WS15 2EQ postcode in Rugeley, Staffordshire

WS15 2EQ is a postcode in Rugeley, in the Western Springs 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 High flood risk 4 of 16 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 94% of homes and businesses can get it. Cannock Chase: 97% Typical price £231,250 Homes sold in WS15 2, last 12 months. ▲ 2.8% on the year before Nearest station Rugeley Town 550 m in a straight line

Where WS15 2EQ is, and what is near it

Map of WS15 2EQ and what is near it Map of WS15 2EQ: its centre point, with the 330 other postcodes in the WS15 2 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. WS15 2AH: also in WS15 2WS15 2AJ: also in WS15 2WS15 2AS: also in WS15 2WS15 2AT: also in WS15 2WS15 2AZ: also in WS15 2WS15 2BB: also in WS15 2WS15 2BE: also in WS15 2WS15 2BG: also in WS15 2WS15 2BJ: also in WS15 2WS15 2BL: also in WS15 2WS15 2BQ: also in WS15 2WS15 2BS: also in WS15 2WS15 2BT: also in WS15 2WS15 2BU: also in WS15 2WS15 2BW: also in WS15 2WS15 2BX: also in WS15 2WS15 2BY: also in WS15 2WS15 2BZ: also in WS15 2WS15 2DF: also in WS15 2WS15 2DG: also in WS15 2WS15 2DJ: also in WS15 2WS15 2DL: also in WS15 2WS15 2DN: also in WS15 2WS15 2DP: also in WS15 2WS15 2DQ: also in WS15 2WS15 2DR: also in WS15 2WS15 2DT: also in WS15 2WS15 2DU: also in WS15 2WS15 2DY: also in WS15 2WS15 2DZ: also in WS15 2WS15 2EA: also in WS15 2WS15 2EB: also in WS15 2WS15 2ED: also in WS15 2WS15 2EF: also in WS15 2WS15 2EG: also in WS15 2WS15 2EH: also in WS15 2WS15 2EJ: also in WS15 2WS15 2EL: also in WS15 2WS15 2FU: also in WS15 2WS15 2FX: also in WS15 2WS15 2GA: also in WS15 2WS15 2GB: also in WS15 2WS15 2GE: also in WS15 2WS15 2HJ: also in WS15 2WS15 2HL: also in WS15 2WS15 2HN: also in WS15 2WS15 2HR: also in WS15 2WS15 2HX: also in WS15 2WS15 2JA: also in WS15 2WS15 2JB: also in WS15 2WS15 2JE: also in WS15 2WS15 2JG: also in WS15 2WS15 2JH: also in WS15 2WS15 2JJ: also in WS15 2WS15 2JN: also in WS15 2WS15 2JP: also in WS15 2WS15 2JR: also in WS15 2WS15 2JS: also in WS15 2WS15 2JT: also in WS15 2WS15 2JU: also in WS15 2WS15 2JW: also in WS15 2WS15 2JX: also in WS15 2WS15 2JY: also in WS15 2WS15 2LA: also in WS15 2WS15 2LB: also in WS15 2WS15 2LE: also in WS15 2WS15 2LF: also in WS15 2WS15 2WD: also in WS15 2WS15 2WE: also in WS15 2WS15 2WT: also in WS15 2WS15 2YZ: also in WS15 2 School 600 mAelfgar Surgery 750 mRugeley John Taylor 1.4 kmThe Hart School 1.8 kmRugeley WS15 2EQ Map of WS15 2EQ and what is near it Map of WS15 2EQ: its centre point, with the 330 other postcodes in the WS15 2 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 600 mRugeley WS15 2EQ
  • WS15 2EQ
  • Other postcodes in WS15 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.7582, longitude -1.9317)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WS15 2EQ?

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 WS15 2EQ?

Every home and business at WS15 2EQ can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 94% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)94% 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 WS15 2EQ?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cannock Chase District Council's days for WS15 2EQ today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for WS15 2EQ 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 WS15 2EQ at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 16 homes and businesses at WS15 2EQ. 4 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 10 more at a lower risk.

16 homes and businesses at WS15 2EQ High: 4Medium: 4Low: 6Not in an area at risk: 2

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

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 WS15 2EQ: 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 WS15 2EQ is in one of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for it at 13:11 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 13:11 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near WS15 2EQ?

Homes in WS15 2 sold for a typical £231,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 170 sales, up 2.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£231,250 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£225,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £330,000 52 sales
  • Semi-detached £222,500 54 sales
  • Terraced £185,500 56 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £113,125 8 sales

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

Across the whole WS15 district: a typical £240,000 from 429 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 WS15 2EQ

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in WS15 2EQ from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 7 March 2025. 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 WS15 2EQ

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at WS15 2EQ. 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 WS15 2EQ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 970 homes in the neighbourhood around WS15 2EQ. Over half of them (64%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (31%). 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 WS15 2EQ

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 £2,904 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,584.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 620 (64%)£1,584
Band Babout 220 (23%)£1,848
Band Cabout 70 (7%)£2,112
Band Dabout 40 (4%)£2,376
Band Eabout 20 (2%)£2,904
Band Fwithheld£3,432
Band Gwithheld£3,960
Band Hfewer than 5£4,752

When the homes were built

  1. 31% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 10% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 13% 1965 to 1982
  6. 26% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 9% 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 2020 or later

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 WS15 2EQ is in (ONS area E01029404), 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 WS15 2EQ?

The nearest open schools to WS15 2EQ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WS15 2EQ, 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 WS15 2EQ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WS15 2EQ is Rugeley Town Rail Station, 550 metres away in a straight line.

  • Rugeley Town Rail Station Railway station 550 mWalk
  • Rugeley Trent Valley Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Lichfield Street, 241 m away.

More stations near WS15 2EQ, 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 WS15 2EQ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WS15 2EQ, 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 WS15 2EQ?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of WS15 2EQ on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 WS15 2EQ?

The nearest to the centre of WS15 2EQ, 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 WS15 2EQ?

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 WS15 2EQ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WS15 2EQ, 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 WS15 2EQ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WS15 2EQ, 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 WS15 2EQ?

The nearest vets to the centre of WS15 2EQ 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 WS15 2EQ in a conservation area?

The centre of WS15 2EQ is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 WS15 2EQ?

Police.uk records 155 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WS15 2EQ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences67 reports
Anti-social behaviour27 reports
Criminal damage and arson17 reports
Public order12 reports
Shoplifting9 reports
Other theft9 reports

Also: burglary 6, drugs 3, other crime 2, vehicle crime 1, theft from the person 1, robbery 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 WS15 2EQ

Ward
Western Springs
Parish
Rugeley
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Rugeley
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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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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