# WS7 1JZ: area report for a postcode in Lichfield

WS7 1JZ 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 WS7 1JZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lichfield](https://openindex.co.uk/lichfield) › [WS7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws7) › [WS7 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws7-1)

## Around this postcode

- **24 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 50% on July. Lichfield 006B: 38 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9438,52.6833,WS71JZ
- **Hednesford, 4.9 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9438,52.6833,WS71JZ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 630 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9438,52.6833,WS71JZ
- **No property in WS7 1JZ 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=-1.9438,52.6833,WS71JZ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Lichfield 006B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9438,52.6833,WS71JZ
- **£335,799 average price**: For the whole of Lichfield, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9438,52.6833,WS71JZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 740 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9438,52.6833,WS71JZ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9438,52.6833,WS71JZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WS7 1JZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9438,52.6833,WS71JZ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WS7 1JZ**: Road 59 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9438,52.6833,WS71JZ
- **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=-1.9438,52.6833,WS71JZ
- **9.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9438,52.6833,WS71JZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Holly Grove Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holly-grove-primary-academy-e149422) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chase Terrace Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chase-terrace-primary-school-e124207) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chase Terrace Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chase-terrace-academy-e143899) | Secondary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 45.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-joseph-and-st-theresa-catholic-primary-school-e152006) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Boney Hay Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/boney-hay-primary-academy-e143900) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chasetown Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chasetown-community-school-e132731) | Special | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Norton Canes High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norton-canes-high-school-e124395) | Secondary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 43.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Springhill Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/springhill-primary-academy-e140402) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2026 | £197,500 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| April 2024 | £205,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| April 2024 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2026 | £255,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2026 | £129,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| June 2024 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SALTERS MEADOW HEALTH CTR (740 m)
- Pharmacies: BURNTWOOD PHARMACY (630 m); CHASE TERRACE PHARMACY (740 m)
- Dental practices: 267 HIGH STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (710 m); INSPIRE DENTAL AND IMPLANT CENTRE (740 m)
- Supermarkets: Heron Boney Hay Burntwood (590 m, Heron); Lidl Burntwood (590 m, Lidl); Morrisons Boney Hay Burntwood (610 m, Morrisons); Aldi Boney Hay Burntwood (790 m, Aldi)

## 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 006B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.1** (2025). Lichfield 006B has a deprivation score of 10.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,840th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £255,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lichfield 006B was £255,000 in 2025. Joint 11,965th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,881** (2021). Lichfield 006B had 1,881 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,665th 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: 98.3%** (January 2026). In Lichfield 006B, 98.3% 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.

## WS7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £255,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WS7 was £255,000 in 2025. Joint 795th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 30,439** (2021). WS7 had 30,439 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 898th 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 WS7 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: 97.4%** (January 2026). In WS7, 97.4% 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: 52.6833, -1.9438

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=-1.9438,52.6833,WS71JZ

## How to cite

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