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WS12 3 in Cannock Chase

Cannock Chase council area · WS12 3 postcode sector

Explore recorded housing and local services for postcode sector WS12 3 in Cannock Chase. Check the data sources, coverage and nearby sectors.

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Area guideWS12 3 · WS12 district6 of 6 evidence categories available

A first look at WS12 3

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Recorded sale median
£250,00072 sales · 2025
Nearest recorded station
2.7 kmUndated · straight line from the approximate centre
Evidence available
6 / 6Data categories, not an area rating

Gigabit availability averages 98.6% across 74 residential postcode records in WS12 3, using Ofcom's January 2026 snapshot. This gives each postcode equal weight, not each home. Check the exact address for service.

What stands out in the records

  • Mapped parks nearby

    The nearest mapped park is 0.2 km from the WS12 3 sector centre, with 8 mapped parks within 1 km. These are map counts and straight-line distances, not a measure of park quality or access routes.

  • Station and supermarket distances

    From the WS12 3 sector centre, the nearest mapped station is 2.7 km away and supermarket 0.7 km away in a straight line. These are not journey times.

  • Recorded sales

    WS12 3 has a recorded sale median of £250,000 from 72 sales. These 2025 transactions do not establish a price trend or current asking price.

Streets and surroundings

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Housing

What homes have sold for

These are recorded sale medians for WS12 3. They are not current asking prices or valuations.

Hover or tap a bar to see the sales sample.

72 sales in sample
66 sales in sample
33 sales in sample
22 sales in sample
11 sales in sample
6 sales in sample
Land Registry source

Transfers dated 2025. A small sample can move the median sharply.

The dated rent series below covers a wider local authority, not this postcode sector. Use live rental searches below to check current asking rents.

How prices have changed nearby

ONS monthly averages for Cannock Chase local authority. This is a wider area than the postcode sector above, whose recorded sale figures are medians for 2025.

Why this council area is shown

ONS boundaries dated December 2025 put the largest share of the mapped sector overlap in Cannock Chase, about 100%. This compares land area, not homes or addresses.

The boundaries cover about 100% of the stored sector shape. Coastlines, simplified boundaries and source dates can leave gaps or small overlaps. ONS boundary source, Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025.

Average monthly private rent

£867Latest observed month · Aug 2026

Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026Monthly values from £604 to £867. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£867£735.5£604202020232026
Aug 2026£867

Sept 2020 to Aug 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking rent.

How to read these figures

The ONS rent measure includes new and existing tenancies. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026
MonthAverage
Aug 2026£867
Jul 2026£859
Jun 2026£854
May 2026£848
Apr 2026£845
Mar 2026£841
Feb 2026£837
Jan 2026£832
Dec 2025£826
Nov 2025£819
Oct 2025£814
Sept 2025£810
Aug 2025£809
Jul 2025£810
Jun 2025£811
May 2025£811
Apr 2025£807
Mar 2025£803
Feb 2025£799
Jan 2025£794
Dec 2024£790
Nov 2024£787
Oct 2024£784
Sept 2024£781
Aug 2024£776
Jul 2024£771
Jun 2024£763
May 2024£755
Apr 2024£751
Mar 2024£748
Feb 2024£745
Jan 2024£740
Dec 2023£737
Nov 2023£732
Oct 2023£730
Sept 2023£725
Aug 2023£723
Jul 2023£719
Jun 2023£717
May 2023£712
Apr 2023£709
Mar 2023£707
Feb 2023£704
Jan 2023£700
Dec 2022£695
Nov 2022£691
Oct 2022£688
Sept 2022£685
Aug 2022£682
Jul 2022£679
Jun 2022£675
May 2022£673
Apr 2022£670
Mar 2022£667
Feb 2022£664
Jan 2022£662
Dec 2021£659
Nov 2021£657
Oct 2021£654
Sept 2021£653
Aug 2021£650
Jul 2021£644
Jun 2021£636
May 2021£629
Apr 2021£624
Mar 2021£620
Feb 2021£616
Jan 2021£613
Dec 2020£609
Nov 2020£607
Oct 2020£605
Sept 2020£604

Average house price

£236,743Latest observed month · Jul 2026

Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026Monthly values from £173,757 to £236,743. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£236.7k£205.3k£173.8k202020232026
Jul 2026£236,743

Aug 2020 to Jul 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking price or valuation.

