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WS7 8PL

Highfield · Lichfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Highfield
Local authority
Lichfield
Constituency
Lichfield
Postcode district
WS7
Postcode sector
WS7 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS7 2PL 103 m
WS7 2HU 195 m
WS7 2PJ 205 m
WS7 2HT 311 m
WS7 2HQ 313 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS7 8PL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2003
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS7
Postcode sector
WS7 8
Latitude
52.690339
Longitude
-1.918831
British National Grid easting
405,583
British National Grid northing
310,296

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Lichfield · E07000194
Electoral ward
Highfield · E05010663
Parish or community
E04008917
Westminster constituency
Lichfield · E14001335
Output area
E00150356
Lower layer super output area
Lichfield 003B · E01029507
Middle layer super output area
Lichfield 003 · E02006148

Postcode source versions

Explore WS7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
20
Secondary
5

  1. Boney Hay Primary Academy

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    607 m

  2. Highfields Primary Academy

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    1.1 km

  3. Chase Terrace Academy

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    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
854
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 382
  • Anti social behaviour 118
  • Public order 71
  • Vehicle crime 69
  • Criminal damage and arson 50

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • SALTERS MEADOW HEALTH CTR

    RUGELEY ROAD, CHASE TERRACE, BURNTWOOD, WS7 1AQ

    ODS code M83072

    1.3 km

  • DARWIN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83617

    2.0 km

  • NORTON CANES HEALTH CENTRE

    BROWNHILLS ROAD, NORTON CANES, CANNOCK, WS11 9SE

    ODS code M83063

    3.9 km

  • NORTON CANES PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83727

    3.9 km

  • NORTON CANES SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83717

    3.9 km

  • RAWNSLEY SURGERY

    RAWNSLEY ROAD, CANNOCK, WS12 1JF

    ODS code M83719

    4.0 km

  • HOLLAND PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M91626

    4.6 km

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91006

    4.6 km

  • HEATH HAYES HEALTH CENTRE

    GORSEMOOR ROAD, HEATH HAYES, CANNOCK, WS12 3TG

    ODS code M83129

    4.7 km

  • NEW ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91609

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Birch Terrace

    BCT · Boney Hay

    0.1 miles

  • Birch Terrace

    BCT · Boney Hay

    0.1 miles

  • Rake Hill

    BCT · Boney Hay

    0.2 miles

  • Rake Hill

    BCT · Boney Hay

    0.2 miles

  • Beaudesert

    BCT · Boney Hay

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lichfield 003B, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,497 of 33,755

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

29 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Boney Hay Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 607 m.

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

Recorded crime

854 published events cover 12 months, averaging 71.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 382 events.

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