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WS8 7PQ

Chasetown · Lichfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Chasetown
Local authority
Lichfield
Constituency
Lichfield
Postcode district
WS8
Postcode sector
WS8 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS8 7PG 75 m
WS8 7NR 93 m
WS8 7PP 139 m
WS8 7PJ 144 m
WS8 7PA 154 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS8 7PQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS8
Postcode sector
WS8 7
Latitude
52.660719
Longitude
-1.934898
British National Grid easting
404,500
British National Grid northing
307,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Lichfield · E07000194
Electoral ward
Chasetown · E05010658
Parish or community
E04008917
Westminster constituency
Lichfield · E14001335
Output area
E00180661
Lower layer super output area
Lichfield 006G · E01034104
Middle layer super output area
Lichfield 006 · E02006151

Postcode source versions

Explore WS8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
26
Secondary
6

  1. Watling Street Primary School

    Community school

    574 m

  2. Brownhills Ormiston Academy

    Academy converter

    709 m

  3. Erasmus Darwin Academy

    Academy converter

    849 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,359
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 582
  • Shoplifting 190
  • Criminal damage and arson 131
  • Anti social behaviour 107
  • Public order 74

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WS8 7 residents
9,727

Age bands in WS8 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18%

1,706 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

1,026 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.3%

2,208 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.9%

2,645 residents

Age 65 and over
20%

1,896 residents

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.

GP practices

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • HOLLAND PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M91626

    1.2 km

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91006

    1.2 km

  • NEW ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91609

    1.4 km

  • SALTERS MEADOW HEALTH CTR

    RUGELEY ROAD, CHASE TERRACE, BURNTWOOD, WS7 1AQ

    ODS code M83072

    2.4 km

  • NORTON CANES HEALTH CENTRE

    BROWNHILLS ROAD, NORTON CANES, CANNOCK, WS11 9SE

    ODS code M83063

    2.8 km

  • NORTON CANES PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83727

    2.8 km

  • NORTON CANES SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83717

    2.8 km

  • DARWIN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83617

    2.8 km

  • STREETS CORNER SURGERY

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

    ODS code M91009

    3.5 km

  • WALSALL WOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    LICHFIELD ROAD, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS9 9NP

    ODS code M91639

    3.5 km

  • ST JOHN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGH STREET, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS9 9LP

    ODS code M91007

    3.8 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LX

    ODS code M91654

    4.1 km

  • CHAPEL STREET SURGERY

    1 CHAPEL STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LN

    ODS code M91024

    4.3 km

  • HEATH HAYES HEALTH CENTRE

    GORSEMOOR ROAD, HEATH HAYES, CANNOCK, WS12 3TG

    ODS code M83129

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Hanbury Road

    BCT · Brownhills

    0.1 miles

  • Anglesey Road

    BCT · Ogley Hay

    0.2 miles

  • Chapel Street

    BCT · Brownhills West

    0.3 miles

  • Howdle's Lane

    BCT · Ogley Hay

    0.3 miles

  • Howdle's Lane

    BCT · Ogley Hay

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lichfield 006G, 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

23,976 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

35 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. Watling Street Primary School is the nearest published school at 574 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,359 published events cover 12 months, averaging 113.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 582 events.

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