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WS15 3QS

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 3FH 19 m
WS15 3QU 42 m
WS15 3RB 55 m
WS15 3FL 71 m
WS15 3FJ 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS15 3QS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 February 2017
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS15
Postcode sector
WS15 3
Latitude
52.757370
Longitude
-1.880257
British National Grid easting
408,178
British National Grid northing
317,756

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
E04008934
Westminster constituency
Lichfield · E14001335
Output area
E00150301
Lower layer super output area
Lichfield 001D · E01029498
Middle layer super output area
Lichfield 001 · E02006146

Postcode source versions

Explore WS15

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
13
Secondary
1

  1. Henry Chadwick Primary School

    Academy converter

    111 m

  2. The Croft Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km

  3. Rugeley John Taylor

    Free schools

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
50
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 28
  • Public order 5
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Other theft 4
  • Vehicle crime 3

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 straight-line

  • BRERETON SURGERY

    88 MAIN ROAD, BRERETON, RUGELEY, WS15 1DU

    ODS code M83703

    3.2 km

  • SANDY LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02354

    3.9 km

  • AELFGAR SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, RUGELEY, WS15 2AB

    ODS code M83738

    3.9 km

  • HORSEFAIR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83001

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Oaklands Close

    BCT · Hill Ridware

    0.1 miles

  • Oaklands Close

    BCT · Hill Ridware

    0.1 miles

  • Sandford Close

    BCT · Hill Ridware

    0.2 miles

  • Sandford Close

    BCT · Hill Ridware

    0.2 miles

  • Wade Lane

    BCT · Hill Ridware

    0.3 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

17 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 1 secondary schools. Henry Chadwick Primary School is the nearest published school at 111 m.

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

Recorded crime

50 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 28 events.

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