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WS7 postcode area · Burntwood

The WS7 postcode district covers Burntwood and spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Lichfield. Area Scores range from 29 to 91 across them. Every full WS7 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The WS7 district contains both ends of the scale: Lichfield East at 92 out of 100 (#574 of 6,856 in England) against Burntwood Chasetown at 29, a 62-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £195,000 in Burntwood Chasetown to £375,000 in Burntwood North East & Longdon — a 1.9× gap within the WS7 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,737a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime51per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)48
Owner-occupied78%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the WS7 district

£257,000median home sold over the past year · +16.8% over 5 years · +5.3% over the year · 422 sales
Detached£365,000
Semi-detached£242,000
Terraced£214,000
Flat£135,000
Lichfield£310,000
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Lichfield EastLichfield 57492 £350,000
Burntwood North East & LongdonLichfield 88287 £375,000
Burntwood Chase Terrace & HammerwichLichfield 95886 £269,250
Burntwood WestLichfield 2,73360 £242,000
Burntwood ChasetownLichfield 4,85129 £195,000

People living in WS7 Census 2021

Residents43,751
Median age (est.)48
Density801per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above30%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 22%45–64 28%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 46%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 46%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 11%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 9%Other: 19%
One person 28%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 9%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades13%
Administrative10%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 38% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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.

Towns & places in WS7

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WS7 district.

Burntwood Lichfield

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WS7.

WS13 WS8 WS14 WS9 WS11 WS15 WS12 WS3

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.