Most deprived 40–50%
IMD England
Around average · 10.1 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£225,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,122 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.
14196
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14196 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 1GH
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
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Apr '24 – Dec '25Dec '25: 1 sales · avg £362,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£400k£245k£90k
Apr '24Nov '24Apr '25Oct '25Dec '25
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 1GH
England & WalesCrime trends · near WS15 1GH
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 year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
23
YoY -30%
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
9
YoY —
1161
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
23
YoY -15%
423222
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.6%
Other White3.5%
+ other · 3.0%
Religion
Christian49.5%
No religion44.0%
Not answered5.6%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
50–6421.5%
35–4918.5%
25–3414.3%
65–749.7%
10–158.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.4%
Households
One person: other16.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.0%
One person: aged 66+11.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.5%
Single family household, all members 66+8.3%
+ 9 other households · 38.7%
Coordinates & Location for WS15 1GH
Stafford
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
WS15 1GH
Coordinates
52.7488, -1.9492
Grid reference
SK035168
Easting
403,527
Northing
316,800
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WP3X2+G8
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 003E E01029374
E01029374MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cannock Chase 003 E02006120
E02006120LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cannock Chase 003E E01029374
E01029374MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cannock Chase 003 E02006120
E02006120Urban: 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
7:31 AM
Sunrise
6:16 PM
Sunset
10 hours 45 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:31 AM
Sunset (today)
6:16 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 45 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
April 2003
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~23 years
Active Duration
2003 -> PresentApril 2003 — Introduced
Postcode WS15 1GH 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 E01029374 and MSOA E02006120 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 14196
Present — Active
Postcode WS15 1GH is currently active and in use.
First introduced
April 2003
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~23 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
School applications
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Schools near WS15 1GH
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 64%
RWM expected
28%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 28%
Attainment 8
46.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 29%
RWM expected
48%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
80%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 10–17FSM 0%
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