How to read these figures

The UK House Price Index uses a geometric mean for this local authority. It differs from the sector sale median above in geography, period and calculation. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026
MonthAverage
Jul 2026£236,743
Jun 2026£232,568
May 2026£231,706
Apr 2026£233,173
Mar 2026£226,751
Feb 2026£230,887
Jan 2026£227,396
Dec 2025£232,777
Nov 2025£232,090
Oct 2025£235,681
Sept 2025£236,262
Aug 2025£234,469
Jul 2025£230,282
Jun 2025£222,767
May 2025£223,896
Apr 2025£223,832
Mar 2025£229,203
Feb 2025£224,564
Jan 2025£221,366
Dec 2024£219,022
Nov 2024£219,635
Oct 2024£219,308
Sept 2024£217,879
Aug 2024£217,450
Jul 2024£215,906
Jun 2024£216,484
May 2024£213,879
Apr 2024£212,280
Mar 2024£210,492
Feb 2024£210,467
Jan 2024£211,688
Dec 2023£215,158
Nov 2023£219,620
Oct 2023£223,367
Sept 2023£221,799
Aug 2023£219,990
Jul 2023£214,123
Jun 2023£214,159
May 2023£212,971
Apr 2023£218,670
Mar 2023£219,303
Feb 2023£221,370
Jan 2023£220,457
Dec 2022£220,152
Nov 2022£219,314
Oct 2022£216,799
Sept 2022£217,656
Aug 2022£214,447
Jul 2022£213,924
Jun 2022£209,048
May 2022£206,430
Apr 2022£202,954
Mar 2022£198,947
Feb 2022£197,994
Jan 2022£196,852
Dec 2021£195,800
Nov 2021£195,260
Oct 2021£194,195
Sept 2021£193,142
Aug 2021£192,415
Jul 2021£188,920
Jun 2021£188,119
May 2021£183,969
Apr 2021£185,589
Mar 2021£185,249
Feb 2021£183,315
Jan 2021£180,607
Dec 2020£178,759
Nov 2020£178,399
Oct 2020£177,431
Sept 2020£174,784
Aug 2020£173,757
Everyday life

Connections and nearby services

Service distances are straight lines from an approximate sector centre. They do not measure a route or journey time.

Broadband and mobile

  • Gigabit availability across postcodesEstimate98.6%Mean across 74 residential postcode percentages · January 2026
  • 4G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: Cannock Chase; 49,366 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
  • 5G outdoor coverage99.7%Local authority: Cannock Chase; 49,366 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
Sources and limits
  • Gigabit availability across postcodesMean across 74 residential postcode percentages · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataUnweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Cannock Chase; 49,366 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataPredicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Cannock Chase; 49,366 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataHigh-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.

Broadband is a mean of residential postcode percentages, not a sector premises rate. Mobile figures describe outdoor coverage from at least one operator across the named local authority. Check your network and address.

Transport and amenities

Scale: 0 to 18 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest train station2.7 km
  • Nearest supermarket0.7 km
  • Nearest post office0.6 km
  • Nearest GP practice0.5 km
  • Nearest hospital17.8 km
  • Nearest gym7.9 km
  • Nearest restaurant2 km
  • Nearest community centre2.2 km
  • Nearest mapped free parking4.1 km
  • Nearest Waitrose10.1 km
  • Mapped pubs in sectorUnknownInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest train stationStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap rail stationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarketStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap supermarketsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post officeStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap post officesDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practiceStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government GP practice locationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospitalStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government hospital locations in EnglandDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gymStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap gymsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurantStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap restaurantsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centreStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap community centresDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parkingStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parkingDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest WaitroseStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location dataDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sectorInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap pubsA mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.

Outdoor access

Scale: 0 to 18 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest park0.2 km
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km0 weighted haWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
  • Parks within 1 km8 parksWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest parkStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parksDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsWeighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsCounts mapped parks near the sector centre.
Local details

Places in the records

Explore named places in the available records. Map links appear only where the source includes a location.

Supermarket brand distances

Waitrose
10.06 km
Tesco
0.74 km
Sainsbury's
2.30 km
Aldi
2.31 km
Lidl
10.86 km
M&S
2.34 km

Straight-line distance from the sector centre. A nearby shop may be outside the sector.

About these records

SourceStored supermarket brand locations, mainly OpenStreetMap; Waitrose also uses a brand location file

Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. A value under 1 km does not prove a shop is inside the boundary. Locations and opening status are undated.

Listed buildings

Recorded listed buildings
1
Grade II
1

Recorded points inside this sector. The dataset covers England.

About these records

SourceHistoric England listed-building points

Recorded points inside this sector. The source covers England; absence of this block does not establish that there are no listed buildings.

Mapped bathing-water site

River Severn at Ironbridge
34.38 km

Nearest mapped bathing-water site, not necessarily the nearest beach. No current water-quality claim.

