WS14 postcode area guide — Lichfield
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WS14 postcode district in Lichfield — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WS14
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
86.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
62.8%
Gigabit-capable
61.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.4%
Broadband availability in the WS14 postcode district (Lichfield) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 519 postcodes Ofcom measures in WS14, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 86.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 61.6%.
Around 0.4% of premises in WS14 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 WS14
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WS14 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| WS14 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| WS14 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| WS14 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| WS14 0AF | 0% | 0% |
| WS14 0AG | 90.9% | 81.8% |
| WS14 0AH | 100% | 0% |
| WS14 0AJ | 100% | 0% |
| WS14 0AL | 96.8% | 96.8% |
| WS14 0AN | 100% | 87.5% |
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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 WS14
Police recorded 38 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WS14 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 14 | 36.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 | 23.7% |
| Public order | 4 | 10.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 4 | 10.5% |
| Burglary | 3 | 7.9% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 | 5.3% |
| Drugs | 1 | 2.6% |
| Shoplifting | 1 | 2.6% |
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 WS14
Based on 228 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WS14 is £354,000, down 6.8% on the previous year (£380,000).
Detached
£560,000
94 sales
Semi-detached
£303,581
81 sales
Terraced
£290,000
29 sales
Flat / maisonette
£170,000
21 sales
Latest recorded sales in WS14
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached | Curlew Close | WS14 9UL |
| 8 May 2026 | £295,000 | Semi-detached | Bridgeman Way | WS14 0AL |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached | Copperfields | WS14 9YQ |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £620,000 | Detached | Heritage Court | WS14 9ST |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £440,000 | Detached | Cornfield Drive | WS14 9UG |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £461,500 | Detached | Birchwood Road | WS14 9UN |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £990,000 | Semi-detached | Lynn Lane | WS14 0ER |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £455,000 | Detached | Heritage Court | WS14 9ST |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £624,850 | Detached | Doctors Lane | WS14 0NT |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £425,000 | Flat | Main Street | WS14 0NF |
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 WS14
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Edward VI School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,609 | WS14 9EE |
| St Michael's CofE (C) Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 398 | WS14 9AN |
| Whittington Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 334 | WS14 9LG |
| Five Spires Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 220 | WS14 9AN |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 205 | WS14 9AN |
| Greysbrooke Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 200 | WS14 0LT |
| Shenstone Lodge School | Not applicable | 4–16 | 144 | WS14 0LB |
| Saxon Hill Academy | Not applicable | 2–19 | 130 | WS14 9DE |
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 WS14
103 rated food businesses operate in WS14. 70 hold the top rating of 5, 16 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Access Bookings Ltd, Anna Seward Primary School, Boley's Plaice, Booze King, Brew City Lichfield.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WS14
From a sample of 221 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 WS14 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 35% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
2%
Band B
12%
Band C
21%
Band D
46%
Band E
15%
Band F
5%
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 WS14 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.