Cannock Chase
WS15 house prices in Cannock Chase
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Cannock Chase, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£237,000
Range £127,700–£460,500 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 9 Jan 2026 and 21 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in WS15: the typical (median) sold price is £237,000, below the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). WS15 is an active market, with about 34 recorded sales a month. By property type, 39% were semi-detached homes (typically £225,000) and 29% were terraced homes (typically £195,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,376 a year: Cannock Chase's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Cannock Chase, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on WS15: a steady market, so let the sold prices lead
250 sales since January 2026 make WS15 a steady market, which suits pricing from the latest sold homes better than from any single average or trend.
When selling here, £237,000 is only the middle of a market that runs from £127,700 to £460,500, so lean on the nearest like-for-like sale rather than the middle figure; roughly 34 sales a month is enough for buyers to compare, so evidence beats optimism.
Sell houseFor buyers, on price, WS15 is below the UK average, so ask what is behind the lower prices before you assume a bargain.
Do your own homework first: planning history nearby (35 applications on record within 500 m), flood risk over the long term and council tax (Band D is £2,376 a year), then hand the title to your conveyancer.
Where the numbers are this loose, the free WS15 OfferCheck gives you something firmer to hold: flood, crime, planning and council tax, each with its source.
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At a glance
WS15 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£237,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
34.0
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,376
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in WS15
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in WS15 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £395,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £117,500.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 65 | £395,000 | £275,000–£685,600 |
| Semi-detached | 96 | £225,000 | £153,000–£340,750 |
| Terraced | 71 | £195,000 | £145,000–£275,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 16 | £117,500 | £86,000–£129,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 9 Jan 2026 and 21 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in WS15
The quarterly typical price rose 12.5%, from £235,500 in Q1 2026 (130 sales) to £265,000 in Q3 2026 (41 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | £235,500 | 130 |
| Q2 2026 | £226,500 | 79 |
| Q3 2026 | £265,000 | 41 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 9 Jan 2026 and 21 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of WS15 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most WS15 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £127,700 and £460,500, around a typical £237,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 9 Jan 2026 and 21 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in WS15
Semi-detached homes were 39% of recorded sales (96 of 248). 85% of sales were freehold and 15% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached26%
- Semi-detached39%
- Terraced29%
- Flat / maisonette6%
Tenure
- Freehold85%
- Leasehold15%
See the figures
212 freehold (85%) and 38 leasehold (15%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in WS15, including 1 new-build sale. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 9 Jan 2026 and 21 Aug 2026.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where WS15 sits in Cannock Chase
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in WS15
RED HILL COTTAGE, RED HILL, RUGELEY
Detached · Freehold · 21 Aug 2026
£985,000
22, HAYFIELD HILL, RUGELEY
Semi-detached · Freehold · 20 Aug 2026
£390,000
3, BRIDGE ROAD, RUGELEY
Semi-detached · Freehold · 18 Aug 2026
£175,000
14, ALFRED LYONS CLOSE, RUGELEY
Detached · Freehold · 10 Aug 2026
£450,000
44, SCHOOL LANE, RUGELEY
Semi-detached · Freehold · 10 Aug 2026
£375,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). WS15 includes the Armitage with Handsacre ward.
In plain English
What the Cannock Chase (WS15) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £395,000 against £117,500 for flats: about 3.4 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £127,700 and £460,500, so the median says little about any one home.
- This is an active district: about 34 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 9 January 2026 and 21 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on WS15
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in WS15
£2,376
Band D a year in Cannock Chase, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,584 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,848 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,112 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,376 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,904 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,432 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,960 |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,752 |
These are Cannock Chase's charges for 2026-27, the authority WS15 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Cannock Chase · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near WS15
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest Rugeley John Taylor.
All schools
Rugeley John Taylor
All-through · Free Schools · WS15 1FY
603 m
Not graded
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academies · WS15 1BN
1.2 km
Not graded
Churchfield CofE Primary Academy
Primary · Academies · WS15 2LB
1.4 km
Good · 2023
Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School
Primary · Academies · WS15 1AU
1.6 km
Good · 2016
Chancel Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · WS15 2EW
1.6 km
Good · 2011
Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · WS15 1ED
1.7 km
Good · 2024
Chase View Community Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · WS15 1NE
1.9 km
Good · 2022
Forest Hills Primary School
Primary · Academies · WS15 2PD
2.2 km
Requires improvement · 2023
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the WS15 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 6 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near WS15
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around WS15
35
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 21 October 2026.
Recent applications
CannockChase/CH/26/259Undecided
402 m
Variation of condition no.s 2 (Approved Plans), 3 (Ecology), C7 (Drainage Strategy), C8 (Affordable Housing Statement) and C15 (Noise) of planning permission CH/25/0301 to reduce the overall number of units proposed to 523, including a change in mix of house types, alterations to site layout to allow for changes to avoid the easement which contains utilities, relocation of the proposed pumping station and attenuation pond
Received 2026-09-04
Lichfield/26/01103/OUTMEIUndecided
328 m
Section 73 application to vary condition 2 (drawing numbers), C3 (Ecology), C7 (Drainage Strategy), C8 (Affordable Housing Statement) and C15 (Noise) attached to the approval of reserved matters 25/01265/REMM (layout, scale, appearance and landscaping) for the erection of 547 dwellings (open market and affordable) comprising a mix of 1, 2, 3 and 4 bed units, alongside with associated infrastructure, landscaping and open space, pursuant to outline consents 19/00753/OUTMEI (LDC) and CH/19/201 (CCDC). (Sch2)
Received 2026-09-04
CannockChase/DC/26/02Permitted
277 m
District Consultation: 25/41443/OUT - Outline planning application with all matters reserved, except access for the development of upto 140 dwellings.
