Most deprived 30–40%
IMD England
Around average · 6.7 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£220,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,239 sales
-2.2%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
West Midlands
Region
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.
12070
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12070 out of 33,755 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)
England & WalesProperty sales · WS15 1GA
HM Land Registry · Cannock Chase
Average price
£246,614
Median price: £220,000
All property types · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,239 sales
-2.2% · last 12 full months vs the prior 12
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '23 – Mar '26Mar '26: 1 sales · avg £410,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£490k£336k£182k
Sep '23Jan '24Jan '25Aug '25Mar '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 near WS15 1GA
England & WalesCrime trends · near WS15 1GA
Counts are for Western Springs electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
38
YoY +15%
463116
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
16
YoY stable
19113
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
1271
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
950
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
12
YoY —
1271
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.6%
Other White2.5%
Bangladeshi1.2%
+ other · 3.7%
Religion
Christian51.0%
No religion41.3%
Not answered5.0%
Muslim1.3%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
50–6421.1%
35–4918.4%
25–3414.1%
10–157.9%
65–747.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.9%
Households
Other16.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.1%
Any member 66+9.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.5%
+ 8 other households · 38.0%
Coordinates & Location for WS15 1GA
Stafford
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
WS15 1GA
Coordinates
52.7508, -1.9452
Grid reference
SK037170
Easting
403,794
Northing
317,015
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WQ323+8W
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Rugeley
Travel to Work
Stafford
ITL Region
Cannock Chase
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Cannock Chase
Local Authority
Council AreaCannock Chase E14001150
Constituency
E14001150Staffordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Western Springs
Constituency code
E14001150
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Rugeley
International Territorial Level
Cannock Chase
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving Staffordshire
NHS EnglandWest 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 002B E01029373
E01029373MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cannock Chase 002 E02006119
E02006119LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cannock Chase 002B E01029373
E01029373MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cannock Chase 002 E02006119
E02006119Urban: 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 city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
7:22 AM
Sunrise
6:27 PM
Sunset
11 hours 5 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:22 AM
Sunset (today)
6:27 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 5 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 2001
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~25 years
Active Duration
2001 -> PresentDecember 2001 — Introduced
Postcode WS15 1GA introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01029373 and MSOA E02006119 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 12070
Present — Active
Postcode WS15 1GA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 2001
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~25 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
School applications
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Schools near WS15 1GA
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 64%
RWM expected
28%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 28%
Attainment 8
46.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 29%
RWM expected
48%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
80%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
72%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 72%
RWM expected
44%
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