Low deprivation
IMD England
27
Crime · May '26
£140,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for WS12 1BQ
Wolverhampton and Walsall
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
WS12 1BQ
Coordinates
52.7050, -1.9924
Grid reference
SK006119
Easting
400,608
Northing
311,919
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WP235+X2
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Cannock
Travel to Work
Wolverhampton and Walsall
ITL Region
Cannock Chase
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
25847
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 25847 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · WS12 1BQ
HM Land Registry · Cannock Chase
Average price
£150,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £140,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Nov '23 – Jan '25Jan '25: 1 sales · avg £140,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£220k£155k£90k
Nov '23Jan '24Jan '25
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Police Recorded Crime near WS12 1BQ
Crime trends · near WS12 1BQ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
14105
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
14
YoY +100%
ASB
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.5%
Other White1.3%
+ other · 3.2%
Religion
Christian60.2%
No religion32.7%
Not answered5.2%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
50–6421.1%
35–4918.6%
65–7413.6%
25–3410.2%
75–848.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.1%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.7%
All members 66+14.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.2%
Other13.7%
Any member 66+10.6%
+ 8 other households · 31.5%
Administrative Information
Cannock Chase
Local Authority
Council AreaCannock Chase E14001150
Constituency
E14001150Staffordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Hednesford Hills & Rawnsley
Constituency code
E14001150
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Hednesford
International Territorial Level
Cannock Chase
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving Staffordshire
NHS ScotlandWest Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
West Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
South Staffordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB - 04Y
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Cannock Chase 009D E01029391
E01029391MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cannock Chase 009 E02006126
E02006126LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cannock Chase 009D E01029391
E01029391MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cannock Chase 009 E02006126
E02006126Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:56 AM
Sunrise
8:30 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:56 AM
Sunset (today)
8:30 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
March 2003
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~23 years
Active Duration
2003 -> PresentMarch 2003 — Introduced
Postcode WS12 1BQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 25847
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01029391 and MSOA E02006126 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WS12 1BQ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
March 2003
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~23 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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