Area Info for Lichfield (Staffordshire)

Introduction to Lichfield

Lichfield is a historic cathedral city located in Staffordshire, England. It is renowned for its rich history, architectural heritage, and cultural significance. The city is situated approximately 14 miles north of Birmingham and 20 miles south of Stafford.

Historical Significance

Lichfield has a long history dating back to Roman times, with evidence of settlement and activity in the area. The city is particularly famous for its medieval cathedral, Lichfield Cathedral, which dates back to the 12th century. The city was also an important religious centre during the medieval period and has preserved many historic buildings and sites.

Lichfield Cathedral

Lichfield Cathedral is a prominent feature of the city and is known for its three spires, which make it unique in the UK. The cathedral is an active place of worship and a popular tourist attraction, drawing visitors for its stunning architecture, historical significance, and cultural events.

Cultural and Educational Aspects

Lichfield hosts various cultural events throughout the year, including music festivals, markets, and historical reenactments. The city is also home to the Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum, dedicated to the famous writer and lexicographer Samuel Johnson, who was born in Lichfield in 1709.

Economy and Modern Day

Today, Lichfield combines its historical charm with modern amenities. The local economy benefits from tourism, retail, and small businesses. The city maintains a vibrant community with various shops, restaurants, and cultural institutions.

Transport and Accessibility

Lichfield is well-connected by road and rail. It has a railway station providing services to Birmingham, Derby, and other major cities. The city is accessible via the M6 Toll and A38 roads, making it convenient for visitors and residents alike.
Education
School
Maple Hayes Hall School1.13 miles
Abnalls Lane, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 8BL
Christ Church CofE (C) Primary School1.33 miles
Christ Church Lane, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 8AY
Queen's Croft High School1.60 miles
Birmingham Road, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6PJ
Fulfen Primary School1.86 miles
Rugeley Road, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 9BJ
King Edward VI School1.90 miles
Upper St John Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 9EE
Lichfield Cathedral School1.93 miles
The Palace, The Close, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 7LH
The Friary School1.96 miles
Eastern Avenue, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 7EW
Saxon Hill Academy1.97 miles
Kings Hill Road, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 9DE
Highfields Primary School2.07 miles
Elder Lane, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 9BT
Chadsmead Primary Academy2.14 miles
Friday Acre, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 7HJ
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School2.17 miles
Cherry Orchard, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 9AN
Five Spires Academy2.17 miles
Cherry Orchard, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 9AN
St Michael's CofE (C) Primary School2.23 miles
Sturgeons Hill, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 9AW
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School2.27 miles
Dimbles Hill, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 7NH
Nether Stowe School2.33 miles
St Chad`s Road, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 7NB
St Chad's CofE (VC) Primary School2.34 miles
St Michael Road, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6SN
Health
Clinic
Voyage Care - Lichfield1.68 miles
Wall Island, Birmingham Road, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 0QP
Specsavers Hearcare - Staffordshire - Lichfield1.90 miles
43 Market Street, Litchfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6LA
Greenhill Health Centre2.14 miles
Church Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6JL
St Michaels Court2.39 miles
David Parry Suite, St. Michaels Hospital, Trent Valley Road, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6EF
