WS6 6LA postcode in Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay, Staffordshire

WS6 6LA is a postcode in Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay, in the Great Wyrley Town ward of South Staffordshire. It is in the Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge 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 96% of homes and businesses at WS6 6LA can get it Across South Staffordshire: 84% Typical price £250,000 Homes sold in WS6 6, last 12 months. ▼ 2.9% on the year before Nearest station Landywood 1.2 km in a straight line

Where WS6 6LA is, and what is near it

Map of WS6 6LA and what is near it Map of WS6 6LA: its centre point, with the 172 other postcodes in the WS6 6 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 12 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WS6 6AA: also in WS6 6WS6 6AW: also in WS6 6WS6 6BE: also in WS6 6WS6 6BF: also in WS6 6WS6 6BG: also in WS6 6WS6 6BH: also in WS6 6WS6 6BJ: also in WS6 6WS6 6BL: also in WS6 6WS6 6BN: also in WS6 6WS6 6BP: also in WS6 6WS6 6BQ: also in WS6 6WS6 6BS: also in WS6 6WS6 6BT: also in WS6 6WS6 6BU: also in WS6 6WS6 6BW: also in WS6 6WS6 6BX: also in WS6 6WS6 6BY: also in WS6 6WS6 6BZ: also in WS6 6WS6 6DA: also in WS6 6WS6 6DB: also in WS6 6WS6 6DD: also in WS6 6WS6 6DE: also in WS6 6WS6 6DF: also in WS6 6WS6 6DG: also in WS6 6WS6 6DH: also in WS6 6WS6 6DJ: also in WS6 6WS6 6DL: also in WS6 6WS6 6DN: also in WS6 6WS6 6DP: also in WS6 6WS6 6DQ: also in WS6 6WS6 6DR: also in WS6 6WS6 6DS: also in WS6 6WS6 6DT: also in WS6 6WS6 6DU: also in WS6 6WS6 6DW: also in WS6 6WS6 6DX: also in WS6 6WS6 6DY: also in WS6 6WS6 6DZ: also in WS6 6WS6 6EA: also in WS6 6WS6 6EB: also in WS6 6WS6 6ED: also in WS6 6WS6 6EE: also in WS6 6WS6 6EF: also in WS6 6WS6 6EG: also in WS6 6WS6 6EH: also in WS6 6WS6 6EJ: also in WS6 6WS6 6EL: also in WS6 6WS6 6EN: also in WS6 6WS6 6EQ: also in WS6 6WS6 6ER: also in WS6 6WS6 6ES: also in WS6 6WS6 6EW: also in WS6 6WS6 6FB: also in WS6 6WS6 6HU: also in WS6 6WS6 6JA: also in WS6 6WS6 6JB: also in WS6 6WS6 6JD: also in WS6 6WS6 6JE: also in WS6 6WS6 6JF: also in WS6 6WS6 6JG: also in WS6 6WS6 6JH: also in WS6 6WS6 6JJ: also in WS6 6WS6 6JQ: also in WS6 6WS6 6JX: also in WS6 6WS6 6JY: also in WS6 6WS6 6JZ: also in WS6 6WS6 6LB: also in WS6 6WS6 6LD: also in WS6 6WS6 6LE: also in WS6 6WS6 6LF: also in WS6 6WS6 6LG: also in WS6 6WS6 6LH: also in WS6 6WS6 6LJ: also in WS6 6WS6 6LL: also in WS6 6WS6 6LN: also in WS6 6WS6 6LP: also in WS6 6WS6 6LQ: also in WS6 6WS6 6LR: also in WS6 6WS6 6LS: also in WS6 6WS6 6LT: also in WS6 6WS6 6LU: also in WS6 6WS6 6LW: also in WS6 6WS6 6LX: also in WS6 6WS6 6LY: also in WS6 6WS6 6LZ: also in WS6 6WS6 6NA: also in WS6 6WS6 6NB: also in WS6 6WS6 6ND: also in WS6 6WS6 6NE: also in WS6 6WS6 6NF: also in WS6 6WS6 6NG: also in WS6 6WS6 6NH: also in WS6 6WS6 6NJ: also in WS6 6WS6 6NL: also in WS6 6WS6 6NN: also in WS6 6WS6 6NP: also in WS6 6WS6 6NQ: also in WS6 6WS6 6NR: also in WS6 6WS6 6NS: also in WS6 6WS6 6NT: also in WS6 6WS6 6NU: also in WS6 6WS6 6NW: also in WS6 6WS6 6NX: also in WS6 6WS6 6NY: also in WS6 6WS6 6PA: also in WS6 6WS6 6PB: also in WS6 6WS6 6PD: also in WS6 6WS6 6PE: also in WS6 6WS6 6PF: also in WS6 6WS6 6PG: also in WS6 6WS6 6PT: also in WS6 6WS6 6PZ: also in WS6 6WS6 6QH: also in WS6 6WS6 6QQ: also in WS6 6WS6 6QZ: also in WS6 6 Great Oaks College 2.0 kmGreat Wyrley Landywood WS6 6LA Map of WS6 6LA and what is near it Map of WS6 6LA: its centre point, with the 172 other postcodes in the WS6 6 sector, 4 schools (1 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), 12 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Cannock station 2.2 kmGreat Wyrley Landywood WS6 6LA
  • WS6 6LA
  • Other postcodes in WS6 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 12 bus stops
  • 8 EV charging points
  • 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 52.6671, longitude -2.0161)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WS6 6LA?

