WS3 postcode area guide — Cannock Chase

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Broadband & internet speeds in WS3

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the WS3 postcode district (Cannock Chase) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 995 postcodes Ofcom measures in WS3, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 86.9%.

Around 0.2% of premises in WS3 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 WS3

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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 WS3

Police recorded 363 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WS3 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 WS3

Based on 426 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WS3 is £198,000, down 5.7% on the previous year (£210,000).

Latest recorded sales in WS3

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 WS3

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 WS3

287 rated food businesses operate in WS3. 132 hold the top rating of 5, 55 are rated 4, and 17 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Abdul's Balti House, Harden Hall, Leamore Primary School, Ryecroft Fish Bar, 37 Chaucer Road.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in WS3

From a sample of 255 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 WS3 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 42% 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 WS3 typically use:

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What's it like living in WS3?

Postcodes in WS3

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.