A51 Cannock Chase, Lichfield
1 address across 1 postcode (WS15), about 240 m long, classed as a a road. USRN 23401381.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Lichfield cost £339,176 in August 2026 (+2.7% on a year); private rents averaged £1,100 a month.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Coal mining: It is in a coalfield, in a low risk area.
- Landfill: 6 historic landfill sites within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Rugeley Power Station, is 310 m away.
- Storm overflows: 3 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 1 times (0 hours) in 2025.
- Radon: Up to 1 to 3% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Energy projects: 2 renewable energy projects nearby are planned or being built; the nearest, Hawkesyard Estate, Rugeley Road - Battery Energy Storage, is 690 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A51, carries 15,029 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Lichfield costs £2,352 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Rugeley Town, about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 230 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 72 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Brereton Surgery, about 810 m (0.5 miles) away.
- People: About 160 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 36% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 17 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025; 1 involved a pedestrian.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in Lichfield
A typical home in Lichfield cost £339,176 in August 2026, 2.7% more than a year before. That is 25% more than five years earlier and 47% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £524,798 |
| Semi-detached | £318,271 |
| Terraced | £253,811 |
| Flat or maisonette | £164,083 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £268,406 |
Private renters in Lichfield paid £1,100 a month on average in September 2026, 6.6% more than a year before. That is 34% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £738 |
| Two bedrooms | £965 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,156 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,692 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 6,776 kWh of it on average in 2024, 42% less than the district's 11,686 kWh, and 1,987 kWh of electricity, 43% less than the district's 3,462 kWh. There are gas meters for about 89% of the homes.
These are all the homes on the postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is WS15.
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 street: most are in band C (48% of about 670 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Land at Wheelhouse Road, Rugeley: up to 15 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- Former Exterior Profiles Ltd, Gregory Works, Armitage Road, Brereton: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- Castle Inn, 141 Main Road, Brereton, Rugeley, WS15 1DX: up to 27 homes, permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- Main Road, Brereton (between Cedar Tree Hotel and Library): up to 27 homes, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- Rugeley Power Station, Rugeley: up to 2,300 homes, permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
- Hope and Anchor, 27 Redbrook Lane, Rugeley: up to 5 homes, permissioned (910 m (0.6 miles))
- Former Bradbury and Brown Garage, Armitage Road, Brereton, Rugeley: up to 18 homes, permissioned (930 m (0.6 miles))
Energy projects nearby
2 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 2 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkesyard Estate, Rugeley Road - Battery Energy Storage Lichfield 25/01221/FULM | Battery storage | 100 MW | Planning application made Oct 2025 | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Colton Mill Farm & Cawarden Springs Farm - Solar Panels Lichfield 21/00359/FULM | Solar farm | 49.9 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Nov 2021 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
3 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 1 time, for under an hour in all, in 2025. They discharge into River Trent (Non Tidal Trib).
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armitage Road Pumping Station Severn Trent Water | River Trent (Non Tidal Trib) | 1 | 0 | 180 m |
| Armitage Road Pumping Station Severn Trent Water | River Trent (Non Tidal Trib) | 0 | 0 | 240 m |
| Armitage Road Pumping Station Severn Trent Water | River Trent (Non Tidal Trib) | 0 | 0 | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
This postcode is in a coalfield, in a low risk area: coal was mined in the area, but no workings shallow enough to matter for building are recorded.
