Lichfield Central

Lichfield · West Midlands · population 10,747 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

38Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,255 of 6,856 in England
  • #395 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #11 of 12 in Lichfield
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,727
Median age (est.)44
Density3,097per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above33%
No car or van27%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 26%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 21%Social rent: 34%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 34%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 39%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 13%Other: 13%
One person 39%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 13%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Elementary 14% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Elementary14%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%
Administrative7%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 44% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Lichfield Central is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,255 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #11 of 12 in Lichfield. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (96) but weak on Employment (27). Typical homes here sold for about £278,877 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 173 sales), 10% below the wider Lichfield median of £310,000. Typical household take-home income is around £38,224 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 130 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 30 · #4,790
Employment 27 · #5,023
Education 30 · #4,776
Health 34 · #4,509
Crime 36 · #4,365
Housing & access 96 · #286
Living environment 81 · #1,314

House prices ?

£278,877median (12m) · -2.1% yr · n=173
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£278,877173-2.1%+11.6%
Detached£500,00029+5.8%+18.8%
Semi-detached£300,00031+3.4%+25.0%
Terraced£270,00034+12.5%+20.5%
Flat£210,00079-3.9%-4.5%
This area£278,877
Lichfield£310,000
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£38,224±£5,483 · #3,959 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,591
Price-to-income ?7.3×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

58Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

130 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,398 offences
Lichfield58
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,648 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences565
Theft316
Burglary35
Vehicle crime131
Criminal damage & arson91
Public order & weapons169
Drugs49
Robbery21
Other21

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 297 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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