WS12 4DE postcode in Cannock, Staffordshire

WS12 4DE is a postcode in Cannock, in the Hednesford Pye Green ward of Cannock Chase. It is in the Cannock Chase parliamentary constituency and the Staffordshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Cannock Chase: 97% Typical price £228,000 Homes sold in WS12 4, last 12 months. ▼ 3% on the year before Nearest station Hednesford 600 m in a straight line

Where WS12 4DE is, and what is near it

Map of WS12 4DE and what is near it Map of WS12 4DE: its centre point, with the 335 other postcodes in the WS12 4 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 12 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A460 WS12 4AB: also in WS12 4WS12 4AE: also in WS12 4WS12 4AG: also in WS12 4WS12 4AH: also in WS12 4WS12 4AJ: also in WS12 4WS12 4AL: also in WS12 4WS12 4AN: also in WS12 4WS12 4AP: also in WS12 4WS12 4AQ: also in WS12 4WS12 4AR: also in WS12 4WS12 4AS: also in WS12 4WS12 4AU: also in WS12 4WS12 4AW: also in WS12 4WS12 4AX: also in WS12 4WS12 4AY: also in WS12 4WS12 4AZ: also in WS12 4WS12 4BA: also in WS12 4WS12 4BB: also in WS12 4WS12 4BD: also in WS12 4WS12 4BE: also in WS12 4WS12 4BF: also in WS12 4WS12 4BG: also in WS12 4WS12 4BH: also in WS12 4WS12 4BJ: also in WS12 4WS12 4BL: also in WS12 4WS12 4BN: also in WS12 4WS12 4BP: also in WS12 4WS12 4BS: also in WS12 4WS12 4BT: also in WS12 4WS12 4BU: also in WS12 4WS12 4BW: also in WS12 4WS12 4BX: also in WS12 4WS12 4BY: also in WS12 4WS12 4BZ: also in WS12 4WS12 4DA: also in WS12 4WS12 4DB: also in WS12 4WS12 4DD: also in WS12 4WS12 4DF: also in WS12 4WS12 4DG: also in WS12 4WS12 4DH: also in WS12 4WS12 4DJ: also in WS12 4WS12 4DL: also in WS12 4WS12 4DN: also in WS12 4WS12 4DP: also in WS12 4WS12 4DQ: also in WS12 4WS12 4DR: also in WS12 4WS12 4DS: also in WS12 4WS12 4DT: also in WS12 4WS12 4DW: also in WS12 4WS12 4DX: also in WS12 4WS12 4DY: also in WS12 4WS12 4DZ: also in WS12 4WS12 4EA: also in WS12 4WS12 4EB: also in WS12 4WS12 4ED: also in WS12 4WS12 4EE: also in WS12 4WS12 4EF: also in WS12 4WS12 4EG: also in WS12 4WS12 4EH: also in WS12 4WS12 4EJ: also in WS12 4WS12 4EL: also in WS12 4WS12 4EN: also in WS12 4WS12 4ER: also in WS12 4WS12 4EW: also in WS12 4WS12 4FA: also in WS12 4WS12 4FD: also in WS12 4WS12 4FE: also in WS12 4WS12 4FH: also in WS12 4WS12 4FJ: also in WS12 4WS12 4FL: also in WS12 4WS12 4FN: also in WS12 4WS12 4GG: also in WS12 4WS12 4GH: also in WS12 4WS12 4GN: also in WS12 4WS12 4GP: also in WS12 4WS12 4GR: also in WS12 4WS12 4GW: also in WS12 4WS12 4HB: also in WS12 4WS12 4HD: also in WS12 4WS12 4HZ: also in WS12 4WS12 4QX: also in WS12 4WS12 4QY: also in WS12 4WS12 4RA: also in WS12 4WS12 4RB: also in WS12 4WS12 4RD: also in WS12 4WS12 4RE: also in WS12 4WS12 4RF: also in WS12 4WS12 4RG: also in WS12 4WS12 4RH: also in WS12 4WS12 4RJ: also in WS12 4WS12 4RL: also in WS12 4WS12 4RN: also in WS12 4WS12 4RQ: also in WS12 4WS12 4RU: also in WS12 4WS12 4UA: also in WS12 4WS12 4WG: also in WS12 4WS12 4WH: also in WS12 4WS12 4WL: also in WS12 4WS12 4XL: also in WS12 4WS12 4XU: also in WS12 4WS12 4XX: also in WS12 4WS12 4XY: also in WS12 4WS12 4XZ: also in WS12 4 School 1.1 kmPye Green Academy 1.2 kmSchool 1.3 kmHednesford Green Heath WS12 4DE Map of WS12 4DE and what is near it Map of WS12 4DE: its centre point, with the 335 other postcodes in the WS12 4 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 12 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Pye Green Academy 1.2 kmHednesford Green Heath WS12 4DE
  • WS12 4DE
  • Other postcodes in WS12 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 12 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.7153, longitude -1.9993)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WS12 4DE?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at WS12 4DE?

