Ridgewood Drive Rawnsley, Cannock Chase
5 addresses across 3 postcodes (WS12), about 60 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 5504525.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £290,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Cannock Chase cost £231,333 in August 2026 (-1.3% on a year); private rents averaged £868 a month.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Coal mining: It is in a coalfield, in a low risk area.
- 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 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Hednesford Hills Common, is about 150 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 185 to 198 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 5 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Rawnsley Surgery, about 440 m (0.3 miles) away.
- People: About 270 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 74% of households owned their home and 25% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 32 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £185,000 | £185,000 | £185,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | 3 WS12 1JB | Detached | £290,000 | |
| 10 Nov 2017 | 3 WS12 1JB | Detached | £185,000 |
House prices and rents in Cannock Chase
A typical home in Cannock Chase cost £231,333 in August 2026, 1.3% less than a year before. That is 20% more than five years earlier and 58% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £348,921 |
| Semi-detached | £222,470 |
| Terraced | £183,922 |
| Flat or maisonette | £105,774 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £204,194 |
Private renters in Cannock Chase paid £868 a month on average in September 2026, 7.2% more than a year before. That is 33% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £589 |
| Two bedrooms | £782 |
| Three bedrooms | £966 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,347 |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 82 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (1); House, detached (1). Built: 2012 onwards (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 12,200 kWh of it on average in 2024, 10% more than the district's 11,042 kWh, and 2,739 kWh of electricity, 14% less than the district's 3,192 kWh. There are gas meters for about 99% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS12 1HZ | 54 | 2,200 kWh | 53 | 9,004 kWh |
| WS12 1JB | 48 | 2,413 kWh | 48 | 13,084 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is WS12.
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 (42% of about 740 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)
- Land to the rear of 454-460 Littleworth Road, Cannock: up to 4 homes, not permissioned (30 m)
- Garage Court at Glover Street, Wimblebury: up to 5 homes, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
Energy projects nearby
1 energy project near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplars Anaerobic Digestion Facility (Waste AD) Cannock Chase CH.09/03/721 MW | Anaerobic digestion | 6 MW | Operational Jul 2011 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
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, 2 at medium risk and 4 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 1DY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| WS12 1HZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 3 | unlikely |
| WS12 1JB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
3 of the street's 3 postcodes are in a coalfield, in a low risk area: coal was mined in the area, but no workings shallow enough to matter for building are recorded.
Conveyancers usually still order a coal mining search (CON29M) for a home in a coalfield.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 5 addresses are between 185 m and 198 m above sea level (191 m on average); the ground rises about 13 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS12 1DY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WS12 1HZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WS12 1JB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hednesford 276,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cannock 329,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Rugeley Town 185,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 16 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Longacres Littleworth | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Cannock Town Centre | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 31.9 km (20 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rawnsley Surgery Good Nov 2018 | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rawnsley Pharmacy | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dentaire | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Cannock Chase Hospital Good Feb 2020 | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Care homes | 5 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Windsor House Care Home Requires improvement Aug 2023 | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Cannock Police Station | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Rontec - Hednesford Cashzone | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hednesford Hills Common 121 ha | 150 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 980 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,280 m² | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 131 hectares in all.
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hazelslade Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Cockpit Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Hazelslade Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Sandy Slade | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| The Lawn | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Noddyfield Valley | Valley | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 5 |
1 of the street's 5 addresses is 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's CofE Primary Academy Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 51% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 58% in 2024 and 71% in 2023) |
| Hazel Slade Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection | 59% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 57% in 2024 and 43% in 2023) |
| Heath Hayes Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 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 | 61% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 57% in 2024 and 62% in 2023) |
| Kingsmead School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.4 km (0.9 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 | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 46.9 (48.5 in 2025 and 51.3 in 2024); 37.2% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade B-; 37.5% AAB or better; progress below average |
| Five Ways Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection | 52% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 55% in 2024 and 55% in 2023) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection | None published |
| Hednesford Nursery School | Nursery | 0–4 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
3 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 290 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Potters Childcare Services WS12 1JD | Full day care | 32 | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 290 m |
| Little Chimps Day Nursery WS12 0RN | Full day care | 42 | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Progressive Sports @ Heath Hayes WS12 2EP | Out-of-school day care | 45 | Not inspected yet | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 315 childminders and 25 home childcarers (nannies) in Staffordshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Trafalgar WS12 1HZ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 230 m | 5 Very good | 16 Oct 2025 |
| Littleworth Victory Working Mens Club WS12 2HU | Pub/bar/nightclub | 230 m | 5 Very good | 28 Feb 2024 |
| Little Potters Day Nursery WS12 1JD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 300 m | 5 Very good | 20 Jul 2026 |
| The Redforte Tandoori Takeaway WS12 1JD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 360 m | 5 Very good | 19 May 2025 |
| Happy's WS12 1JD | Retailers - other | 370 m | 4 Good | 16 Feb 2026 |
| Tudor House and Windsor House Nursing Homes WS12 1HY | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 Jul 2026 |
| Hednesford Town Football & Social Club WS12 2GW | Pub/bar/nightclub | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Nov 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 11 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Longacres (15); On or near Bryans Way (6); On or near The Dell (5); On or near Ridgewood Drive (4); On or near Barn Way (2).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
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 1DY: 3 addresses
- WS12 1HZ: 1 address of 59 in the postcode
- WS12 1JB: 1 address of 51 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Longacres · Horseshoe Drive · Bryans Way · Wimblebury Road · Hamilton Close · Beaudesert View · Haymaker Way · Victory Close · Trafalgar Close · Reservoir Road · Nelson Drive · Kings Croft
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.