Neighbourhood · Cannock Chase
Cannock South: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Cannock South neighbourhood of Cannock Chase, England (ONS area Cannock Chase 012). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes WS11. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near WS11 0AP.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, showing some signs of gentrification
Cannock South is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it shows some signs of gentrification against Cannock Chase (2 of 20 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £196,250 and flats for £110,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Cannock Chase (2.0 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Cannock, is about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£196,250
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +33% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£110,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +31% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Some signs
Weighted balance +0.06; 2 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 3 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 2 to 4.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£41,500
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
2.0 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Cannock South sits in Cannock Chase
- Typical house price: 3rd lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in Cannock Chase
- Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 6 neighbourhoods in Cannock Chase with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 4th lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in Cannock Chase
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Cannock South
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
2 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Cannock Chase, 2 the other way and 16 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Anti-social behaviour
- Borough against the region
Falling behind the borough
- Homes improving their energy rating
- Homes selling
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Cannock Railway station, about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (840 m in a straight line). About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Birmingham International (about 67 min) and Rugeley Trent Valley (about 15 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school St Mary's Catholic Primary School 380 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school Cannock Chase High School 1.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 2023).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Cannock South
What is the typical house price in Cannock South?
£196,250. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +33% against 2017-2019.
How does Cannock South compare with the rest of Cannock Chase?
Typical house price: 3rd lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in Cannock Chase. Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 6 neighbourhoods in Cannock Chase with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 4th lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in Cannock Chase.
Is Cannock South an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Cannock South gentrifying?
Some signs. Weighted balance +0.06; 2 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Cannock South?
Cannock. Railway station, about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (840 m in a straight line). About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Birmingham International (about 67 min) and Rugeley Trent Valley (about 15 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Cannock South?
Nearest state primary school. St Mary's Catholic Primary School. 380 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Cannock Chase High School. 1.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 2023).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.