Lichfield

10°CSunny

• Today: 12° / 5° · 15% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:06Sunset 16:35

9h 30m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Birmingham A4540 Roadside, United Kingdom

• 6.9 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

228 reported · August 2026▲ 11% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences66
• Anti-social behaviour48
• Shoplifting27
• Public order22

Neighbourhood team: North Lichfield · Staffordshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

145 reported road collisions (2025)

43 killed or seriously injured · 193 casualties · 13.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

280 food businesses within 2 miles

• 224 rated 4–5 ★ (181 top)
• 6 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Lichfield City (0.7 km)
• 47 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£339,176 average▲ 2.7% YoY

Across Lichfield · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,103 average monthly rent▲ 7.5% YoY

• 1 bed £741
• 2 bed £967
• 3 bed £1,158

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

9.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.2 times median annual pay (8.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,568 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (9.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (9.4 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

18 charging locations within ~8 km

• 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 200 kW
• Nearest: Tesco Extra - Lichfield (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Gyms2
• Sports pitches33
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds17

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

106,436 residents in Lichfield · 321/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 59%
• 65+: 24%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,290
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,404
• Net moves+1,886

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 241 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,352 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (25% of 49,360)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

60 schools · 17,352 pupils

42 primary · 6 secondary · 12 other

Ofsted: 14 of 17 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (82%)

54 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Lichfield

833 CQC-registered services

• Care homes274
• GP practices127
• Dentists179
• Homecare agencies170
• Hospitals & hospices18

CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 10 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Staffordshire

• Not in the Green Belt
• 252 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

167 applications decided

82% granted · 137 granted, 30 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Dave Robertson

Labour

Lichfield

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative (minority)

• Lab 14
• Con 21
• LD 7
• Grn 1
• Oth 4

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools18
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets7
• Parks & greens23
• Restaurants & cafés54

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,550 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

512 jobs advertised · £37,045 avg

e.g. Delivery Driver PART TIME (24 hour) - Dordon, Mobile Vehicle Technician - West Midlands, Delivery Driver - Dordon

Source: Adzuna

£862 median full-time weekly pay

2.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£27,955 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

46% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 46,236 certificates

12.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

55% low-carbon electricity

Gas 41% · Nuclear 18% · Wind 17% · Solar 16%

167 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.7 yrs women · 80.5 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Staffordshire): 62.5 women · 63 men

65% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.6
• Happiness yesterday7.4
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.8

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

4 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in WS13

• The Westgate Practice
• The Langton Medical Group
• Lichfield And Burntwood Network

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Lichfield:

• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills445 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND238 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth192 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks157 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Reform UK Bail Law: Require Passport Surrender for Serious Criminal Charges117 local signatures · 6,379 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Stowe Pool · 0.3 km

  Stowe Pool is a reservoir located in the city of Lichfield, Staffordshire. Formerly a fishery, Stowe Pool was turned into a reservoir in 1856 by the South Staffordshire Waterworks Co. Before 1856, Stowe Pool existed a…

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  Church of St Chad, Lichfield · 0.4 km

  The Church of St Chad is a parish church in the area of Stowe in the north of the city of Lichfield, Staffordshire, in the United Kingdom. It is a Grade II* listed building. The church is located to the north of Stowe…

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  St Michael on Greenhill, Lichfield · 0.4 km

  St Michael on Greenhill is a parish church in Lichfield, Staffordshire in England, located on the high ground of Greenhill east of the city. A church has been on the present site since at least 1190 but the current bu…

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  Corn Exchange, Lichfield · 0.5 km

  The Corn Exchange is a commercial building in Conduit Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. The structure, which is used as a series of shops on the ground floor and as a restaurant on the first floor, is a Grade…

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  St Mary's Church, Lichfield · 0.5 km

  St Mary's Church is a city centre church in Lichfield, Staffordshire England located on the south side of the market square. A church is reputed to have been on the present site since at least 1150 but the current bui…

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  Lichfield Guildhall · 0.5 km

  The Guildhall is a historic building in Bore Street in Lichfield, Staffordshire in the United Kingdom. The guildhall is a Grade II listed building.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)