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Essex Drive, Hednesford, Cannock

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House prices, sold prices and local information for WS12 1LG.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£191,938
17 sales
Price range
£140k – £285k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
14 Mar 2025
WS12 1LG

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At a glance

House prices£192k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station7 min walkHednesford station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold83% freeholdAcross 18 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

17 property sales on Essex Drive, Hednesford, Cannock have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 14 Mar 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £194,077. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 76% semi-detached, 24% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Essex Drive range from £140,000 to £285,000. 83% of homes sold here were freehold and 17% leasehold.

House prices on Essex Drive compared

WS12 postcode area£246,274
Cannock£249,958
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Essex Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WS12 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £167,500 (2 sales)2016£168k2017: £178,738 (4 sales)2017£179k2019: £140,000 (1 sales)2019£140k2020: £160,000 (1 sales)2020£160k2021: £171,000 (3 sales)2021£171k2022: £225,000 (3 sales)2022£225k2023: £247,500 (2 sales)2023£248k2025: £230,000 (1 sales)2025£230k

Tenure: 83% freehold and 17% leasehold across 18 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached13£194,07714 Mar 2025
Terraced4£184,98815 Sep 2022

Sold prices on Essex Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
18, Essex Drive WS12 1LG 14 Mar 2025£230,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
27, Essex Drive WS12 1LG 9 Jan 2025£203,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Essex Drive WS12 1LG 29 Sep 2023£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Essex Drive WS12 1LG 3 Mar 2023£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Essex Drive WS12 1LG 3 Nov 2022£235,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
6, Essex Drive WS12 1LG 15 Sep 2022£220,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Essex Drive WS12 1LG 15 Jul 2022£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Essex Drive WS12 1LG 22 Dec 2021£143,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Essex Drive WS12 1LG 12 Mar 2021£185,000 TerracedLeasehold
19, Essex Drive WS12 1LG 12 Mar 2021£185,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Essex Drive WS12 1LG 15 May 2020£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Essex Drive WS12 1LG 28 Feb 2019£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Essex Drive WS12 1LG 20 Dec 2017£149,950 TerracedFreehold
29, Essex Drive WS12 1LG 13 Nov 2017£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2A, Essex Drive WS12 1LG 18 Aug 2017£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Essex Drive WS12 1LG 6 Jan 2017£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Essex Drive WS12 1LG 20 May 2016£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Essex Drive WS12 1LG 22 Jan 2016£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
28, Essex Drive £150,000 (May 2016) → £285,000 (Sep 2023) +90%
over 7 yrs
14, Essex Drive £160,000 (May 2020) → £220,000 (Jul 2022) +38%
over 2 yrs
4, Essex Drive £140,000 (Feb 2019) → £143,000 (Dec 2021) +2%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Essex Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Hednesford Nursery School 12 pupils Nursery 0–4 Good Report 0.3 mi
Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School 146 pupils Primary 3–7 Good Report 0.3 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 223 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Kingsmead School 1,427 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.4 mi
Hednesford Valley High School 205 pupils Community special school 11–19 Report 0.5 mi
St Peter's CofE Primary Academy 473 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
West Hill Primary School 375 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School 221 pupils Primary Church of England 7–11 Report 0.6 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Hednesford station 0.4 mi · 7 min walk
  • Cannock station 1.5 mi · 30 min walk
  • Landywood station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 8 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Cheviot Rise (adj, Stafford Lane) 2 min walk
  • Essex Drive (opp, Stafford Lane) 2 min walk
  • Highfield Court (opp, Cannock Road) 4 min walk
  • Highfield Court (adj, Cannock Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Moss Street Surgery
    23 Moss Street, Chadsmoor, Cannock · 0.4 mi
  • Dr Manickam & Partner
    Hednesford Valley Health Centre, Station Road, Cannock · 0.4 mi
  • Hednesford Medical Practice
    Hednesford Valley Health Centre, Station Road, Cannock · 0.4 mi
  • Chadsmoor Medical Practice
    45 Princess Street, Chadsmoor, Cannock · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Hednesford · 0.3 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Hednesford Cannock · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Hednesford Superstore · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Cannock Food · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Hednesford Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Valley Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Valley Centre Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
  • Dentaire · 0.4 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income7 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned79.5%62.5%
Private rented11.5%20.3%
Social rented8.9%17.1%
Households738

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1511.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.0%64.1%
Aged 65+25.5%18.6%
Residents1,570

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks94%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks95%92%

Share of homes across Cannock Chase with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Essex Drive

Ethnic group

HereCannock Chase
White97.5%96.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%1.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%1.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%0.5%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.3%

Religion

HereCannock Chase
Christian59.1%52.4%
No religion34.7%41.1%
Not answered5%4.9%
Other religion0.5%0.4%
Hindu0.3%0.2%
Muslim0.2%0.3%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Jewish0.1%–

Country of birth

HereCannock Chase
Born in the UK97.3%96.4%
Born outside the UK2.7%3.6%

Highest qualification

HereCannock Chase
No qualifications23.8%22%
Level 4 qualifications and above20.3%22.7%
Level 3 qualifications19.4%18.8%
Level 2 qualifications13.8%15.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.3%11.9%
Apprenticeship7%6%
Other qualifications3.4%2.7%

General health

HereCannock Chase
Very good health39.7%43.3%
Good health37.2%35.6%
Fair health17.5%14.7%
Bad health4.5%4.9%
Very bad health1.1%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereCannock Chase
1 car or van in household41.2%39.5%
2 cars or vans in household30%31.7%
No cars or vans in household14.6%16.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household14.3%11.8%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Cannock Chase.

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