Lichfield

9°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 6° · 56% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:09Sunset 16:31

9h 22m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

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

235 reported · August 2026▲ 11% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences68
• Anti-social behaviour48
• Shoplifting29
• Public order21

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 (0.3 km)
• 43 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 (11.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (11.9 km)

6 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: Three Spires Car Park (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms2
• Sports pitches33
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds22

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

• In a conservation area (Lichfield City)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 258 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)

• Schools17
• Pharmacies3
• Supermarkets7
• Parks & greens22
• Restaurants & cafés53

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 42% · Wind 25% · Nuclear 18% · Solar 10%

168 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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  Corn Exchange, Lichfield · 0.1 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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  Lichfield Guildhall · 0.1 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.

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  St Mary's Church, Lichfield · 0.2 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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  Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum · 0.2 km

  Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum is a biographical museum and bookshop located in the centre of the city of Lichfield, Staffordshire, in England. The building is a Grade I listed building situated at the corner of Mar…

• Adelphi Cinema, Lichfield · 0.2 km

  The Adelphi Cinema was a cinema in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. Earlier names are the Lido Cinema and the Palladium Cinema. It was the David Garrick Memorial Theatre in the 1950s, and the site of the Theatre Ro…

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  Lichfield · 0.3 km

  Lichfield is a cathedral city and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. It is situated 18 miles (29 km) south-east of Stafford, 9 miles (14 km) north-east of Walsall, 8 miles (13 km) north-west of Tamworth, 13 miles…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)