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WS7 1AJ

Boney Hay & Central · Lichfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Boney Hay & Central
Local authority
Lichfield
Constituency
Lichfield
Postcode district
WS7
Postcode sector
WS7 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS7 1AH 50 m
WS7 1AL 53 m
WS7 1AU 70 m
WS7 2AL 103 m
WS7 1AG 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS7 1AJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2003
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS7
Postcode sector
WS7 1
Latitude
52.683246
Longitude
-1.932793
British National Grid easting
404,640
British National Grid northing
309,506

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Lichfield · E07000194
Electoral ward
Boney Hay & Central · E05010654
Parish or community
E04008917
Westminster constituency
Lichfield · E14001335
Output area
E00150252
Lower layer super output area
Lichfield 009D · E01029490
Middle layer super output area
Lichfield 009 · E02006154

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
23
Secondary
5

  1. Chase Terrace Academy

    Academy converter

    31 m

  2. Chase Terrace Primary School

    Foundation school

    59 m

  3. Holly Grove Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    757 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,603
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 721
  • Anti social behaviour 191
  • Shoplifting 171
  • Public order 114
  • Vehicle crime 110

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WS7 1 residents
5,458

Age bands in WS7 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.5%

716 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

513 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.9%

1,132 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.6%

1,415 residents

Age 65 and over
23.7%

1,173 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • SALTERS MEADOW HEALTH CTR

    RUGELEY ROAD, CHASE TERRACE, BURNTWOOD, WS7 1AQ

    ODS code M83072

    120 m

  • DARWIN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GREENWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, LICHFIELD ROAD, BURNTWOOD, WS7 0AQ

    ODS code M83617

    2.3 km

  • NORTON CANES HEALTH CENTRE

    BROWNHILLS ROAD, NORTON CANES, CANNOCK, WS11 9SE

    ODS code M83063

    2.7 km

  • NORTON CANES PRACTICE

    NORTON CANES CLINIC, BROWNHILLS ROAD, NORTON CANES, CANNOCK, WS11 9SE

    ODS code M83727

    2.7 km

  • NORTON CANES SURGERY

    NORTON CANES CLINIC, BROWNHILLS ROAD, NORTON CANES, CANNOCK, WS11 9SE

    ODS code M83717

    2.7 km

  • HOLLAND PARK SURGERY

    PARK VIEW CENTRE, CHESTER ROAD NORTH, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 7JB

    ODS code M91626

    3.7 km

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PARK VIEW CENTRE, CHESTER ROAD NORTH, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 7JB

    ODS code M91006

    3.7 km

  • RAWNSLEY SURGERY

    RAWNSLEY ROAD, CANNOCK, WS12 1JF

    ODS code M83719

    3.8 km

  • HEATH HAYES HEALTH CENTRE

    GORSEMOOR ROAD, HEATH HAYES, CANNOCK, WS12 3TG

    ODS code M83129

    3.8 km

  • NEW ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK VIEW CENTRE, CHESTER ROAD NORTH, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 7JG

    ODS code M91609

    3.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Pharmacy

    BCT · Chase Terrace

    0.1 miles

  • Pharmacy

    BCT · Chase Terrace

    0.1 miles

  • Redwood Drive

    BCT · Chase Terrace

    0.1 miles

  • Redwood Drive

    BCT · Chase Terrace

    0.2 miles

  • High Street

    BCT · Chase Terrace

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lichfield 009D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,742 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

30 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 5 secondary schools. Chase Terrace Academy is the nearest published school at 31 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,603 published events cover 12 months, averaging 133.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 721 events.

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