Typical 3-bedroom house£254kmost £217k–£295k
Houses per m²£3,315flats £2,238
Sold last year2822,010 in five years
Prices in Cannock Chase+2.8%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in WS12 sold for £253,585 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £217,036 and £294,745, for about 84 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Cannock (£250,000).
282 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £97k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in WS12 1 (£3,144) and the most in WS12 3 (£3,438).
Across Cannock Chase, prices are up 2.8% on a year ago and up 25.3% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £964 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,156 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £51,000 for that mortgage: what £55,000 buys.
Questions about WS12
Is WS12 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Cannock; prices in Cannock Chase are up 2.8% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (74% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (45.6% against 43.8%); 282 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in WS12?
A typical 3-bedroom house in WS12 sold for £253,585 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £217,036 and £294,745.
Is WS12 expensive for Cannock?
A 3-bedroom house in WS12 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Cannock (£250,000).
How many homes sell in WS12 each year?
282 homes sold in the last year and 2,010 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near WS12?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Pye Green Academy, where 74% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near WS12?
For a 3-bedroom house, WS3 (£211k, 10 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.