# WS13 8HQ: area report for a postcode in Lichfield

WS13 8HQ 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 WS13 8HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lichfield](https://openindex.co.uk/lichfield) › [WS13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws13) › [WS13 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws13-8)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. Lichfield 002D: 45 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8459,52.7200,WS138HQ
- **Lichfield City, 4.6 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8459,52.7200,WS138HQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: None found within 1.6 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8459,52.7200,WS138HQ
- **1 of 50 properties in WS13 8HQ at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 2 at medium risk. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.8459,52.7200,WS138HQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Lichfield 002D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8459,52.7200,WS138HQ
- **£335,799 average price**: For the whole of Lichfield, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8459,52.7200,WS138HQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8459,52.7200,WS138HQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8459,52.7200,WS138HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WS13 8HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8459,52.7200,WS138HQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WS13 8HQ**: Road 58 dB, rail 47 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8459,52.7200,WS138HQ
- **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=-1.8459,52.7200,WS138HQ
- **11.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8459,52.7200,WS138HQ

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2023 | £265,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £335,799** (July 2026). Lichfield’s average house price was £335,799 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 8.0×** (2025). A home in Lichfield costs 8.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 135th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 002D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.9** (2025). Lichfield 002D has a deprivation score of 10.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,798th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £504,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lichfield 002D was £504,000 in 2025. Joint 4,648th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,694** (2021). Lichfield 002D had 1,694 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,781st 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: 47.5%** (January 2026). In Lichfield 002D, 47.5% 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.

## WS13 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £320,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WS13 was £320,000 in 2025. Joint 961st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 29,457** (2021). WS13 had 29,457 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 951st 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in WS13 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: 86.3%** (January 2026). In WS13, 86.3% 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: 52.7200, -1.8459

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

## Your MP

- [Lichfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lichfield): Dave Robertson (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), July 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=-1.8459,52.7200,WS138HQ

## How to cite

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