# WS15 3LG: area report for a postcode in Lichfield

WS15 3LG 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 WS15 3LG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lichfield](https://openindex.co.uk/lichfield) › [WS15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws15) › [WS15 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws15-3)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 33% on July. Lichfield 001D: 48 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9234,52.7843,WS153LG
- **Rugeley Trent Valley, 1.7 km**: About 21 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9234,52.7843,WS153LG
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9234,52.7843,WS153LG
- **No property in WS15 3LG 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=-1.9234,52.7843,WS153LG
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Lichfield 001D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9234,52.7843,WS153LG
- **£335,799 average price**: For the whole of Lichfield, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9234,52.7843,WS153LG
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9234,52.7843,WS153LG
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9234,52.7843,WS153LG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WS15 3LG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9234,52.7843,WS153LG
- **Low road and rail noise at WS15 3LG**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9234,52.7843,WS153LG
- **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=-1.9234,52.7843,WS153LG
- **9.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9234,52.7843,WS153LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The St. Mary's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-st-marys-cofe-primary-school-e142097) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), September 2023 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £327,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| January 2025 | £357,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| February 2026 | £706,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| May 2026 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| October 2025 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| March 2024 | £121,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 320 m |
| January 2026 | £465,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 340 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 001D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.8** (2025). Lichfield 001D has a deprivation score of 10.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,668th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £337,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lichfield 001D was £337,250 in 2025. Joint 12,604th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,975** (2021). Lichfield 001D had 1,975 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,727th 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: 78.2%** (January 2026). In Lichfield 001D, 78.2% 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: [Lichfield](https://openindex.co.uk/lichfield)
- Centre: 52.7843, -1.9234

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=-1.9234,52.7843,WS153LG

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