WS13 postcode area guide — Lichfield
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WS13 postcode district in Lichfield — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WS13
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
91%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
76.1%
Gigabit-capable
73.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the WS13 postcode district (Lichfield) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 862 postcodes Ofcom measures in WS13, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 91% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 73.2%.
Around 0.2% of premises in WS13 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 WS13
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WS13 6AA | 100% | 64.7% |
| WS13 6AB | 100% | 0% |
| WS13 6AD | 100% | 45.5% |
| WS13 6AE | 100% | 100% |
| WS13 6AF | 100% | 90.9% |
| WS13 6AG | 100% | 100% |
| WS13 6AL | 100% | 100% |
| WS13 6AN | 100% | 100% |
| WS13 6AP | 100% | 100% |
| WS13 6AQ | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Lichfield
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Lichfield district (52,248 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
75.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
98.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
73.8%
Voice indoors — all networks
84.1%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in WS13
Police recorded 217 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WS13 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 85 | 39.2% |
| Shoplifting | 36 | 16.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 29 | 13.4% |
| Public order | 19 | 8.8% |
| Vehicle crime | 14 | 6.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 10 | 4.6% |
| Other theft | 6 | 2.8% |
| Other crime | 5 | 2.3% |
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 WS13
Based on 396 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WS13 is £320,000, down 0.8% on the previous year (£322,500).
Detached
£490,000
115 sales
Semi-detached
£315,000
115 sales
Terraced
£255,000
79 sales
Flat / maisonette
£187,000
71 sales
Latest recorded sales in WS13
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £340,000 | Semi-detached | Broadbent Close | WS13 6LS |
| 15 May 2026 | £305,125 | Semi-detached | Christ Church Gardens | WS13 8BB |
| 11 May 2026 | £655,000 | Detached | St Chads Road | WS13 7LZ |
| 8 May 2026 | £370,000 | Terraced | Harrington Walk | WS13 7UY |
| 6 May 2026 | £200,000 | Terraced | Tewe Place | WS13 6PU |
| 1 May 2026 | £270,000 | Terraced | Lister Avenue | WS13 8GB |
| 1 May 2026 | £956,642 | Other | Lombard Street | WS13 6DP |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £475,000 | Detached | Wyndham Wood Close | WS13 8UZ |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £395,000 | Detached | Wheel Lane | WS13 7DH |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £335,000 | Terraced | Patrick Mews | WS13 7UZ |
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):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.8% |
| 15–29 | 20% |
| 30–44 | 17.9% |
| 45–64 | 21.4% |
| 65+ | 24% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 73.3% |
| Private rented | 12.8% |
| Social rented | 11.4% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around WS13
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Friary School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,255 | WS13 7EW |
| Nether Stowe School | Secondary | 11–18 | 692 | WS13 7NB |
| Lichfield Cathedral School | Not applicable | 2–19 | 546 | WS13 7LH |
| Willows Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 423 | WS13 7NU |
| Christ Church CofE (C) Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 420 | WS13 8AY |
| St Stephen's Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 306 | WS13 8NL |
| Streethay Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 262 | WS13 8FT |
| Charnwood Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 210 | WS13 7PH |
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 WS13
273 rated food businesses operate in WS13. 191 hold the top rating of 5, 47 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 1085 At Blackberry Court, 55 Wade Street, Ace Coffee Lounge, Action Centres, Aldi.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WS13
From a sample of 165 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 WS13 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 46% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
12%
Band C
34%
Band D
38%
Band E
14%
Band F
2%
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 WS13 typically use:
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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.