Bacteriostatic water in Rugeley

Local facts for Rugeley

Rugeley sits in the WS15 postcode district (WS area), within Cannock Chase, West Midlands, England.

WS15 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Rugeley go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• The University of Birmingham, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 34.6 km
• University of Keele, Biological Sciences, 35.1 km
• Loughborough University, Chemistry, 47.6 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Rugeley with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• The University of Warwick (UKPRN 10007163): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 49.4 km south-east
• The University of Nottingham (UKPRN 10007154): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 53.4 km east
• The University of Leicester (UKPRN 10007796): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 56.9 km east
• University of Worcester (UKPRN 10007139): Biological Sciences, 66 km south
• The University of Sheffield (UKPRN 10007157): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 75.1 km north-east
• Sheffield Hallam University (UKPRN 10005790): Biological Sciences, 75.6 km north-east

Nearby: Hednesford (7.2 km), Burntwood (9.5 km), Cannock (10.3 km), Lichfield (11.4 km), Penkridge (12.6 km).

Regional hub: Birmingham.

Rugeley lies north of Birmingham, about 31.5 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the WS postcode area (15 of the 150 we list for West Midlands):

• Cannock Chase, WS12, 6.7 km
• Brownhills, WS8, 12.9 km
• Pelsall, WS3, 14.9 km
• Bloxwich, WS3, 16.7 km
• Aldridge, WS9, 17.4 km
• Walsall, WS1, 19.7 km
• Walsall, WS1, 19.7 km
• WS, 20.4 km

Postcode districts in the WS area covered by our West Midlands location pages: WS1, WS3, WS7, WS8, WS9, WS10, WS11, WS12, WS13, WS15.

More nearby location pages in West Midlands (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Cannock Chase (4 location pages): Cannock Chase 6.7 km, Hednesford 7.2 km, Cannock 10.3 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Rugeley: north, East Staffordshire (14.2 km); east, Lichfield (11.4 km); south, Cannock Chase (6.7 km); west, Staffordshire (8.5 km).

Location pages in West Midlands within 10 km of Rugeley: 4; within 25 km: 33; within 50 km: 99.

Map reference: 52.7614, -1.9360 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074550869).

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.