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Cannock Chase

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Most deprived 40–50%
Census 2021
100,519
Households
43,458
Crimes · Aug '26
786

Estimated population, mid-2025: 104,299 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

43,458
Households
White Brit. · 95%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
Most deprived 40–50%
Avg IMD
786
Crimes · Aug '26
£225,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,122 sales
£867
Average rent, August 2026
2,242
Postcodes
43,458
Households
White Brit. · 95%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
Most deprived 40–50%
Avg IMD
786
Crimes · Aug '26
£225,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,122 sales
£867
Average rent, August 2026
2,242
Postcodes

Sold prices in Cannock Chase

England & Wales
Property sales · Cannock Chase
HM Land Registry · Cannock Chase
Average price
£246,537
Median price: £225,000
Median -2.2% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,122 sales
View district WS11
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 19 sales · avg £216,816
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£259k£238k£217k
Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Cannock Chase

England & Wales
Crime trends · Cannock Chase

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
354
YoY +29%
393316239
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
147
YoY +30%
16111364
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
24
YoY +71%
623814
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
16
YoY -33%
30209
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
65
YoY +48%
654729
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
114
YoY -23%
204159114
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
66
YoY +12%
776042
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

2 of 6 key categories improving · public order up sharply · vehicle crime rising

786
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in Cannock Chase

Ethnicity

Total residents: 100,519
White Brit.94.5%
Other White1.7%
+ other · 3.8%

Religion

Total residents: 100,519
Christian52.5%
No religion41.1%
Not answered4.9%
+ other · 1.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 100,519
50–6421.3%
35–4918.4%
25–3413.7%
65–7410.6%
10–156.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.2%

Households

Total households: 43,458
One person: other16.3%
One person: aged 66+12.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.9%
Single family household, all members 66+10.0%
+ 9 other households · 36.7%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Cannock Chase

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 40–50%
Mean decile 5.35 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 40–50% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.35 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Cannock Chase

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

Transport in Cannock Chase

Hednesford is a 10-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 828 m

  • Hednesford

    Rail

    828 m

  • Cannock

    Rail

    3.6 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, DLR, tram, metro, and ferry

Amenities in Cannock Chase

GPs make up most of the mapped places

5 GPs · 5 Libraries · 1 Hospitals · 12 in all

  • GPs5
  • Libraries5
  • Hospitals1
  • Museums1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Cannock Chase

Average rent, August 2026

£867/month

ONS Price Index of Private Rents — average monthly rent by bedroom.

£589
1 bed
£781
2 bed
£964
3 bed
£1,346
4 bed

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

School applications

We've matched this area to Staffordshire.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Cannock Chase is the district council. School applications go through Staffordshire.

Last published allocation

None of the schools listed here has a published last-distance figure, so we cannot compare a postcode with last year's allocation. We do not draw catchment maps in this list; where we hold a council's map, it is on the school's page.

Apply for a primary place via Staffordshire
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Overview of Cannock Chase

Coordinates52.7114, -1.9894
Postcodes
2,242
Census 2021
100,519

Estimated population, mid-2025: 104,299 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

Households (Census)
43,458
Recorded crime · Aug '26
786

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