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

B78 3TG 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 3TG 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

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 14% on July. Lichfield 012D: 137 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.7001,52.6102,B783TG
- **Wilnecote (Staffs), 1.4 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.7001,52.6102,B783TG
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.7001,52.6102,B783TG
- **1 of 44 properties in B78 3TG at medium risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 43 at low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.7001,52.6102,B783TG
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Lichfield 012D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.7001,52.6102,B783TG
- **£339,176 average price**: For the whole of Lichfield, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.7001,52.6102,B783TG
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.7001,52.6102,B783TG
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.7001,52.6102,B783TG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B78 3TG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.7001,52.6102,B783TG
- **Low road and rail noise at B78 3TG**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.7001,52.6102,B783TG
- **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=-1.7001,52.6102,B783TG
- **12.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.7001,52.6102,B783TG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Millfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/millfield-primary-school-e150885) | Primary | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Two Gates Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/two-gates-primary-school-e146513) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hanbury's Farm Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hanburys-farm-community-primary-school-e124165) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Manor Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manor-primary-academy-e149166) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dosthill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dosthill-primary-school-e145414) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gabriels-catholic-primary-school-e152630) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met, before the school changed | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £422,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £365,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| April 2026 | £150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| December 2025 | £188,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| November 2024 | £337,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 320 m |
| June 2025 | £258,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 330 m |
| March 2024 | £115,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 340 m |
| July 2025 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 440 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: CREST PHARMACY - FAZELEY (440 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Fazeley Express (430 m, Tesco)

## 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 012D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 22.6** (2025). Lichfield 012D has a deprivation score of 22.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,689th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £214,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lichfield 012D was £214,500 in 2025. Joint 7,866th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,663** (2021). Lichfield 012D had 1,663 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,099th 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: 73.7%** (January 2026). In Lichfield 012D, 73.7% 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: 52.6102, -1.7001

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=-1.7001,52.6102,B783TG

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