WS15 1PP

Armitage with Handsacre · Lichfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Rugeley
Local authority
Lichfield
Constituency
Lichfield
Postcode district
WS15
Postcode sector
WS15 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS15 1PQ 23 m
WS15 1FE 43 m
WS15 1SP 46 m
WS15 1SL 68 m
WS15 1LQ 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS15 1PP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2011
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS15
Postcode sector
WS15 1
Latitude
52.748180
Longitude
-1.908103
British National Grid easting
406,300
British National Grid northing
316,731

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Lichfield · E07000194
Parish or community
E04008916
Westminster constituency
Lichfield · E14001335
Output area
E00180742
Lower layer super output area
Lichfield 001E · E01034099
Middle layer super output area
Lichfield 001 · E02006146

Postcode source versions

Explore WS15

33 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
24, Canon Lane, Hawksyard, Rugeley, WS15 1PP 30 June 2025 £245,000
36, Canon Lane, Hawksyard, Rugeley, WS15 1PP 25 October 2024 £230,000
66, Canon Lane, Hawksyard, Rugeley, WS15 1PP 24 May 2024 £275,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
15
Secondary
1
  1. Rugeley John Taylor

    Free schools

    720 m
  2. Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    756 m
  3. Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
470
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 236
  • Anti social behaviour 40
  • Public order 36
  • Vehicle crime 34
  • Other theft 33

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
58

29 female, 29 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.9
WS15 1 residents
12,526

Age bands in WS15 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.7%

2,430 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

1,213 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.8%

3,434 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.1%

3,103 residents

Age 65 and over
17.6%

2,168 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WS15 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • BRERETON SURGERY

    88 MAIN ROAD, BRERETON, RUGELEY, WS15 1DU

    ODS code M83703

    1.1 km

  • SANDY LANE SURGERY

    SANDY LANE HEALTH CENTRE, SANDY LANE, RUGELEY, WS15 2LB

    ODS code Y02354

    2.2 km

  • AELFGAR SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, RUGELEY, WS15 2AB

    ODS code M83738

    2.6 km

  • HORSEFAIR PRACTICE

    SPRINGFIELDS HC & WELL BEING CLINIC, LOVETT COURT, RUGELEY, WS15 2FH

    ODS code M83001

    3.4 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Ash Tree Inn

    BCT · Brereton

    0.1 miles
  • Ash Tree Inn

    BCT · Brereton

    0.2 miles
  • Priory Avenue

    BCT · Armitage

    0.2 miles
  • Priory Avenue

    BCT · Armitage

    0.3 miles
  • The Meadows

    BCT · Brereton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lichfield 001E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,446 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
10 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £230,000 from 5 recorded sales in WS15 1PP. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Lichfield is £337,052 in June 2026, up 3.9% year on year.

Schools

20 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 1 secondary schools. Rugeley John Taylor is the nearest published school at 720 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

470 published events cover 12 months, averaging 39.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 236 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.