WS11 postcode area guide — Cannock Chase

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Broadband & internet speeds in WS11

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the WS11 postcode district (Cannock Chase) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,013 postcodes Ofcom measures in WS11, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 91.9%.

Around 0% of premises in WS11 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in WS11

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Mobile signal around Cannock Chase

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Cannock Chase district (49,366 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in WS11

Police recorded 194 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WS11 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in WS11

Based on 446 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WS11 is £220,000, down 2.2% on the previous year (£225,000).

Latest recorded sales in WS11

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Cannock Chase demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Cannock Chase district (100,519 residents, 43,456 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around WS11

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in WS11

328 rated food businesses operate in WS11. 242 hold the top rating of 5, 25 are rated 4, and 6 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 200 Degrees Coffee Shop, Abbey Court Care Home, Age UK Day Care, Aladdins Pizza Cannock, Aldi.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in WS11

From a sample of 161 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 WS11 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 62% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Cannock Chase

Landlines around WS11 typically use:

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What's it like living in WS11?

Postcodes in WS11

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.