WS12 postcode area guide — Cannock Chase
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WS12 postcode district in Cannock Chase — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WS12
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
92.8%
Gigabit-capable
92.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the WS12 postcode district (Cannock Chase) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 720 postcodes Ofcom measures in WS12, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 92.8%.
Around 0.1% of premises in WS12 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 WS12
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WS12 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| WS12 0AD | 50% | 50% |
| WS12 0FA | 100% | 100% |
| WS12 0FB | 100% | 100% |
| WS12 0FD | 100% | 100% |
| WS12 0FE | 100% | 100% |
| WS12 0FG | 100% | 100% |
| WS12 0FH | 100% | 100% |
| WS12 0FJ | 100% | 100% |
| WS12 0FL | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Cannock Chase
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Cannock Chase district (49,366 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
95.7%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.7%
5G outdoors — all networks
82.3%
Voice indoors — all networks
96.4%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in WS12
Police recorded 175 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WS12 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 80 | 45.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 34 | 19.4% |
| Public order | 12 | 6.9% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 11 | 6.3% |
| Shoplifting | 11 | 6.3% |
| Vehicle crime | 7 | 4.0% |
| Other theft | 5 | 2.9% |
| Other crime | 5 | 2.9% |
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 WS12
Based on 379 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WS12 is £225,000, down 0.9% on the previous year (£227,000).
Detached
£325,000
119 sales
Semi-detached
£215,000
158 sales
Terraced
£182,500
69 sales
Flat / maisonette
£107,500
29 sales
Latest recorded sales in WS12
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £450,000 | Detached | Badger Close | WS12 4UW |
| 21 May 2026 | £445,000 | Detached | Salisbury Drive | WS12 3YP |
| 19 May 2026 | £115,000 | Terraced | Brampton Drive | WS12 2DT |
| 8 May 2026 | £212,000 | Semi-detached | Freeman Drive | WS12 4TY |
| 8 May 2026 | £105,000 | Flat | Eskrett Street | WS12 1AZ |
| 8 May 2026 | £242,000 | Semi-detached | Balmoral Drive | WS12 4LT |
| 7 May 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached | Braemar Gardens | WS12 4LS |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached | Sharon Way | WS12 2NN |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £255,000 | Semi-detached | Charterfield Drive | WS12 3XH |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £147,000 | Terraced | Stafford Street | WS12 2EH |
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):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% |
| 15–29 | 22.9% |
| 30–44 | 18.4% |
| 45–64 | 21.3% |
| 65+ | 19.5% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 67.1% |
| Private rented | 16% |
| Social rented | 4.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around WS12
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsmead School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,427 | WS12 1DH |
| Staffordshire University Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 709 | WS12 4JH |
| Five Ways Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 597 | WS12 2EZ |
| St Peter's CofE Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 473 | WS12 1BE |
| Littleton Green Community School | Primary | 2–11 | 463 | WS12 4UD |
| Pye Green Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 438 | WS12 4RT |
| Gorsemoor Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 384 | WS12 3TG |
| West Hill Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 375 | WS12 4BH |
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 WS12
185 rated food businesses operate in WS12. 126 hold the top rating of 5, 24 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: AJC Catering at Pye Green Community Centre, Alax's Convenience Store, Aldi, Amo's Convenience Store, Aquarius Ballroom.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WS12
From a sample of 164 Energy Performance Certificates across 8 WS12 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 54% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
35%
Band C
18%
Band D
36%
Band E
6%
Band F
4%
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
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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.