Cannock Chase: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£357,365

Semi-detached

£227,777

Terraced

£187,903

Flat or maisonette

£108,028

First-time buyers

£208,940

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  89,344 in 1991 → 104,088 in 2024 (+16.5%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £125,789 in 2005 → £236,743 in 2026 (+88.2%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £367 in 2008 → £605 in 2025 (+64.6%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  74.6% in 2004 → 84.8% in 2023 (+13.7%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.1% in 2001 → 3.1% in 2025 (+47.6%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £8,607 in 1997 → £20,857 in 2024 (+142.3%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Cannock Chase; 29 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing2.2 out of 10 (2022/23) · 4th lowest of 363
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing8.0 out of 10 (2022/23) · 15th highest of 363
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access96.8% (January 2026) · 26th highest of 361
• Employment rate · Economy & work84.8% (2023) · 28th highest of 348

Where it ranks worst

• Three-year business survival · Economy & work27.0% (2021) · 372nd highest of 374
• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills44.5% (2023) · 346th highest of 348
• GCSE English and maths · Education & skills64.0% (2024/25) · 299th highest of 313
• Adult obesity · Health & wellbeing36.0% (2024/25) · 279th lowest of 296

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Staffordshire, which includes Cannock Chase.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.2 years · England 80.0 · 64th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)83.9 years · England 83.8 · 72nd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)63.0 years · England 60.9 · 38th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)62.5 years · England 61.3 · 51st highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)307.0 per 100k · England 321.0 · 62nd lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)12.6% · England 10.4 · 114th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)68.6% · England 64.6 · 112th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Staffordshire, which includes Cannock Chase.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)70.6% · England 68.3 · 38th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)44.6 score · England 46.0 · 99th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)5.8% · England 5.8 · 101st lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)19.1% · England 19.8 · 81st lowest of 153