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Thinking of living at WS15 2PW? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Hills Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 44% met the expected standard |
| Chancel Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 72% met the expected standard |
| The John Bamford Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 80% met the expected standard |
| Churchfield CofE Primary Academy | Primary | 900 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| The Hart School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 46.5 · 9.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Rugeley John Taylor | Secondary | 2.4 km | – |
| JP Alternative Education | Independent | 2.6 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Rugeley School | Independent | 5.0 km | – |
| Longdon Hall School | Independent | 6.3 km | Attainment 8: 2.3 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near WS15 2PW, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Hagley Bowling Club | 680 m | 6 |
| Tennis | Etching Hill Tennis Club | 1.0 km | 2 |
| Shooting | Rugeley Rifle Club | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Cannock Chase Cycle Centre | 2.4 km | 2 |
| Football | Rugeley Rangers FC | 710 m | 1 |
| Boxing | Rugeley Police and Community Boxing Club | 830 m | 1 |
| Swimming | Rugeley Leisure Centre | 840 m | 1 |
| Squash | Rugeley Leisure Centre | 840 m | 1 |
| Rowing | Ash Tree Boat Club | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Golf | Beau Desert Golf Club | 4.9 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Rugeley Town, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 185k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Plovers Rise, 150 m away, with a bus about every 30 minutes on weekdays (routes 826, 828); 11 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 44 minutes away by public transport (23 by car).
The nearest primary school is Forest Hills Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 44% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Hart School, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 46.5 · 9.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Heron Foods, 450 m away, with Hagley News closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Aelfgar Surgery (400 m), with Northwood Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Star is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queens Hospital, 20 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 52% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 16 restaurants and cafés, 19 pubs and bars.
Daisy's Kitchen is the closest café or restaurant (650 m), and The Chase the nearest pub (300 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (25 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 134 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 21 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 18% flats and 19% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 112 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Green Lane Park, 450 m away; for exercise, Sixmil Airsoft (4.0 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 36 km away.
Most households own their home, 22% rent privately.
44 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.