WS7 postcode area guide — Lichfield

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Broadband & internet speeds in WS7

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the WS7 postcode district (Lichfield) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 665 postcodes Ofcom measures in WS7, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 91%.

Around 0.2% of premises in WS7 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 WS7

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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 WS7

Police recorded 125 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WS7 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 WS7

Based on 342 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WS7 is £248,050, up 1.2% on the previous year (£245,000).

Latest recorded sales in WS7

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 WS7

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 WS7

136 rated food businesses operate in WS7. 76 hold the top rating of 5, 30 are rated 4, and 6 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Aldi, Bar @ Burntwood Memorial Insititute, Boney Hay Primary Academy, Boney Hay Primary Academy Breakfast & After School Club, Boney Hay Working Mens Club.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in WS7

From a sample of 192 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 WS7 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 43% 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 WS7 typically use:

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What's it like living in WS7?

Postcodes in WS7

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.