About these records

SourceEnvironment Agency bathing-water locations in England

Nearest site in this dataset, measured in a straight line from the sector centre. It is not necessarily the nearest beach. The stored classification has no verified year, so no current water-quality claim is made.

Schools

School evidence

Recorded school locations, not catchment areas or a promise of admission.

1Primaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.2 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
Historical inspection ratings

100% of rated schools in the source dataset were rated Good or better. The rated-school denominator and inspection dates are unknown, so this is not a current rating for the schools counted above.

0Secondaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset1.6 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Grammarrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset12.4 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Independentrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset7.3 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre

This dataset does not establish school coverage outside England. A school inside the sector or nearby does not establish admission eligibility. Check current inspection reports and admissions rules with the school or local authority.

Recorded crime

Undated crime records

The observation period is unknown. These figures cannot tell you current crime levels or personal safety.

For a current picture, check police information for the address. Services and coverage vary across the UK.

View undated recorded incidents

These are raw counts, not population-adjusted risk rates. Coverage is not fully verified and counts depend on reporting and police recording practices.

197recorded incidents in the available dataset
Violence and sexual offences
86
Anti-social behaviour
33
Public order
18
Criminal damage and arson
12
Other theft
10
Vehicle crime
8
Burglary
7
Drugs
7
Shoplifting
7
Other crime
4
Possession of weapons
4
Robbery
1

Current listings

See what is on the market

These links open live searches on external property sites. They search the wider WS12 postcode district, which contains other sectors. Listing availability and prices change on those sites.

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Places to compare

These are evidence matches from across the nationwide postcode sector dataset. Some may be far from WS12 3. Compare the recorded measures and distance before deciding which guides to open.

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Postcode sectorSale median (2025)Sales in sampleFrom WS12 3Shared evidence
WS12 3Heath HayesThis area · Cannock Chase
£250,000
72
This area
Reference sector
BS13 9BS13 9 in Bristol area guideBristol
£255,000£5,000 higher than this area
47
148.4 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest station2.7 km2.7 km
Nearest supermarket0.7 km0.7 km
Gigabit availability99%99%
SA2 0SA2 0 in Swansea area guideSwansea
£240,000£10,000 lower than this area
143
179.9 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest park0.2 km0.2 km
Gigabit availability99%98%
Nearest supermarket0.7 km0.7 km
LE2 6LE2 6 in Leicester area guideLeicester
£240,000£10,000 lower than this area
112
58.8 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability99%99%
Nearest supermarket0.7 km0.7 km
Nearest station2.7 km2.6 km
M23 2M23 2 in Manchester area guideManchester
£245,000£5,000 lower than this area
35
80 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability99%99%
Nearest supermarket0.7 km0.6 km
Nearest park0.2 km0.2 km

Recorded sales cover 2025; these medians are not current asking prices. Distances are straight lines between approximate sector centres, not travel routes. Missing values remain unknown.

How these comparisons were made

Sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. Suggestion reasons use the available sale medians, Ofcom January 2026 residential broadband availability, calculated as an unweighted mean of postcode percentages and undated OpenStreetMap station, supermarket and park locations. Distances to mapped places are also straight lines from approximate sector centres. A suggestion shares several measures with this sector; it is not a suitability score.

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About the evidence

Sources and limits

This guide covers postcode sector WS12 3, not the whole of Cannock Chase. 6 of 6 evidence categories are available. Missing values mean unknown.

See metric sources and dates

Sector sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. The guide shows standard residential transactions for 2025, grouped by property type, with at least five sales per published median. School locations were processed from Get Information about Schools with OpenStreetMap fallback where needed. Check current English school inspection reports with Ofsted. Recorded crime counts use Police.uk open data; the processed sector file does not retain an observation period.

  • Gigabit availability across postcodes. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Mean across 74 residential postcode percentages. Unweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Cannock Chase; 49,366 premises; at least one operator. Predicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Cannock Chase; 49,366 premises; at least one operator. High-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.
  • Nearest train station. OpenStreetMap rail stations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarket. OpenStreetMap supermarkets; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post office. OpenStreetMap post offices; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practice. Government GP practice locations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospital. Government hospital locations in England; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest park. OpenStreetMap parks; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gym. OpenStreetMap gyms; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurant. OpenStreetMap restaurants; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centre. OpenStreetMap community centres; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parking. OpenStreetMap parking; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest Waitrose. Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location data; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sector. OpenStreetMap pubs; Undated snapshot; Inside postcode sector boundary. A mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Weighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Counts mapped parks near the sector centre.

Housing figures are recorded sale medians. Service distances, where shown, are straight lines from an approximate postcode-sector centre. School ratings may have changed. Crime figures are raw recorded counts with no verified period in this model.

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