The postcode WS12 1BJ is located in Cannock Chase, in the county of Staffordshire. It was introduced in March 2003 and is an active postcode. WS12 1BJ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
WS12 1BJ is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 6.8 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of WS12 1BJ as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Older workers and retirement.
The closest road name to WS12 1BJ is George Street which is centered 23 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Cottage Close and is 134 m away. The closest railway station is Hednesford Rail Station, 800 m away.
The closest primary school to WS12 1BJ (for ages 11 and under) is St Peter's CofE Primary Academy. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Kingsmead School. The last OFSTED inspection on December 2, 2021 rated this school as Good
The local pub for residents of WS12 1BJ is Church Hill Victoria WMC and is 121 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on March 21, 2018. The nearest takeaway food is available from Jumbo House and is 266 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on October 28, 2021.
Residents reported an average download speed of 57.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 15 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.
Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.9 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for WS12 1BJ is covered by the Staffordshire police force association and South Staffordshire is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to WS12 1BJ and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to WS12 1BJ, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode WS12 1BJ
Introduction | March 2003 |
Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
User Type | Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical |
School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from WS12 1BJ - Data from 2020-2021
School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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St Peter's CofE Primary Academy | Academy | 3-11 | 253 m | |
Kingsmead School | Academy | 11-18 | Good (December 2, 2021) | 262 m |
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (May 2, 2018) | 342 m |
Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School | Maintained school | 5-7 | Requires improvement (March 11, 2020) | 1.11 km |
West Hill Primary School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (September 19, 2017) | 1.23 km |
Five Ways Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (November 13, 2019) | 1.39 km |
Hednesford Valley High School | Special school | 11-19 | Good (March 6, 2019) | 1.41 km |
Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School | Maintained school | 7-11 | Good (September 13, 2017) | 1.55 km |
Gorsemoor Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (September 29, 2021) | 1.6 km |
Heath Hayes Primary Academy | Academy | 4-11 | Good (November 10, 2021) | 1.64 km |
Staffordshire University Academy | Academy | 11-19 | Requires improvement (November 27, 2019) | 1.7 km |
Redhill Primary School | Academy | 2-11 | 1.89 km | |
Hazel Slade Primary Academy | Academy | 4-11 | 2.06 km | |
Moorhill Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | 2.22 km | |
Pye Green Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Good (September 12, 2017) | 2.25 km |
Cannock Chase High School | Academy | 11-18 | Good (February 1, 2018) | 2.31 km |
Poppyfield Primary Academy | Academy | 4-11 | 2.39 km | |
Sherbrook Primary School | Special school | 2-11 | Good (June 20, 2018) | 2.71 km |
Cardinal Griffin Catholic College | Maintained school | 11-18 | Good (February 7, 2018) | 2.97 km |
St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (November 6, 2018) | 3.25 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WS12 1BJ - Data from Apr 2022
Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Church Hill Victoria WMC | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 21, 2018 | 121 m | |
St. Peter's Church Hall | Exempt February 19, 2020 | 167 m | |
Hednesford Raceway (Cafes) (M Mitchell Catering) | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 21, 2021 | 253 m | |
St. Peter's Primary CE School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 11, 2020 | 253 m | |
Kingsmead School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 13, 2021 | 262 m | |
Jumbo House | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 28, 2021 | 266 m | |
Kingsley Cottage Rest Home | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 30, 2021 | 266 m | |
Play Days @ Centenary Hall | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 28, 2019 | 266 m | |
Plough & Harrow | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 27, 2020 | 266 m | |
Farlea Childcare (St. Joseph's) | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 22, 2017 | 342 m | |
Rontec Hednesford | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 14, 2019 | 342 m | |
St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 8, 2021 | 342 m | |
Trocadero Fish Bar | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 5, 2021 | 447 m | |
Aquarius Ballroom & Function Suite | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 16, 2019 | 459 m | |
Market Street Fish Bar | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 4, 2019 | 471 m | |
Clucking Chicken Cafe | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 21, 2021 | 485 m | |
High Street Convenience Store/Post Office | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 15, 2021 | 485 m | |
Karakter Kakes | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 15, 2018 | 485 m | |
Kraftt Lounge Bar | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 25, 2020 | 485 m | |
Luxury Cakes & Desserts | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 9, 2021 | 485 m |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WS12 1BJ - Data from Apr 2022
Cottage Close | 134 m | |
Cottage Close | 154 m | |
Plough & Harrow PH | 233 m | |
Plough & Harrow PH | 254 m | |
Kings Avenue | 288 m | |
Hednesford Rail Station | 800 m | |
Hednesford Rail Station | 812 m | |
Cannock Rail Station | 2.78 km | |
East Midlands Airport | 46.85 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WS12 1BJ - Data from Dec 2021
Cockpit Hill | 523 m | |
Pyegreen Valley | Valley | 1.65 km |
Sandy Slade | 1.66 km | |
Lower Brindley Pool | 2.19 km | |
Hazelslade Pool | 2.21 km | |
Calving Hill | 2.39 km | |
Hazelslade Wood | 2.43 km | |
Deercote Slade | 2.61 km | |
Cavan's Wood | 2.72 km | |
Brindley Heath | 2.91 km | |
Huntington Belt | 2.95 km | |
Rainbow Valley | Valley | 2.96 km |
Furnace Coppice | 3.02 km | |
The Lawn | 3.03 km | |
Brindley Valley | Valley | 3.06 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for WS12 1BJ - Data from Ofcom 2017
All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
---|---|---|---|
Download | 68.5 Mbps | 57.1 Mbps | 78.67 Mbps |
Upload | 19.5 Mbps | 15 Mbps | 20 Mbps |
Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
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0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 5 | 1 |
2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 19.8 | 1.2 |
30-300 Mbps | 100% | 100% | 65.2 | 17.9 |
300+ Mbps | 0% | 0% | - | - |
Energy usage data for WS12 1BJ - Data from 2020
Country | England |
County | Staffordshire |
Latitude | 52.70455400 |
Longitude | -1.99411100 |
OS Easting | 400495 |
OS Northing | 0311876 |
OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
Staffordshire |
Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
Cannock Chase |
County Electorial Division | Hednesford and Rawnsley ED |
Electoral Ward | Hednesford South |
Local Authority District | Cannock Chase |
Region / Government Office Region | West Midlands |
European Electoral Region | West Midlands |
Local Enterprise Partnership | Primary: Greater Birmingham and Solihull Secondary: Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire |
Local Learning and Skills Council | Staffordshire |
International Territorial Level Code | E07000192 |
Travel To Work Area | Wolverhampton and Walsall |
NHS England Region | Midlands |
Primary Care Trust (PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
South Staffordshire |
Cancer Alliance | West Midlands |
Strategic Health Authority (SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB) |
West Midlands |
Sustainability and Transformation Partnership |
Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent |
Clinical Comissioning Group (CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
NHS Cannock Chase CCG |
Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Suburbanites Group: Semi-detached suburbia Subgroup: Older workers and retirement |
Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation |
Built-Up Area | Cannock BUA |
Built-Up Area Sub-Division | Cannock BUASD |
Workplace Zone | E33021984 |
Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Cannock Chase 009 |
Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Cannock Chase 009D |
Output Area / Small Area | 6B4 |