B78 postcode area guide — Lichfield

Where is B78?

Broadband & internet speeds in B78

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the B78 postcode district (Lichfield) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 645 postcodes Ofcom measures in B78, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 91.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 60%.

Around 0.1% of premises in B78 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in B78

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Mobile signal around Lichfield

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Lichfield district (52,248 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in B78

Police recorded 131 incidents within about a mile of the centre of B78 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in B78

Based on 289 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in B78 is £250,000, down 3.8% on the previous year (£260,000).

Latest recorded sales in B78

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Lichfield demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Lichfield district (106,436 residents, 45,632 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around B78

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in B78

212 rated food businesses operate in B78. 140 hold the top rating of 5, 26 are rated 4, and 6 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: A & D Super Choice Ltd, Aldi, Alliance In Partnership @ Millfield Primary School, Anker Bridge Nursery Ltd, Asda.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in B78

From a sample of 167 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 B78 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 25% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Lichfield

Landlines around B78 typically use:

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What's it like living in B78?

Postcodes in B78

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.