Every home and business at WS12 4DE can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Cannock Chase: 97%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Cannock Chase: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Cannock Chase.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at WS12 4DE?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cannock Chase District Council's days for WS12 4DE today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for WS12 4DE on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is WS12 4DE at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include WS12 4DE.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Cannock Chase

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WS12 4DE: 985 properties in Cannock Chase are at high risk (1.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Cannock Chase

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of WS12 4DE is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near WS12 4DE?

Homes in WS12 4 sold for a typical £228,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 203 sales, down 3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£228,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£235,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £325,000 67 sales
  • Semi-detached £220,000 101 sales
  • Terraced £192,000 29 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £84,000 6 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole WS12 district: a typical £230,000 from 424 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in WS12 4DE

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in WS12 4DE from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 19 June 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at WS12 4DE

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at WS12 4DE. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WS12 4DE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 640 homes in the neighbourhood around WS12 4DE. Over half of them (63%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (38%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around WS12 4DE

Band D in Cannock Chase for 2026‑27: £2,376. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,584 (band A) to £3,432 (band F); band A, the most common, is £1,584.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 400 (63%)£1,584
Band Babout 160 (25%)£1,848
Band Cabout 50 (8%)£2,112
Band Dabout 10 (2%)£2,376
Band Ewithheld£2,904
Band Fabout 20 (3%)£3,432
Band Gfewer than 5£3,960
Band Hfewer than 5£4,752

When the homes were built

  1. 3% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 34% 1945 to 1964
  5. 38% 1965 to 1982
  6. 19% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Cannock Chase before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of WS12 4DE is in (ONS area E01029388), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near WS12 4DE?

The nearest open schools to WS12 4DE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WS12 4DE, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to WS12 4DE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WS12 4DE is Hednesford Rail Station, 600 metres away in a straight line.

  • Hednesford Rail Station Railway station 600 mWalk
  • Cannock Rail Station Railway station 3.6 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

12 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Mount Street, 128 m away.

More stations near WS12 4DE, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near WS12 4DE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WS12 4DE, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near WS12 4DE?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WS12 4DE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • InstaVolt Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, CHAdeMO · up to 150 kW 2.5 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near WS12 4DE?

The nearest to the centre of WS12 4DE, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to WS12 4DE?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near WS12 4DE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WS12 4DE, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near WS12 4DE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WS12 4DE, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near WS12 4DE?

The nearest vets to the centre of WS12 4DE on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is WS12 4DE in a conservation area?

The centre of WS12 4DE is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near WS12 4DE?

Police.uk records 144 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WS12 4DE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences62 reports
Anti-social behaviour33 reports
Public order11 reports
Criminal damage and arson10 reports
Shoplifting8 reports
Vehicle crime4 reports

Also: other theft 4, burglary 3, drugs 3, robbery 2, other crime 2, bicycle theft 1, possession of weapons 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for WS12 4DE

Ward
Hednesford Pye Green
Parish
Hednesford
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Cannock
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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WS12 4DZ70 mWS12 4QY90 mWS12 4RJ100 mWS12 4EA110 mWS12 4EB110 mWS12 4UA130 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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