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 WS6 6LA?

Every home and business at WS6 6LA can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 96% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WS6 6LA 96% South Staffordshire 84%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WS6 6LA 100% South Staffordshire 96%
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 WS6 6LA?

BinDayBuddy has not read South Staffordshire Council's days for WS6 6LA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for WS6 6LA 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 WS6 6LA 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 WS6 6LA.

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 South Staffordshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WS6 6LA: 1,236 properties in South Staffordshire are at high risk (2% of all its properties). All the figures for South Staffordshire

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 WS6 6LA 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 WS6 6LA?

Homes in WS6 6 sold for a typical £250,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 100 sales, down 2.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£250,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£257,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £422,500 20 sales
  • Semi-detached £268,000 39 sales
  • Terraced £198,250 30 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £210,000 11 sales

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

Across the whole WS6 district: a typical £257,000 from 179 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 WS6 6LA

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in WS6 6LA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 18 December 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 WS6 6LA

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at WS6 6LA. 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 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WS6 6LA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 670 homes in the neighbourhood around WS6 6LA. The largest share of them, 37%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (49%). 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 WS6 6LA

Band D in South Staffordshire for 2026‑27: £2,314. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,542 (band A) to £3,342 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,057.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 80 (12%)£1,542
Band Babout 130 (19%)£1,800
Band Cabout 250 (37%)£2,057
Band Dabout 130 (19%)£2,314
Band Eabout 70 (10%)£2,828
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,342
Band Gwithheld£3,856
Band Hwithheld£4,627

When the homes were built

  1. 6% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 19% 1919 to 1939
  4. 49% 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 2020 or later

Averages for South Staffordshire 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 WS6 6LA is in (ONS area E01029642), 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 WS6 6LA?

The nearest open schools to WS6 6LA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WS6 6LA, 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 WS6 6LA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WS6 6LA is Landywood Rail Station, 1.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Landywood Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmCycle
  • Cannock Rail Station Railway station 2.2 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 Station Road, 51 m away.

More stations near WS6 6LA, 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 WS6 6LA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WS6 6LA, 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 WS6 6LA?

8 within 1 km 11 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WS6 6LA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • EVC Charging point · No details mapped 850 mWalk
  • EVC Charging point · No details mapped 850 mWalk
  • EVC Charging point · No details mapped 850 mWalk

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 WS6 6LA?

The nearest to the centre of WS6 6LA, 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 WS6 6LA?

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 WS6 6LA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WS6 6LA, 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 WS6 6LA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WS6 6LA, 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 WS6 6LA?

The nearest vets to the centre of WS6 6LA 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 WS6 6LA in a conservation area?

The centre of WS6 6LA 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 WS6 6LA?

Police.uk records 87 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WS6 6LA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences33 reports
Anti-social behaviour16 reports
Public order8 reports
Vehicle crime6 reports
Shoplifting6 reports
Criminal damage and arson5 reports

Also: other theft 5, robbery 3, burglary 2, bicycle theft 1, drugs 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 WS6 6LA

Ward
Great Wyrley Town
Parish
Great Wyrley
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay
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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

WS6 6QZ60 mWS6 6LD110 mWS6 6PG120 mWS11 8SS120 mWS6 6LB120 mWS6 6LQ150 m
All of WS6

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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