Is Cannock Chase a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Cannock Chase, from official data · 5 postcode districts · 2,240 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Cannock Chase, from official data · 5 postcode districts · 2,240 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Cannock Chase sold for £236,743 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.8% on a year earlier. Across Cannock Chase, police record 86 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Cannock Chase, the nearest primary school is St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, 0.4 mi away, about a 9 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest secondary is Kingsmead School, 0.7 mi away, about a 13 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Hednesford Medical Practice, 0.5 mi away, about a 10 minute walk.
Hednesford station is 0.5 mi away, about a 11 minute walk; the nearest park, Hednesford Hills Common, is 20 m away, about a 1 minute walk.
Across Cannock Chase, police record 86 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Cannock Chase sold for £236,743 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.8% on a year earlier. By type: detached £357,365, semi-detached £227,777, terraced £187,903, flats £108,028. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, 0.4 mi away, about a 9 minute walk (Ofsted: good). The nearest secondary school is Kingsmead School, 0.7 mi away, about a 13 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Hednesford is 0.5 mi away, about a 11 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £49,641 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.