WS7 4RF Lichfield
Live postcode, introduced March 2003. Ward: Chasetown. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Baker Street, Burntwood: 5 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Lichfield in 2026-27: Band D £2,352 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,568 | £1,829 | £2,091 | £2,352 | £2,875 | £3,397 | £3,920 | £4,704 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (45% of about 890 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land at Maple Close, Burntwood: up to 54 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- Cottage of Content Public House, Queen Street, Chasetown, Burntwood: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (400 m)
- Cedar Road, garage blocks at 61: up to 6 homes, permissioned (570 m)
- Former Bridge Cross Garage, Bridge Cross Road, Burntwood: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (780 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 165 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hednesford 276,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km |
| Cannock 329,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km | |
| Landywood 169,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest Care Home Chasetown | 320 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Lichfield City Centre | 7.0 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 640 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 27.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Salters Meadow Health Ctr | 730 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Chasetown Pharmacy | 610 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 610 m |
| Hospital | Cannock Chase Hospital | 7.1 km |
| Police station | Brownhills Police Station | 3.0 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 710 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 580 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 4.7 ha | 630 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 710 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,870 m² | 610 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,960 m² | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 6.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Anne, a listed building (Grade II*), 880 m south-west. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Anne | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chasewater | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km south-west |
| Biddulph's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km north-west |
| Old Lodge Hill | Hill | 2.6 km north |
| Noddyfield Valley | Valley | 2.9 km north-west |
| Courtbanks Covert | Wood | 3.2 km north |
| Pipe Marsh | Wetland | 4.4 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 5 |
1 of the postcode's 5 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 48% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Baker Street.