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WS15 3FU

Colton & the Ridwares · Lichfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Colton & the Ridwares
Local authority
Lichfield
Constituency
Lichfield
Postcode district
WS15
Postcode sector
WS15 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS15 3NN 62 m
WS15 3NH 535 m
WS15 3NG 537 m
WS15 3NJ 643 m
WS15 3LS 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS15 3FU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS15
Postcode sector
WS15 3
Latitude
52.802798
Longitude
-1.931100
British National Grid easting
404,742
British National Grid northing
322,805

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Lichfield · E07000194
Electoral ward
Colton & the Ridwares · E05010659
Parish or community
E04008919
Westminster constituency
Lichfield · E14001335
Output area
E00150298
Lower layer super output area
Lichfield 001D · E01029498
Middle layer super output area
Lichfield 001 · E02006146

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
8
Secondary
0

  1. The St. Mary's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.3 km

  2. Pinc Woodlands College

    Special post 16 institution

    3.4 km

  3. The Richard Clarke First School

    Academy converter

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Burglary 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WS15 3 residents
4,595

Age bands in WS15 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.7%

606 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

384 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.3%

762 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.8%

1,447 residents

Age 65 and over
27.5%

1,216 residents

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.

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • ABBOTS BROMLEY SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, SCHOOL HOUSE LANE, ABBOTS BROMLEY, RUGELEY, WS15 3BT

    ODS code M83059

    3.9 km

  • HORSEFAIR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83001

    4.1 km

  • AELFGAR SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, RUGELEY, WS15 2AB

    ODS code M83738

    4.4 km

  • HAZELDENE HOUSE SURGERY

    HAZELDENE HOUSE, MAIN ROAD, GREAT HAYWOOD, STAFFORD, ST18 0SU

    ODS code M83022

    5.0 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bower Lane

    BCT · Springfields

    2.2 miles

  • Bower Lane

    BCT · Springfields

    2.2 miles

  • Richardson Way

    BCT · Springfields

    2.2 miles

  • Richardson Way

    BCT · Springfields

    2.2 miles

  • Rugeley Trent Valley Rail Station

    RSE · Rugeley

    2.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lichfield 001D, 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

23,991 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

10 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 0 secondary schools. The St. Mary's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

11 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 4 events.

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