Highfields2.67 miles
9 &11 Highfields Road, Chasetown, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 4RQ
Lichfield Hub2.82 miles
Eastern Park, Eastern Avenue, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 7SH
Salters Meadow Health Centre3.02 miles
Rugeley Road, Chase Terrace, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 1AU
Parkside Medical Practice3.17 miles
Chester Road North, Brownhills, Walsall, West Midlands, WS8 7JB
Specsavers Hearcare - Black Country - Brownhills3.20 miles
Unit 1 12-28 High Street, Brownhills, Walsall, West Midlands, WS8 6EQ
Oakwood Special School3.70 miles
Oakwood School, Druids Walk, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 9JS
Streets Corner Surgery3.72 miles
77 Lichfield Road, Walsall Wood, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 9NP
Dr Latthe Surgery3.72 miles
Walsall Wood Health Centre, 77 Lichfield Road, Walsall Wood, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 9NP
Scrivens Hearing Care At Green And Partners - Walsall4.03 miles
High Street, Walsall Wood, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 9LP
St Johns Medical Centre M910074.03 miles
High Street, Walsall Wood, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 9LP
St Johns Medical Centre4.03 miles
High Street, Walsall Wood, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 9LP
Norton Canes Surgery (Healthharmonie)4.40 miles
Brownhills Road, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 9SE
GP
The Spires Practice - Burntwood Health Centre1.78 miles
Hudson Drive, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 0EW
Fulfen Practice1.78 miles
Burntwood Health Centre, Hudson Drive, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 0EW
The Westgate Practice2.14 miles
Church Street, Staffordshire, Lichfield, WS13 6JL
The Cloisters Medical Practice2.14 miles
Greenhill Health Centre, Church Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6JL
Shenstone2.25 miles
26 Lincoln Croft, Shenstone, Lichfield, Staffs, WS14 0ND
The Langton Medical Group (Lichfield)2.27 miles
Langton Grange Medical Centre, Eastern Avenue, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 7FA
The Spires Practice2.28 miles
St Chads Health Centre, Dimbles Lane, Lichfield, Staffs, WS13 7HT
Cannock Road Surgery2.32 miles
152 Cannock Road, Burntwood, Staffs, Walsall, WS7 0BG
Chasetown Medical Practice2.88 miles
29-31 High Street, Chasetown, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 3XE
Burntwood Health & Wellbeing Centre2.93 miles
High Street, Chasetown, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 3XH
Ahmad M S2.98 miles
11 Longfellow Road, Burntwood, Staffs, WS7 8EY
Salters Meadow Centre3.00 miles
Rugeley Road, Chase Terrace, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 1AQ
Holland Park Surgery3.17 miles
Chester Road North, Brownhills, Walsall, West Midlands, WS8 7JB
Parkside Medical Practice3.17 miles
Chester Road, Chester Road North, Brownhills, Walsall, West Midlands, WS8 7JB
Dr Kaul & Partners3.36 miles
Park View Centre, Chester Road North, Brownhills, West Midlands, WS8 7JG
Streets Corner Surgery3.72 miles
79-81 Lichfield Road, Walsall Wood, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 9NP
Hospital
Samuel Johnson Community Hospital2.39 miles
Samuel Johnson Community Hospital, Trent Valley Road, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6EF
Spire Little Aston Hospital4.76 miles
Little Aston Hall Drive, Little Aston, Sutton Coldfield, B74 3UP
Sir Robert Peel Hospital6.80 miles
Plantation Lane, Mile Oak, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B78 3NG
The George Bryan Centre 6.80 miles
Plantation Lane, Mile Oak, Tamworth, B78 3NG
Bloxwich Hospital 6.93 miles
Reeves Street, Walsall, West Midlands, WS3 2JJ
Cannock Chase Hospital7.12 miles
Brunswick Road, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 5XY
Good Hope Hospital7.32 miles
Rectory Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 7RR
Sutton Cottage Hospital7.73 miles
27A Birmingham Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B72 1QH
Manor Hospital8.17 miles
Moat Road, Walsall, WS2 9PS
Dorothy Pattison Hospital8.26 miles
Alumwell Close, Walsall, West Midlands, WS2 9XH
