# WS7 9HB: area report for a postcode in Lichfield

WS7 9HB 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 9HB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lichfield](https://openindex.co.uk/lichfield) › [WS7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws7) › [WS7 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws7-9)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 100% on July. Lichfield 003B: 28 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9056,52.6889,WS79HB
- **Lichfield City, 5.5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9056,52.6889,WS79HB
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 840 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9056,52.6889,WS79HB
- **No property in WS7 9HB 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=-1.9056,52.6889,WS79HB
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Lichfield 003B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9056,52.6889,WS79HB
- **£335,799 average price**: For the whole of Lichfield, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9056,52.6889,WS79HB
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9056,52.6889,WS79HB
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9056,52.6889,WS79HB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WS7 9HB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9056,52.6889,WS79HB
- **Low road and rail noise at WS7 9HB**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9056,52.6889,WS79HB
- **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=-1.9056,52.6889,WS79HB
- **8.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9056,52.6889,WS79HB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Fulfen Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fulfen-primary-school-e124209) | Primary | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Highfields Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highfields-primary-academy-e148718) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 32% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Boney Hay Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/boney-hay-primary-academy-e143900) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Springhill Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/springhill-primary-academy-e140402) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chase Terrace Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chase-terrace-academy-e143899) | Secondary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 45.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Chase Terrace Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chase-terrace-primary-school-e124207) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £1,026,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| July 2025 | £295,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 370 m |
| August 2025 | £830,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 430 m |
| October 2025 | £720,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 480 m |
| June 2024 | £762,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 490 m |
| August 2025 | £480,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 550 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 003B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.4** (2025). Lichfield 003B has a deprivation score of 4.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,205th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £410,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lichfield 003B was £410,000 in 2025. Joint 8,178th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,624** (2021). Lichfield 003B had 1,624 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,944th 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: 95.3%** (January 2026). In Lichfield 003B, 95.3% 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: 52.6889, -1.9056

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=-1.9056,52.6889,WS79HB

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