# WS14 9XU: area report for a postcode in Lichfield

WS14 9XU 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 WS14 9XU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lichfield](https://openindex.co.uk/lichfield) › [WS14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws14) › [WS14 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws14-9)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 40% on July. Lichfield 005B: 90 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8058,52.6802,WS149XU
- **Lichfield Trent Valley High Level, 830 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8058,52.6802,WS149XU
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 890 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8058,52.6802,WS149XU
- **No property in WS14 9XU 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=-1.8058,52.6802,WS149XU
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Lichfield 005B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8058,52.6802,WS149XU
- **£335,799 average price**: For the whole of Lichfield, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8058,52.6802,WS149XU
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8058,52.6802,WS149XU
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 30 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8058,52.6802,WS149XU
- **60% can get gigabit broadband at WS14 9XU**: Superfast for 80%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8058,52.6802,WS149XU
- **Low road and rail noise at WS14 9XU**: Road 49 dB, rail 42 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8058,52.6802,WS149XU
- **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=-1.8058,52.6802,WS149XU
- **12.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8058,52.6802,WS149XU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Five Spires Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/five-spires-academy-e141203) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e124357) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Michael's CofE (C) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-cofe-c-primary-school-e148748) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Saxon Hill Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saxon-hill-academy-e142094) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | – |
| [St Chad's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-chads-cofe-primary-school-e148749) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Scotch Orchard Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/scotch-orchard-primary-school-e145538) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King Edward VI School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-edward-vi-school-e124408) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | Attainment 8 of 53.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Bridge Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-bridge-academy-e149651) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £158,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| September 2025 | £345,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2025 | £110,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| March 2025 | £130,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| May 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| December 2024 | £358,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2024 | £232,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| January 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Lichfield Trent Valley High Level (830 m, 10 minutes on foot); Lichfield Trent Valley (830 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: TOUCHWOOD PHARMACY (10 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Boley Park Lichfield (30 m, Central England Co-operative)

## 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 005B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.7** (2025). Lichfield 005B has a deprivation score of 8.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,099th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £360,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lichfield 005B was £360,000 in 2025. Joint 10,972nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,695** (2021). Lichfield 005B had 1,695 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,729th 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: 85.7%** (January 2026). In Lichfield 005B, 85.7% 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.

## WS14 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £385,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WS14 was £385,000 in 2025. Joint 643rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 17,281** (2021). WS14 had 17,281 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,126th least 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: 9%** (2022). About 9% of people in WS14 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: 75.4%** (January 2026). In WS14, 75.4% 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: 52.6802, -1.8058

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=-1.8058,52.6802,WS149XU

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