WS15 3LL

Colton & the Ridwares · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS15 3LJ 40 m
WS15 3LN 60 m
WS15 3LH 77 m
WS15 3NA 137 m
WS15 3QA 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS15 3LL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS15
Postcode sector
WS15 3
Latitude
52.781696
Longitude
-1.925944
British National Grid easting
405,092
British National Grid northing
320,458

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Lichfield · E07000194
Parish or community
E04008919
Westminster constituency
Lichfield · E14001335
Output area
E00150299
Lower layer super output area
Lichfield 001D · E01029498
Middle layer super output area
Lichfield 001 · E02006146

Postcode source versions

Explore WS15

25 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Griffin Lodge, Bellamour Way, Colton, Rugeley, WS15 3LL 14 January 2026 £465,000
Bellamour Croft, Bellamour Way, Colton, Rugeley, WS15 3LL 24 June 2025 £560,000
Bellamour Croft, Bellamour Way, Colton, Rugeley, WS15 3LL 11 February 2022 £520,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
12
Secondary
1
  1. The St. Mary's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    268 m
  2. Chancel Primary School

    Community school

    2.0 km
  3. Forest Hills Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
38
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 17
  • Burglary 7
  • Anti social behaviour 6
  • Public order 3
  • Bicycle theft 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
42

23 female, 19 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
1.9
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

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WS15 3 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+
95.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
95.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
95.7%
Gigabit-capable
95.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
95.7%
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

  • AELFGAR SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, RUGELEY, WS15 2AB

    ODS code M83738

    2.2 km

  • HORSEFAIR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83001

    2.2 km

  • SANDY LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02354

    2.9 km

  • BRERETON SURGERY

    88 MAIN ROAD, BRERETON, RUGELEY, WS15 1DU

    ODS code M83703

    3.8 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

  • Rugeley Trent Valley Rail Station

    RSE · Rugeley

    0.8 miles
  • Rugeley Trent Valley Rail Station

    RLY · Rugeley

    0.8 miles
  • Portobello

    BCT · Springfields

    1.1 miles
  • Portobello

    BCT · Springfields

    1.1 miles
  • Eaton Drive

    BCT · Springfields

    1.1 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.

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
1
Low risk addresses
9
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 £540,000 from 4 recorded sales in WS15 3LL. 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

17 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 1 secondary schools. The St. Mary's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 268 m.

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

Recorded crime

38 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 17 events.

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