WS15 3SG

Colton & the Ridwares · Lichfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Lichfield
Constituency
Lichfield
Postcode district
WS15
Postcode sector
WS15 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS15 3SA 159 m
WS15 3SQ 235 m
WS15 3SF 276 m
WS15 3SD 409 m
WS15 3RZ 569 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS15 3SG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS15
Postcode sector
WS15 3
Latitude
52.770032
Longitude
-1.832571
British National Grid easting
411,393
British National Grid northing
319,171

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Lichfield · E07000194
Parish or community
E04008928
Westminster constituency
Lichfield · E14001335
Output area
E00150358
Lower layer super output area
Lichfield 002D · E01029509
Middle layer super output area
Lichfield 002 · E02006147

Postcode source versions

Explore WS15

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
0
  1. The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.6 km
  2. Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.7 km
  3. Rugeley School

    Other independent special school

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 8
  • Other theft 3
  • Burglary 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
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% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

1

within 5 km

  • YOXALL

    YOXALL HEALTH CENTRE, SAVEY LANE, YOXALL, BURTON-ON-TRENT, DE13 8PD

    ODS code M83013

    2.7 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

  • The Royal Oak PH

    BCT · Kings Bromley

    1.5 miles
  • The Royal Oak PH

    BCT · Kings Bromley

    1.5 miles
  • The Royal Oak PH

    BCT · Kings Bromley

    1.6 miles
  • Victoria Meadows

    BCT · Kings Bromley

    1.7 miles
  • Victoria Meadows

    BCT · Kings Bromley

    1.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lichfield 002D, 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

23,839 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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

Schools

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

14 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 8 events.

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