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Thinking of living at WS15 4BG? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Croft Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 76% met the expected standard |
| Hayes Meadow Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 37% met the expected standard |
| St James Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 1.5 km | 45% met the expected standard |
| Henry Chadwick Primary School | Primary | 1.8 km | 53% met the expected standard |
| Rugeley John Taylor | Primary | 2.3 km | – |
| Rugeley John Taylor | Secondary | 2.3 km | – |
| Longdon Hall School | Independent | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 2.3 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Rugeley School | Independent | 3.8 km | – |
Every primary near WS15 4BG, 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 | Armitage with Handsacre Crown Green Bowling Club | 480 m | 8 |
| Shooting | Sixmil Airsoft | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Swimming | Lichfield Golf And Country Club | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Rowing | Ash Tree Boat Club | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Tennis | Ravenhill Park | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Sailing | Manor Park Sailing Club | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Golf | Lichfield Golf And Country Club | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Boxing | Rugeley Police and Community Boxing Club | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Football | Rugeley Rangers FC | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Squash | Rugeley Leisure Centre | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Stile Cop Downhill Bike Park | 4.7 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, a drive away (3.9 km), with 185k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Rectory Lane, 50 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (routes 828, 63, 826, 105); 17 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 43 minutes away by public transport (19 by car).
The nearest primary school is The Croft Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (500 m); 76% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Rugeley John Taylor, 2.3 km away.
The nearest supermarket is Handsacre Local, 1.3 km away, with Londis (Armitage) closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Brereton Surgery (2.8 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Bespoke Hairdressing is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queens Hospital, 17 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: 4 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
Handsacre Methodist Church Hall is the closest café or restaurant (1.1 km), and The Swan Inn the nearest pub (100 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 49 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 59 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 7% flats and 37% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
It's growing: about 126 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Ravenhill Park, 2.7 km away; for exercise, Sixmil Airsoft (1.3 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.4 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Birmingham is 35 km away.
Most households own their home, 14% rent privately.
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.
14 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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