Whittington (Lichfield)
Whittington (Lichfield) is a village in Staffordshire, England, with a population of around 1,000. There is 1 pharmacy and 1 restaurant or café, 7 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Lichfield Trent Valley, 2.9 km away. There were around 5 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Whittington (Lichfield) 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
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 69th of 294 English council areas — better than 77% of them.
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
16°COvercast
- Today: 19° / 12° · 29% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:34
13h 1m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
17US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Birmingham A4540 Roadside, United Kingdom
Crime
9 reported · July 2026▲ 13% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences7
- Criminal damage & arson1
- Other crime1
Neighbourhood team: Mease Tame & Whittington · 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
- 35 rated 4–5 ★ (28 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Lichfield Trent Valley (2.9 km)
- 7 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Lichfield Trent Valley (2.9 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£337,052 average▲ 3.9% YoY
Across Lichfield · to 2026-06
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: 160.7p · Asda (6.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.7p · Asda (6.7 km)
9 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
25 charging locations within ~8 km
- 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 200 kW
- Nearest: Saba UK-Lichfield Trent Valley (3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches7
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds5
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)
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
- 16 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
Sarah Edwards
Labour
Tamworth
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
- AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
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
- Schools1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,490 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
2 jobs advertised
e.g. 2Nd Chef, Play Worker - Whittington Primary & Nursery School
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
30% low-carbon electricity
Gas 66% · Nuclear 13% · Wind 11% · Imports 4%
263 gCO₂/kWh · very high 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 Tamworth:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office552 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership338 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test325 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s302 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth257 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Whittington Old Hall · 0.3 kmWhittington Old Hall is a 16th-century mansion house at Whittington, Staffordshire, England, which has been subdivided into separate residential apartments. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Whittington, Staffordshire · 0.5 kmWhittington is a village and civil parish which lies approximately 3 miles south east of Lichfield, in the Lichfield district of Staffordshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 2,591, incre…
Huddlesford Junction · 1.5 kmHuddlesford Junction is a canal junction at the original north-eastern limit of the Wyrley and Essington Canal where it met the Coventry Canal, near Lichfield, in Staffordshire, England.
- Huddlesford · 1.5 km
Huddlesford is a village 2 km east of the city of Lichfield, in the English county of Staffordshire. Population details as taken at the 2011 census can be found under Whittington. It is bisected by the Trent Valley L…
DMS Whittington · 1.8 kmDMS Whittington, otherwise known as Defence Medical Services Whittington, is a military base in Whittington, Staffordshire, near Lichfield in England. It is home to the Staffordshire Regiment Museum, the Headquarters…
Staffordshire Regiment Museum · 1.9 kmThe Staffordshire Regiment Museum is a military museum in Staffordshire, England, preserving the history of the Staffordshire Regiment, its antecedent regiments and its successor regiment, the Mercian Regiment, from 1…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Whittington (Lichfield)?
- Whittington (Lichfield) is a town in Staffordshire, England, in the Lichfield local authority.
- How deprived is Whittington (Lichfield)?
- The Lichfield local authority, which includes Whittington (Lichfield), is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.