charge | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 32.5 km (20 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hednesford Medical Practice | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hednesford Pharmacy | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Valley Centre Dental Practice | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Cannock Chase Hospital | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Police station | Cannock Police Station | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rontec - Hednesford Cashzone | 140 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 10 ha | 300 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Hednesford Hills Common 121 ha | 340 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 70 m² | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 60 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,220 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 198 hectares in all.
Landmarks
6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cockpit Hill | Hill | 700 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Pyegreen Valley | Valley | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Sandy Slade | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Calving Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Lower Brindley Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Hazelslade Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 5 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 10 |
8 of the street's 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 140 m | No published inspection |
| Kingsmead School | Secondary | 11–18 | 220 m | 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 |
| St Peter's CofE Primary Academy Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 470 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hednesford Nursery School | Nursery | 0–4 | 520 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Poppyfield Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 880 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| West Hill Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School Church of England | Primary | 7–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Five Ways Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Staffordshire University Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Gorsemoor Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Heath Hayes Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Nov 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plough & Harrow WS12 1DB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 20 m | 5 Very good | 19 Nov 2025 |
| Farlea Childcare (St. Joseph's) WS12 1DE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 140 m | 5 Very good | 12 Nov 2025 |
| Rontec Hednesford WS12 1DE | Retailers - other | 140 m | 5 Very good | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Kingsmead School WS12 1DH | School/college/university | 220 m | 5 Very good | 8 Oct 2025 |
| Kingsley Cottage Hednesford WS12 1DB | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 240 m | 4 Good | 18 Nov 2025 |
| Forget Me Not Group WS12 1DB | Other catering premises | 280 m | 5 Very good | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Church Hill Victoria WMC WS12 1BQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 290 m | 5 Very good | 26 Feb 2026 |
| Trocadero Fish Bar WS12 2NF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 360 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 27 Aug 2026 |
| St. Peter's Church Hall WS12 1BD | Other catering premises | 380 m | Exempt | |
| Cross Keys Hotel WS12 2DN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 380 m | 5 Very good | 26 Mar 2025 |
| Olive Grove WS12 2DN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 380 m | 4 Good | 27 Nov 2025 |
| Wok 88 WS12 1DB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 380 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jun 2026 |
| New Uxbridge Chinese Takeaway WS12 1AY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 440 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Fiction and Fairy Lights WS12 1AF | Other catering premises | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 Apr 2026 |
| Hednesford Raceway (Cafes) (M Mitchell Catering) WS12 1BE | Other catering premises | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 Nov 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 16 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Kings Avenue (19); On or near Petrol Station (6); On or near Parking Area (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 7 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
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
- WS12 1DD: 7 addresses of 8 in the postcode
- WS12 1DG: 2 addresses
- WS12 1DB: 1 address of 68 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Uxbridge Street · A460 · Kings Avenue · Stafford Lane · Pendle Hill · George Street · Wood Lane · Berry Hill · Sunny View · New Street · Stagborough Way · St Peter's Road
All the streets in WS12 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.