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WS7 8RB

Hammerwich with Wall · Lichfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Hammerwich with Wall
Local authority
Lichfield
Constituency
Lichfield
Postcode district
WS7
Postcode sector
WS7 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS7 4RB 5 m
WS7 4RA 383 m
WS7 4QZ 481 m
WS7 4SF 573 m
WS7 4QY 603 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS7 8RB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2003
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS7
Postcode sector
WS7 8
Latitude
52.663565
Longitude
-1.915036
British National Grid easting
405,843
British National Grid northing
307,318

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Lichfield · E07000194
Electoral ward
Hammerwich with Wall · E05010662
Parish or community
E04008927
Westminster constituency
Lichfield · E14001335
Output area
E00150340
Lower layer super output area
Lichfield 009E · E01029505
Middle layer super output area
Lichfield 009 · E02006154

Postcode source versions

Explore WS7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
22
Secondary
5

  1. Ridgeway Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  2. Brownhills Ormiston Academy

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

  3. Erasmus Darwin Academy

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
813
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 363
  • Shoplifting 107
  • Anti social behaviour 70
  • Criminal damage and arson 66
  • Vehicle crime 52

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • DARWIN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83617

    1.6 km

  • HOLLAND PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M91626

    2.0 km

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91006

    2.0 km

  • NEW ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91609

    2.3 km

  • SALTERS MEADOW HEALTH CTR

    RUGELEY ROAD, CHASE TERRACE, BURNTWOOD, WS7 1AQ

    ODS code M83072

    2.4 km

  • STREETS CORNER SURGERY

    79-81 LICHFIELD ROAD, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS9 9NP

    ODS code M91009

    3.9 km

  • WALSALL WOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    LICHFIELD ROAD, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS9 9NP

    ODS code M91639

    3.9 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

  • ST JOHN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGH STREET, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS9 9LP

    ODS code M91007

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Hospital Road

    BCT · Chasetown

    0.3 miles

  • Hospital Road

    BCT · Chasetown

    0.3 miles

  • Meerash Lane

    BCT · Hammerwich

    0.5 miles

  • No. 129

    BCT · Chasetown

    0.5 miles

  • No. 129

    BCT · Chasetown

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lichfield 009E, 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

26,308 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

31 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 5 secondary schools. Ridgeway Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

813 published events cover 12 months, averaging 67.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 363 events.

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