AREA DECISION REPORT
Cannock Chase area decision report
Balanced shortlist area
Median affordability sits at 6.3x in 2025, which reads as stretch. Gigabit availability is 95.2% with median download at Unavailable. 4G strong coverage reaches 99.8% and 5G reaches 31.7% in the current area summary. Nearby planning activity is quiet in the current area radius. 3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up.
Live across price, affordability, connectivity, planning, and postcode follow-up | Sold prices through 26 Jun 2026 · Affordability year 2025 · Broadband source year 2024 · Mobile source year 2025
- Median sold price, last 5 years £215,000Based on 7,898 sales · Latest sale in data: 26 Jun 2026
- Affordability StretchMedian ratio 6.3x in 2025
- Gigabit availability 95.2%Ofcom source year 2024
- 4G strong coverage 99.8%Area-level mobile source year 2025
- Nearby planning QuietCurrent applications plus recent decisions linked to the area radius
Area summary
Use this summary to decide whether this shortlist survives, then move into postcode-level due diligence where the evidence looks strongest.
Affordability and price
Stretch at 6.3xMedian house-price-to-earnings ratio is 6.3x in 2025, with a median house price of £227,500 and residence earnings of £36,140.
Broadband
Gigabit 95.2%Gigabit availability is 95.2%, with median download at Unavailable and below-USO share at 0.1%.
Mobile
4G 99.8% · 5G 31.7%4G strong-coverage share is 99.8%, with 5G at 31.7% in the current area-level summary.
Planning watch
No nearby matchesNo nearby planning rows matched Cannock Chase in the current live coverage yet.
Schools
21 nearby school rows21 nearby school rows matched postcode area WS12 4WJ for Cannock Chase. Use the schools flow to compare them in more detail.
Transport
785 mapped stopsCannock Chase currently links 785 mapped transport stops, including 776 local bus or tram access points and 9 rail or metro stops. Where NaPTAN status is present, 481 stops are marked active and 304 inactive. Top localities include Norton Canes (57), Brereton (52), Hednesford (46).
Local business
Score 100/100Cannock Chase currently links 336 mapped local businesses across 8 tracked categories. Top amenity groups include 93 food and drink, 53 retail, 51 nightlife. The current amenity availability signal scores 100/100.
Jobs
756 online job adverts observedCannock Chase local authority · May 2026. Same geography one year earlier: 1,026 online job adverts observed in May 2025.
Postcode follow-up
3 featured postcodes3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up under Cannock Chase.
Crime
Latest month 775Cannock Chase recorded 775 crimes in Jun 2026. Rolling twelve month context shows 8,788, with a 2.3% rise against the prior twelve months and violence and sexual offences as the top recorded type. Staffordshire Police contributes the largest matched force share in the latest month.
Local business
This area-level OSM snapshot shows the amenity mix currently mapped around Cannock Chase, so you can judge everyday convenience before you spend more time on postcode-level checks.
Amenity availability
Convenience score 100/100
Basis: nearest matching geography. Area local-business counts use postcode tags first and nearest-postcode fallback when the OSM record has no usable postcode tag.
Amenity group
Food and drink
93 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by fast food (48), cafe (24), restaurant (21).
Amenity group
Retail
53 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by clothes (33), diy (5), electronics (5).
Amenity group
Nightlife
51 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by pub (46), bar (5).
Amenity group
Personal services
47 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by hairdresser (31), beauty (16).
Compare against another area
Keep at least one alternative area in view while you weigh cost, connectivity, planning pressure, and postcode follow-up coverage.
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Birmingham
Birmingham has 63,331 recorded sales with a median sold price of £220,400.
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Leeds has 60,832 recorded sales with a median sold price of £225,000.
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North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire has 59,996 recorded sales with a median sold price of £260,000.
Open area researchPostcodes worth checking next
These are the best current postcode follow-up routes from the live area brief, so use them to move from early shortlist thinking into deeper due diligence.
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WS12 4WJ
WS12 4WJ has 77 recorded sales with a median sold price of £254,995.
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WS12 4WN
WS12 4WN has 66 recorded sales with a median sold price of £299,995.
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WS11 9AY
WS11 9AY has 55 recorded sales with a median sold price of £264,950.
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