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Fradley

Fradley is a village in Staffordshire, England. It has around 1 pharmacy, around 1 supermarket, around 5 restaurants and cafés, 17 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Lichfield Trent Valley, 3 km away. There were around 17 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Fradley area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Lichfield area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 106,436 residents at roughly 321 people per km².

Council
Lichfield
County
Staffordshire
Constituency
Lichfield
Police force
Staffordshire
62/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 69th of 294 English council areas — better than 77% of them.

Low crime87
Home affordability37
Affordable rents41
Good schools27
Life expectancy62
Low deprivation79
Employment82
Low council tax70

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

19°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 20° / 11° · 76% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:32

12h 57m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Birmingham A4540 Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

34 reported · July 2026 21% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences13
  • Anti-social behaviour10
  • Criminal damage & arson3
  • Other theft2

1 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons

Neighbourhood team: Lichfield District · Staffordshire

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

Road safety

138 reported road collisions (2024)

31 killed or seriously injured · 188 casualties · 13 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

45 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 36 rated 4–5 ★ (25 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Lichfield Trent Valley (4.4 km)
  • 9 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Lichfield Trent Valley (4.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£337,052 average 3.9% YoY

Across Lichfield · to 2026-06

Detached£523,122
Semi-detached£315,985
Terraced£250,686
Flat£163,293

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,100 average monthly rent 8% YoY

  • 1 bed £740
  • 2 bed £965
  • 3 bed £1,155

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 140.9p · AppleGreen (11.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 147.9p · AppleGreen (11.9 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

15 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 200 kW
  • Nearest: Zytek car park in front of entrance (1.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Gyms1
  • Sports pitches9
  • Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

106,436 residents in Lichfield · 321/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 250 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,352 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

A £1,568
B £1,829
C £2,091
D £2,352
E £2,875
F £3,397
G £3,920
H £4,704

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

Schools

60 schools · 17,466 pupils

42 primary · 6 secondary · 12 other

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

55inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Nether Stowe SchoolRequires improvement
  • Chase Terrace Academy
  • Erasmus Darwin Academy
  • King Edward VI School
  • Lift Rawlett
  • The Friary School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Lichfield

Care & health services

842 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes273
  • GP practices129
  • Dentists179
  • Homecare agencies178
  • Hospitals & hospices18

CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 8 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Staffordshire

Heritage & planning

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

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

Planning decisions

155 applications decided

82.6% granted · 128 granted, 27 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Dave Robertson

Labour

Lichfield

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative (minority)

  • Lab 14
  • Con 21
  • LD 7
  • Grn 1
  • Ref 1
  • Oth 3

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools3
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens5
  • Restaurants & cafés6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,490 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

16 jobs advertised · £59,936 avg

e.g. Head of Information Security & Assurance, Class 1 Drivers- Lichfield, Production Planner / Customer Service Coordinator

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£862 median full-time weekly pay

2.3% 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

Energy efficiency

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

Grid electricity

97% low-carbon electricity

Wind 66% · Solar 15% · Nuclear 15% · Gas 3%

12 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.7 yrs women · 80.5 yrs men

65% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Lichfield:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

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  • Alrewas and Fradley · 1.2 km

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  • RAF Lichfield · 1.6 km

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  • Alrewas · 1.7 km

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  • All Saints Church, Alrewas · 1.8 km

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Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Fradley?
Fradley is a town in Staffordshire, England, in the Lichfield local authority.
How deprived is Fradley?
The Lichfield local authority, which includes Fradley, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.