Hammerwich

6°CMist

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

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:06Sunset 16:36

9h 30m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, 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

15 reported · August 2026▼ 46% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences7
• Anti-social behaviour2
• Criminal damage & arson2
• Public order2

Neighbourhood team: Lichfield Rural · 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)

196 food businesses within 2 miles

• 150 rated 4–5 ★ (102 top)
• 6 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Chasetown (Church Street) (2.9 km)
• 10 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: 137.8p · AppleGreen (7.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (7.2 km)

12 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

29 charging locations within ~8 km

• 14 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 200 kW
• Nearest: McDonald's Burntwood (2.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches10
• Playgrounds3

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
• 10 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)

• Schools4
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens5
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,550 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

4 jobs advertised · £50,000 avg

e.g. Blinds and Curtains Installer, Senior Care Assistant, Night Care Assistant

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

51% low-carbon electricity

Gas 44% · Nuclear 24% · Wind 23% · Imports 5%

180 gCO₂/kWh · high 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

2 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in WS7

• Salters Meadow Health Ctr
• Darwin Medical Practice

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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  Hammerwich · 0.1 km

  Hammerwich is a small village and civil parish in the Lichfield District, in Staffordshire, England. It is southeast of Burntwood.

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  Hammerwich railway station · 0.8 km

  Hammerwich railway station is a disused station on the South Staffordshire Line. It opened in 1849. It closed as part of the Beeching Axe in January 1965. The station was built and served by the South Staffordshire Ra…

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  Edial · 1.1 km

  Edial is a small village in the civil parish of Burntwood, in the Lichfield District of Staffordshire, England. It is located midway between Burntwood, Hammerwich and Lichfield on the A5190 road.

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  Chasetown · 1.3 km

  Chasetown is a village in the town of Burntwood in Staffordshire, England. It is split between the civil parishes of Burntwood and Hammerwich.

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  Prince's Park, Burntwood · 1.4 km

  Prince's Park is located in the Staffordshire town of Burntwood and is featured in the Guinness Book of Records for being the smallest park in the United Kingdom.

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  Lichfield Canal Aqueduct · 1.4 km

  The Lichfield Canal Aqueduct is a potentially navigable aqueduct over the M6 Toll Motorway, just to the west of Lichfield and north of Birmingham, England. The aqueduct is un-watered; it was constructed at the same ti…

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