WS7 9BJ

Highfield · Lichfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Burntwood
Local authority
Lichfield
Constituency
Lichfield
Postcode district
WS7
Postcode sector
WS7 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS7 9BH 139 m
WS7 9EB 144 m
WS7 9BG 158 m
WS7 9BL 161 m
WS7 9BE 167 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS7 9BJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS7
Postcode sector
WS7 9
Latitude
52.680836
Longitude
-1.904989
British National Grid easting
406,520
British National Grid northing
309,240

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
E00150179
Lower layer super output area
Lichfield 009A · E01029475
Middle layer super output area
Lichfield 009 · E02006154

Postcode source versions

Explore WS7

23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
52, Rugeley Road, Burntwood, WS7 9BJ 23 January 2026 £300,000
51a, Rugeley Road, Burntwood, WS7 9BJ 31 March 2025 £450,000
56, Rugeley Road, Burntwood, WS7 9BJ 18 July 2024 £215,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
18
Secondary
5
  1. Fulfen Primary School

    Community school

    114 m
  2. Highfields Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    351 m
  3. Springhill Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
697
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 318
  • Anti social behaviour 86
  • Vehicle crime 59
  • Public order 56
  • Criminal damage and arson 41

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
51

25 female, 26 male

Postcode households
24
Residents per household
2.1
WS7 9 residents
5,683

Age bands in WS7 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.1%

876 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

655 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.8%

1,102 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.5%

1,895 residents

Age 65 and over
27%

1,676 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WS7 9 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

9

within 5 km

  • DARWIN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83617

    600 m

  • SALTERS MEADOW HEALTH CTR

    RUGELEY ROAD, CHASE TERRACE, BURNTWOOD, WS7 1AQ

    ODS code M83072

    1.9 km

  • HOLLAND PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M91626

    4.0 km

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91006

    4.0 km

  • NEW ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91609

    4.3 km

  • NORTON CANES HEALTH CENTRE

    BROWNHILLS ROAD, NORTON CANES, CANNOCK, WS11 9SE

    ODS code M83063

    4.5 km

  • NORTON CANES PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83727

    4.5 km

  • NORTON CANES SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83717

    4.5 km

  • THE LANGTON MEDICAL GROUP

    EASTERN AVENUE, LICHFIELD, WS13 7FA

    ODS code M83030

    4.9 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Church Road

    BCT · Burntwood

    0.0 miles
  • Church Road

    BCT · Burntwood

    0.0 miles
  • Laurel Drive

    BCT · Burntwood

    0.1 miles
  • Laurel Drive

    BCT · Burntwood

    0.1 miles
  • Keble Close

    BCT · Burntwood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lichfield 009A, 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

26,719 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
7 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
1
Low risk addresses
6
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

Property market

The five-year median is £300,000 from 3 recorded sales in WS7 9BJ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Lichfield is £337,052 in June 2026, up 3.9% year on year.

Schools

27 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 5 secondary schools. Fulfen Primary School is the nearest published school at 114 m.

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

Recorded crime

697 published events cover 12 months, averaging 58.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 318 events.

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