WS15 3JU
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Property report — WS15 3JU
Open-data due diligence for WS15 3JU and the area around it.
WS15 3JU in brief: 13 recorded sales (£77,500–£345,000) · high flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WS15 3JU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WS15 3 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£548,997
Population
14,090
Crimes recorded
1
Schools
4
Flood risk
High
Gigabit broadband
51%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WS15 3, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (8 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-29 | £315,000 | 8 VICARS CROFT | Detached |
| 2020-10-07 | £345,000 | 3 VICARS CROFT | Detached |
| 2019-10-04 | £230,000 | 8 VICARS CROFT | Detached |
| 2018-01-29 | £249,950 | 3 VICARS CROFT | Detached |
| 2014-02-03 | £205,000 | 4 VICARS CROFT | Detached |
| 2011-06-01 | £179,995 | 4 VICARS CROFT | Detached |
| 2002-06-26 | £128,000 | 4 VICARS CROFT | Detached |
| 2000-09-29 | £122,500 | 11 VICARS CROFT | Detached |
| 2000-02-11 | £77,500 | 1 VICARS CROFT | Detached |
| 1999-12-07 | £107,500 | 9 VICARS CROFT | Detached |
| 1998-12-18 | £89,995 | 10 VICARS CROFT | Detached |
| 1998-08-28 | £90,000 | 10 VICARS CROFT | Detached |
| 1997-02-28 | £81,000 | 4 VICARS CROFT | Detached |
13 recorded sales on WS15 3JU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chancel Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Forest Hills Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| Churchfield CofE Primary Academy | 0.7 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| The Hart School | 0.9 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Etching Hill CofE Primary Academy | 0.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| The John Bamford Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: AELFGAR SURGERY (0.3 mi) · HORSEFAIR PRACTICE (0.6 mi) · SANDY LANE SURGERY (0.7 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: TOMB OF ELIZABETH CUTING AND EMMA HOLLINHURST IN GRAVEYARD OF OLD CHURCH OF ST AUGUSTINE (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · REMAINS OF OLD CHURCH OF ST AUGUSTINE (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · GRAVEYARD WALL OF OLD CHURCH OF ST AUGUSTINE (Grade II) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: MORRISONS PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · BOOTS (0.5 mi) · RUGELEY PHARMACY (0.5 mi)
Nearest stations: Rugeley Trent Valley (0.3 mi) · Rugeley Town (0.8 mi) · Hednesford (4.8 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Morrisons (0.4 mi) · Tesco (0.4 mi) · Aldi (0.4 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 51
- One-person households
- 28%
- Households with children
- 23%
- Households
- 6,069
Owned 75% · Social rent 9% · Private rent 15%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WS15 3.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WS15 3 (May 24–Apr 26, average 2/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictWS15 | SectorWS15 3 | PostcodeWS15 3JU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £271,624 | £548,997 | £170,880 |
| Population | 47,253 | 14,090 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 8/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 239 | 1 | — |
| Schools | 21 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | High |
| Gigabit broadband | 79% | 51% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 91% | 74% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WS15 3); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.