Lichfield West & South

Lichfield · West Midlands · population 10,885 · 5 LSOAs

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

89Area Score / 100 ?
  • #738 of 6,856 in England
  • #51 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #2 of 12 in Lichfield
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,402
Median age (est.)44
Density1,621per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above44%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 24%45–64 27%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 11%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 29%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional26%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional16%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades8%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure6%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 0%
White 94%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 39% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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 West & South is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #738 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #2 of 12 in Lichfield. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (95) and lowest on Income (64). Typical homes here sold for about £336,013 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 230 sales), 8% above the wider Lichfield median of £310,000. Typical household take-home income is around £45,773 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 52 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 64 · #2,445
Employment 70 · #2,020
Education 89 · #780
Health 83 · #1,136
Crime 80 · #1,342
Housing & access 95 · #361
Living environment 83 · #1,191

House prices ?

£336,013median (12m) · -7.4% yr · n=230
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£336,013230-7.4%+12.5%
Detached£495,00064+10.6%+11.9%
Semi-detached£328,75096-5.4%+11.4%
Terraced£280,00033-0.2%+15.0%
Flat£180,00037-5.3%+10.4%
This area£336,013
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)£45,773±£6,479 · #1,903 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,788
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 ?

84Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

52 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 564 offences
Lichfield58
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #2,253 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences290
Theft47
Burglary28
Vehicle crime55
Criminal damage & arson39
Public order & weapons67
Drugs20
Robbery2
Other16

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 122 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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