Pool Lane Brownhills, Lichfield
46 addresses across 6 postcodes (WS7,WS8), about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 23410373.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, E: 1).
- Flood: 6 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 B; Band D in Lichfield costs £2,352 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Landywood, about 5.4 km (3.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Chasewater, is about 180 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 146 to 160 m above sea level.
- Noise: 14 of its 46 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Parkside Medical Practice, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 1,480 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 73% of households owned their home and 24% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 140 m². Most common: House, detached (2). Built: 2020 (1); before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1).
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (32% of about 2,120 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: yes, Lichfield, Walsall.
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 7 January 2027 to 9 January 2027: STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 8 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| WS8 7NL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| WS7 3QY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WS8 7QW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WS8 7NA | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| WS8 7LP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WS8 7LY | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 2 / 4 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 46 addresses are between 146 m and 160 m above sea level (153 m on average); the ground rises about 14 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS7 3QY | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| WS8 7LP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WS8 7LY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WS8 7NA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WS8 7NL | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| WS8 7QW | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Landywood 169,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) |
| Cannock 329,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Bloxwich North 123,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 20 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Chapel Street Brownhills West | 280 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Cannock Town Centre | 7 km (4.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 26.2 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Parkside Medical Practice | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Brownhills Pharmacy | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Park View Centre | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Goscote Hospital | 5.6 km (3.4 miles) |
| Police station | Brownhills Police Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Brownhills Shannon Drive Cashzone | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Chasewater 297 ha | 180 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 560 m² | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Holland Park 8.7 ha | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,790 m² | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 369 hectares in all.
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Chasewater | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Engine Lane Spinney | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Wyrley Common | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Biddulph's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north |
| Shireoak Hill | Hill | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-east |
| Noddyfield Valley | Valley | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 32 | 46 |
14 of the street's 46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watling Street Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 310 m | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Brownhills Ormiston Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 800 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Brownhills West Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Erasmus Darwin Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| St James Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ogley Hay Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Ridgeway Primary Academy | Primary | 0–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watling Street Primary School WS8 7LW | School/college/university | 300 m | 5 Very good | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Watling St. JMI Out Of School Club WS8 7LW | School/college/university | 300 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jan 2020 |
| Whitehorse Road Care Home WS8 7PE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 310 m | 5 Very good | 5 Oct 2024 |
| The Shed WS8 7NL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 390 m | 5 Very good | 6 Aug 2026 |
| @Chasewater WS8 7NL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 390 m | 5 Very good | 3 Oct 2024 |
| Beowulf Brewing Company WS8 7NL | Manufacturers/packers | 390 m | 5 Very good | 8 Nov 2023 |
| Prince Of Wales WS8 7NP | Pub/bar/nightclub | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 2 Oct 2025 |
| Jane's Sweet Creations WS8 7LY | Other catering premises | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 21 Sep 2025 |
| Brownhills Nursing Home WS8 7LS | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 2 Dec 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (west-midlands).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 71% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 3 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 2 to 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL: Highway improvement works, 7 January 2027 to 9 January 2027 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Watling Street Primary School (school/college/university, WS8 7LW) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 30 September 2026) found 30 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
- WS8 7NL: 30 addresses of 31 in the postcode
- WS7 3QY: 8 addresses of 16 in the postcode
- WS8 7QW: 4 addresses
- WS8 7NA: 2 addresses of 29 in the postcode
- WS8 7LP: 1 address of 10 in the postcode
- WS8 7LY: 1 address of 55 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Pinewood Close · Whitehorse Road · Watling Street · White Horse Road · Roman Close · Chapel Avenue · Hill Close
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.