Received 2026-02-17 · decided 2026-03-11
CannockChase/CH/23/0312/GConditions
486 m
Application to part discharge condition 9 in respect to the all through school access road pursuant to approval of reserved matters ref: 23/01012/REMM and CH/23/0312
Received 2025-10-20 · decided 2026-02-02
Lichfield/25/01265/REMMPermitted
328 m
Approval of reserved matters (layout, scale, appearance and landscaping) for the erection of 547 dwellings (open market and affordable) comprising a mix of 1, 2, 3 and 4 bed units, alongside with associated infrastructure, landscaping and open space, pursuant to outline consent 19/00753/OUTMEI
Received 2025-10-10 · decided 2026-04-30
CannockChase/CH/25/0301Conditions
496 m
Approval of reserved matters (layout, scale, appearance and landscaping) for the erection of 547 dwellings (open market and affordable) comprising a mix of 1, 2, 3 and 4 bed units, alongside with associated infrastructure, landscaping and open space, pursuant to outline consents 19/00753/OUTMEI (LDC) and CH/19/201 (CCDC)
Received 2025-10-10 · decided 2026-04-28
Applications are matched within 500 m of the WS15 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for WS15 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 35 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 21 October 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for WS15
Decile 8 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
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Across the 12 sampled WS15 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 3 to decile 9, with a median of decile 8 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
WS15 4LL, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 8 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so WS15 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in WS15: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in WS15, band by band
Cannock Chase's council tax for 2026-27 set against the WS15 median sold price of £237,000 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearCannock Chase | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £237,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,584 | £132 | 0.67% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,848 | £154 | 0.78% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,112 | £176 | 0.89% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,376 | £198 | 1.00% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,904 | £242 | 1.23% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,432 | £286 | 1.45% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,960 | £330 | 1.67% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,752 | £396 | 2.01% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the WS15 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Cannock Chase, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in WS15 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 248 distinct addresses in the records we hold for WS15. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
RED HILL COTTAGE, RED HILL, RUGELEY
WS15 4LL · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£985,000
2026-08-21
22, HAYFIELD HILL, RUGELEY
WS15 4RR · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£390,000
2026-08-20
3, BRIDGE ROAD, RUGELEY
WS15 4HQ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£175,000
2026-08-18
14, ALFRED LYONS CLOSE, RUGELEY
WS15 3EY · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£450,000
2026-08-10
44, SCHOOL LANE, RUGELEY
WS15 3QN · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£375,000
2026-08-10
IXWORTH BARN, POPLAR FARM ROAD, RUGELEY
WS15 3AY · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£650,000
2026-08-10
1, THE PINFOLD, RUGELEY
WS15 3FL · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£317,000
2026-08-10
125, UTTOXETER ROAD, RUGELEY
WS15 3QZ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£320,000
2026-08-10
VARDON COURT, ANSON STREET, RUGELEY
WS15 2BA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£72,000
2026-08-04
11, MILLINGTON STREET, RUGELEY
WS15 2HH · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£265,000
2026-07-31
27, RAKE END, RUGELEY
WS15 3RG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£325,000
2026-07-31
8, GLOVERS HILL COURT, RUGELEY
WS15 1BF · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£128,000
2026-07-31
12, TITHEBARN ROAD, RUGELEY
WS15 2QW · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£320,000
2026-07-30
STONE COTTAGE, UTTOXETER ROAD, RUGELEY
WS15 3QR · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£560,000
2026-07-30
12, INGATHORPE ROAD, RUGELEY
WS15 1FE · Flat / maisonette · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£188,000
2026-07-30
6, SCHOLARS GATE, RUGELEY
WS15 3FS · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£313,000
2026-07-30
24, SANDY LANE, RUGELEY
WS15 2LA · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£190,000
2026-07-29
19, HAWKHURST DRIVE, RUGELEY
WS15 3RN · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£275,000
2026-07-29
78, ST THOMAS WAY, RUGELEY
WS15 1RA · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£275,000
2026-07-29
9, BRACKEN WAY, RUGELEY
WS15 2NT · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£162,500
2026-07-28
1, MILL WAY, RUGELEY
WS15 4PF · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£425,000
2026-07-28
28, LANGLEY WAY, RUGELEY
WS15 1SU · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£125,000
2026-07-27
36, WESTFIELDS ROAD, RUGELEY
WS15 4AH · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£247,000
2026-07-22
46, LANGLEY WAY, RUGELEY
WS15 1SU · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£117,000
2026-07-21
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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Postcode districts near WS15
The closest districts to WS15 by straight-line distance between district centres.
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- House prices in WS13 (Lichfield) 6.1 miles
- House prices in WS11 (Cannock) 6.4 miles
- House prices in WS8 (Walsall) 7.7 miles
- House prices in WS14 (Lichfield) 7.7 miles
- House prices in ST18 (Stafford) 7.8 miles
- House prices in ST17 (Stafford) 7.9 miles
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Data sources
Every WS15 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.