Etching Hill & the Heath
Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Etching Hill & the Heath at a glance
- House prices
- £233,750
- Lower prices30th percentile
- Schools
- 27th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 74th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 65.6 per 1,000 residents
- Middle51st percentile
- Flood risk
- 0.8% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land19th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Etching Hill & the Heath a good place to live?
Etching Hill & the Heath may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Cannock Chase below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Etching Hill & the Heath
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 65.6 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 51st percentile nationally
Crime levels are around the national middle range.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Etching Hill & the Heath
House prices
- Median sale price
- £233,750
- Percentile
- 30th percentile nationally
House prices are below the national middle range.
Median of 88 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Etching Hill & the Heath
Schools
27th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Etching Hill & the Heath
Flood risk
0.8% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 0.6% of the area. That is the 19th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Etching Hill & the Heath
Transport
74th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Etching Hill & the Heath a good place to live?
Etching Hill & the Heath may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Etching Hill & the Heath safe?
Etching Hill & the Heath ranks in the 51st percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Etching Hill & the Heath?
The median sale price was £233,750 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 30th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Etching Hill & the Heath?
Schools rank in the 27th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Etching Hill & the Heath?
Nearby public profiles include Hednesford Hills & Rawnsley in Cannock Chase and Heath Hayes & Wimblebury in Cannock Chase.
