# WS15 3BU: area report for a postcode in East Staffordshire

WS15 3BU is a postcode in East Staffordshire.

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 East Staffordshire. Open the map at WS15 3BU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [East Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-staffordshire) › [WS15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws15) › [WS15 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws15-3)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July. East Staffordshire 006B: 34 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8805,52.8215,WS153BU
- **Rugeley Trent Valley, 6.7 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8805,52.8215,WS153BU
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8805,52.8215,WS153BU
- **No property in WS15 3BU 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=-1.8805,52.8215,WS153BU
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, East Staffordshire 006B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8805,52.8215,WS153BU
- **£227,135 average price**: For the whole of East Staffordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8805,52.8215,WS153BU
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8805,52.8215,WS153BU
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8805,52.8215,WS153BU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WS15 3BU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8805,52.8215,WS153BU
- **Low road and rail noise at WS15 3BU**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8805,52.8215,WS153BU
- **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=-1.8805,52.8215,WS153BU
- **8.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8805,52.8215,WS153BU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Richard Clarke First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-richard-clarke-first-school-e148506) | Primary | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £276,888 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2025 | £699,950 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2025 | £467,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| March 2025 | £750,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 310 m |
| August 2026 | £450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 320 m |
| June 2025 | £600,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 350 m |
| March 2026 | £495,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 360 m |
| February 2023 | £1,400,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 370 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: ABBOTS BROMLEY SURGERY (170 m)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £227,135** (July 2026). East Staffordshire’s average house price was £227,135 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,848** (2025). Full-time workers living in East Staffordshire earned a median of £36,848 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 119th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.2×** (2025). A home in East Staffordshire costs 6.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 106th most 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: 19.0** (2025). East Staffordshire has a deprivation score of 19.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 148th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## East Staffordshire 006B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.5** (2025). East Staffordshire 006B has a deprivation score of 6.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,507th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £338,300** (2025). The median price paid for a home in East Staffordshire 006B was £338,300 in 2025. 12,539th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,333** (2021). East Staffordshire 006B had 1,333 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,634th least 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: 95.9%** (January 2026). In East Staffordshire 006B, 95.9% 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.

## WS15 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £235,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WS15 was £235,000 in 2025. Joint 636th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 38,529** (2021). WS15 had 38,529 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 506th 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: 54%** (2022). About 54% of people in WS15 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: 94.3%** (January 2026). In WS15, 94.3% 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: [East Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-staffordshire)
- Centre: 52.8215, -1.8805

Council: [East Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-staffordshire) (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=-1.8805,52.8215,WS153BU

## How to cite

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