Residential dwellings
16,562
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
WS12 rents and yields
Asking rent £980/month · Gross yield 4.6% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is WS12?
WS12: residential dwellings 16,562.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.0%
WS12 has the lowest HMO-shaped dwellings of the 2 neighbouring postcode districts compared.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 15,980
- Mixed-use buildings
- 79%
- HMO-shaped units
- 1.0%
- EPC A or B
- 19%
- EPC D or worse
- 49%
What does WS12 earn?
WS12: asking rent £980/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 212 lets).
Asking rent
£980/month 12 months to Sep 2026
212 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 212 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.6% 12 months to Sep 2026
303 lets
+9.5% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 303 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
66 on 6 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 6 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
How does WS12 vary by home size?
Asking rent in WS12 runs from £665/month for 1 bedroom to £1,136/month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £665/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 7 of 12 months observed | — | 48 |
| 2 bedrooms | £892/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 10 of 12 months observed | — | 108 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,136/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 109 |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns WS12?
Corporate landlords hold 75% of the 891 units in WS12 whose freeholder is classified; 95% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords75% of classified · 671 units
- Housing associations19% of classified · 171 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)4.3% of classified · 38 units
- RMC1.2% of classified · 11 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does WS12 rank?
WS12 ranks 1st of 2 postcode districts in Cannock Chase for asking rent, at £980/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Cannock Chase
WS12 ranks 1st of 2 postcode districts in Cannock Chase for asking rent, at £980/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WS12 | £980/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 212 | measured |
| 2 | WS11 | £943/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 287 | measured |
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Cannock Chase
WS12 ranks 1st of 2 postcode districts in Cannock Chase for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.6%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WS12 | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 303 | measured |
| 2 | WS11 | 4.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 554 | measured |
Where next from WS12?
- Cannock ChaseThe wider market this area sits in.
- WS11Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,047/m² · Sep 2026
- ST17Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,128/m² · Sep 2026
- ST19Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,842/m² · Sep 2026
- WS15Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,295/m² · Sep 2026
- WS7Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,718/m² · Sep 2026
- WS8Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,992/m² · Sep 2026
- WS13Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,696/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about WS12
- What is the average rent in WS12?
- Homes to let in WS12 asked a median £980/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 212 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in WS12?
- 4.6% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 303 lets. +9.5% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in WS12?
- WS12 has 16,562 homes, 0.0% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about WS12
- Property values in WS12Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in WS12Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in WS12What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in WS12What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in WS12Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in WS12What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in WS12Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 212 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 303 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 6 Nov 2026 | 6 Nov 2026 | — |