Hawcroft Longdon, Lichfield
16 addresses across 1 postcode (WS15), about 160 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 23401469.
- Sales: 17 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £640,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (C: 4, D: 3, E: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band G; 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 4.6 km (2.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.6 km (1 mile) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 86 to 96 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Brereton Surgery, about 3.4 km (2.1 miles) away.
- People: About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 86% of households owned their home and 40% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 5 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £640,000 | £640,000 | £640,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £485,000 | £485,000 | £485,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £500,000 | £500,000 | £500,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £380,000 | £380,000 | £380,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £270,000 | £270,000 | £270,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £280,000 | £280,000 | £280,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £275,000 | £275,000 | £275,000 |
| 1996 | 5 | £172,000 | £165,000 | £182,500 |
| 1995 | 5 | £180,000 | £172,500 | £185,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 2022 | 14 WS15 4QT | Detached | £640,000 | |
| 31 Jan 2020 | 10 WS15 4QT | Detached | £485,000 | |
| 6 Mar 2018 | 9 WS15 4QT | Detached | £500,000 | |
| 19 Feb 2010 | 6 WS15 4QT | Detached | £380,000 | |
| 25 Apr 2003 | 12 WS15 4QT | Detached | £270,000 | |
| 29 Oct 2002 | 5 WS15 4QT | Detached | £280,000 | |
| 7 Sep 2001 | 9 WS15 4QT | Detached | £275,000 | |
| 28 Jun 1996 | 12 WS15 4QT | Detached | £165,000 | New build. |
| 19 Apr 1996 | 10 WS15 4QT | Detached | £165,000 | New build. |
| 12 Apr 1996 | 8 WS15 4QT | Detached | £177,500 | New build. |
| 22 Mar 1996 | 3 WS15 4QT | Detached | £172,000 | New build. |
| 1 Feb 1996 | 5 WS15 4QT | Detached | £182,500 | New build. |
| 18 Dec 1995 | 14 WS15 4QT | Detached | £175,000 | New build. |
| 8 Dec 1995 | 2 WS15 4QT | Detached | £172,500 | New build. |
| 1 Dec 1995 | 9 WS15 4QT | Detached | £180,000 | New build. |
| 24 Nov 1995 | 4 WS15 4QT | Detached | £185,000 | |
| 15 Sep 1995 | 1 WS15 4QT | Detached | £182,000 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 178 m². Most common: House, detached (8). Built: 1991-1995 (4); 1996-2002 (2); 1900-1929 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (6 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 street: most are in band G (23% of about 830 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.
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 16 addresses are between 86 m and 96 m above sea level (93 m on average); the ground rises about 9 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS15 4QT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Rugeley Town 185,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) |
| Rugeley Trent Valley 201,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Lichfield City 777,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Croft Longdon | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Rugeley Town Centre | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 32 km (20 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Brereton Surgery | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Samuel Johnson Hospital | 6.7 km (4.1 miles) |
| Police station | Rugeley Police Station | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Handsacre Local | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 7,060 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,020 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,790 m² | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St James, a listed building (Grade II*), 560 m (0.3 miles) south. 7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St James | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Moated site of Handsacre Hall. | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hood Lane Covert | Wood | 490 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Church Hill | Hill | 720 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| New Covert | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Broomyfields Spinney | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) south |
| Piggot's Bottom | Valley | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Hanch Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 16 |
2 of the street's 16 addresses are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St James Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 160 m | No published inspection |
| The Croft Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | 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 |
| Hayes Meadow Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Swan With Two Necks WS15 4PN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 130 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 19 Nov 2025 |
| St James C Of E Primary Academy - Out Of Hours School Club WS15 4PL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 180 m | 5 Very good | 16 Sep 2026 |
| St James C Of E Primary Academy WS15 4PL | School/college/university | 180 m | 5 Very good | 10 Oct 2025 |
| Longdon Club & Institute WS15 4PA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Dec 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Parking Area (4); On or near Hawcroft (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 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 4QT: 16 addresses
Nearby streets
Swan Close · Ford Lane · The Croft · Mill Way · Brook End · Berkley Way · Berkeley Way · High Street · Beech Walk · Church Way
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.
- 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.