Conveyancers usually still order a coal mining search (CON29M) for a home in a coalfield.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square with radon potential up to 1 to 3%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of the square is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
6 historic landfill sites are within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 310 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rugeley Power Station Armitage Road, Brereton, Rugeley, Staffordshire | Not recorded | Not recorded | 310 m |
| Rugeley Power Station East Of Rugeley, Rugeley, Staffordshire | Not recorded | Not recorded | 310 m |
| Brereton Hill, Near Park Farm Near Park Farm, Rugeley, Staffordshire | 1957 to 1960 | Household | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Rugeley Ash Storage Lagoons EPR/JP3139SG RUGELEY,RUGELEY,Rugeley Ash Storage Lagoons EPR/JP3139SG,Rugeley Power Station,WS15 1PR | Not recorded | Not recorded | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Rugeley Ash Storage Lagoons EPR/JP3139SG RUGELEY,RUGELEY,Rugeley Ash Storage Lagoons EPR/JP3139SG,Rugeley Power Station,WS15 1PR | Not recorded | Not recorded | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Rugeley A and B Armitage Road, Rugeley, Staffordshire | 1956 to 1992 | Industrial | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's address is about 72 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS15 1FA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Rugeley Town 185,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Rugeley Trent Valley 201,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Hednesford 276,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 21 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Meadows Brereton | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Rugeley Town Centre | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Complete Car Park Solutions | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 34.3 km (21 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Brereton Surgery Good Sep 2026 | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Brereton Pharmacy | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Samuel Johnson Hospital | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| Care homes | 2 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St Thomas' Priory Requires improvement Apr 2026 | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Rugeley Police Station | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Esso Rugeley, Brereton | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,040 m² | 230 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 2.8 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 610 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,080 m² | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,460 m² | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 3.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Brereton Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 550 m (0.3 miles) south-west. 11 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Brereton Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hobs Hill | Hill | 300 m south |
| Breretonhill Plantation | Wood | 780 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Elm Wood | Wood | 950 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Gorsy Bank | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Trent Valley | Valley | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Horsepasture Pools | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the street's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Lichfield: see them on the Lichfield page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary School Church of England/Methodist | Primary | 3–11 | 340 m | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 63% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 3% at the higher standard (2025; 59% in 2024 and 68% in 2023) |
| Rugeley John Taylor | All-through | 3–18 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection | None published |
| Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection | 48% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 53% in 2024 and 33% in 2023) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection | None published |
| Chase View Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 28% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 55% in 2024 and 47% in 2023) |
| The Croft Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | 76% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 3% at the higher standard (2025; 64% in 2024 and 64% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
2 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 370 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Sports @ Hob Hill WS15 1ED | Out-of-school day care | 15 | Not inspected yet | 370 m |
| The Little Oak Tree Day Nursery Ravenhill WS15 1DF | Full day care | 30 | Not inspected yet | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 315 childminders and 25 home childcarers (nannies) in Staffordshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brereton Community Shop @ Brereton Community Centre | Retailers - other | 130 m | 5 Very good | 24 Oct 2023 |
| The Ash Tree WS15 1PL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 200 m | 4 Good | 4 Aug 2026 |
| Premier Inn WS15 1UZ | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 350 m | 5 Very good | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary School WS15 1ED | School/college/university | 370 m | 5 Very good | 27 Nov 2025 |
| Hawkesyard Estate WS15 1ED | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 370 m | 5 Very good | 13 Mar 2026 |
| Brereton Sports & Social Club WS15 1ED | Pub/bar/nightclub | 370 m | 5 Very good | 23 Dec 2025 |
| Wise Owls Before and After School Club WS15 1ED | Other catering premises | 370 m | 5 Very good | 26 Feb 2026 |
| Trubshaws WS15 1HR | Pub/bar/nightclub | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 25 Sep 2026 |
| Cafe Ru 1086 WS15 1UL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 12 Nov 2025 |
| Premier Brereton Stores WS15 1HR | Retailers - other | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 Oct 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 9 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Oak Tree Way (6); On or near The Shrubbery (5); On or near Nooks Croft (5); On or near Abbots Walk (1).
Road safety
2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. 1 involved a pedestrian. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2024 21:06 | Slight | 1 person | A51, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 25 Oct 2023 16:15 | Slight | 1 person: 1 pedestrian | A513, 30 mph | Daylight |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the A51 between A51 and A513, with 15,029 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 160 m from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A51 | A51 to A513 | 15,029 estimated; counted 2023 | 5% | +7% since 2015 | 160 m |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 30% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 36% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 24% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 75% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- WS15 1FA: 1 address of 27 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Armitage Lane · Chestnut Grove · The Meadows · Nooks Croft · Abbots Walk · Nooks Croft · Armitage Lane · Holly Bank View · Water Field Drive · Oak Tree Way · Armitage Gardens · Oakleigh Drive
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.