# B78 3HY: area report for a postcode in Lichfield

B78 3HY is a postcode in Lichfield.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Lichfield. Open the map at B78 3HY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lichfield](https://openindex.co.uk/lichfield) › [B78](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b78) › [B78 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b78-3)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 20% on July. Lichfield 012C: 61 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.7149,52.6194,B783HY
- **Wilnecote (Staffs), 2.6 km**: About 32 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.7149,52.6194,B783HY
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 850 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.7149,52.6194,B783HY
- **No property in B78 3HY listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.7149,52.6194,B783HY
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Lichfield 012C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.7149,52.6194,B783HY
- **£339,176 average price**: For the whole of Lichfield, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.7149,52.6194,B783HY
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.7149,52.6194,B783HY
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 920 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.7149,52.6194,B783HY
- **64.1% can get gigabit broadband at B78 3HY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.7149,52.6194,B783HY
- **Low road and rail noise at B78 3HY**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.7149,52.6194,B783HY
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.7149,52.6194,B783HY
- **12.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.7149,52.6194,B783HY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Longwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/longwood-primary-school-e124104) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, February 2025 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Millfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/millfield-primary-school-e150885) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dunstall Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dunstall-park-primary-school-e150786) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Kettlebrook Short Stay School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kettlebrook-short-stay-school-e133583) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, May 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £850,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2023 | £735,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2026 | £296,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| September 2024 | £272,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |
| September 2024 | £319,950 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| April 2024 | £440,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| July 2026 | £404,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| August 2026 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 310 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Aldi Ventura Park (920 m, Aldi)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £339,176** (August 2026). Lichfield’s average house price was £339,176 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £41,803** (2025). Full-time workers living in Lichfield earned a median of £41,803 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 104th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.1×** (2025). A home in Lichfield costs 8.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 127th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 12.7** (2025). Lichfield has a deprivation score of 12.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 57th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Lichfield 012C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.6** (2025). Lichfield 012C has a deprivation score of 15.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,035th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £275,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lichfield 012C was £275,000 in 2025. Joint 13,841st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,587** (2021). Lichfield 012C had 1,587 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,798th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 88.8%** (January 2026). In Lichfield 012C, 88.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## B78 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £267,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B78 was £267,500 in 2025. Joint 880th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 25,266** (2021). B78 had 25,266 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,156th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 55%** (2022). About 55% of people in B78 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 85.5%** (January 2026). In B78, 85.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Lichfield](https://openindex.co.uk/lichfield)
- Centre: 52.6194, -1.7149

Council: [Lichfield](https://openindex.co.uk/lichfield) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Tamworth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tamworth): Sarah Edwards (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.7149,52.6194,B783HY

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