Barton Under Needwood Cottage Hospital8.73 miles
Short Lane, Barton Under Needwood, Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 8LT
Heath Lane Hospital10.44 miles
Heath Lane, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B71 2BG
New Cross Hospital10.81 miles
Wednesfield Road, Heath Town, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV10 0QP
Hallam Street Hospital10.94 miles
Hallam Street, Hallam Street, West Bromwich, B71 4NH
Sandwell District General Hospital11.00 miles
Lyndon, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B71 4HJ
Edward Street Hospital11.71 miles
Edward Street, Edward Street, West Bromwich, B70 8NL
Pharmacy
Boots1.04 miles
c/o Waitrose Store, Stonnyland Drive, Lichfield, WS13 6RX
Jhoots Pharmacy1.82 miles
7 Lichfield Road, Burntwood, Walsall, WS7 0HH
Day Night Pharmacy1.84 miles
Unit 4, Swan Island Precinct, Chase Road, Burntwood, WS7 0DW
Boots2.01 miles
4 - 8 Tamworth Street, Lichfield, WS13 6JJ
The Co-Operative Pharmacy2.14 miles
Greenhill H c, Church Street, Lichfield, WS13 6JL
Tesco Stores Limited2.15 miles
Tesco Pharmacy, Church Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6DZ
Shenstone Pharmacy2.26 miles
33b Main Street, Shenstone, Nr Lichfield, WS14 0LZ
Boots2.27 miles
Langton Grange Med Ctr, Eastern Avenue, Lichfield, WS13 7FA
Jhoots Pharmacy2.28 miles
St Chads Health Centre, Dimbles Lane, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 7HT
N and J's Chemist2.42 miles
Unit 10 Morley Road, Burntwood, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 9AZ
The Co-Operative Pharmacy2.65 miles
3 Boley Park Shopping Ctr, Ryknild Street, Lichfield, WS14 9XU
Chasetown Pharmacy2.88 miles
23 High Street, Chasetown, burntwood, Walsall, Staffordshire, WS7 3XE
Lloydspharmacy3.00 miles
4 Rugeley Road, Chase Terrace, Walsall, WS7 1AQ
Lloydspharmacy3.05 miles
Unit 3, Burntwood Shopping Centre, Chase Terrace,Burntwood, WS7 1JR
Lloydspharmacy3.17 miles
Chester Road North, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 7JB
Tesco Stores Limited3.22 miles
Tesco Store, Silver Street, Brownhills, Walsall, West Midlands, WS8 6DZ
Leisure
Park
CATHEDRAL CLOSE AND LINEAR PARK, LICHFIELD (Grade II Listed)1.86 miles
CHRISTIAN FIELDS2.54 miles
SHIRE OAK PARK3.29 miles
CHASEWATER3.52 miles
HILL HOOK4.80 miles
HAZEL SLADE5.07 miles
PELSALL NORTH COMMON5.15 miles
HEDNESFORD HILLS COMMON5.74 miles
CUCKOO''S NOOK AND THE DINGLE6.09 miles
BRINDLEY HEATH6.17 miles
PARK LIME PITS6.23 miles
HAY HEAD WOOD6.26 miles
MILL LANE6.67 miles
BROAD MEADOW6.83 miles
SUTTON PARK (Grade II Listed)6.92 miles
SUTTON PARK6.93 miles
Shop
Groceries
Waitrose Lichfield1.05 miles
Darwin Park, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6RX
Costcutter Lichfield1.75 miles
28 Chapel Lane, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 9BA
Morrisons Lichfield1.79 miles
Beacon Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 7QP
Co-op Burntwood1.84 miles
Chasetown, WS7 0DW
Iceland Lichfield1.84 miles
19 Market Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6JX
M&S Lichfield Simply Food1.96 miles
Unit 1ab Spires Shopping Centre, Lichfield, WS13 6NF
Tesco Lichfield (Extra)2.19 miles
Church St, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6DZ
ALDI Church Street2.21 miles
Lichfield, WS13 6EB
Costcutter Litchfield2.26 miles
31 Main Street, Litchfield, WS14 0LZ
Co-op Lichfield2.28 miles
Lichfield, WS13 7QG
Co-op Lichfield2.37 miles
Curborough Road, WS13 7NR
Co-op Burntwood2.44 miles
Morley Road, WS7 9AZ
Tesco Lichfield (Express)2.45 miles
30 Birmingham Rd, Shenstone, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 0JR
B & D Superstore2.48 miles
1-3 Lawnswood Avenue, Chasetown Nr Walsall WS7 4YD
Tesco Lichfield (Express)2.64 miles
Netherstowe, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6TS
Co-op Lichfield2.64 miles
Lichfield, WS14 9XU
Transport
Airport
Birmingham International Airport Terminal 115.88 miles
Birmingham International Airport15.91 miles
Birmingham International Airport Terminal 216.00 miles
East Midlands Airport24.95 miles
Coventry Baginton Airport26.47 miles
Bus Stop
Pipehill Farm (SW)0.03 miles
Pipehill House (SW)0.03 miles
Pipehill House (NE)0.04 miles
Pipehill Farm (NE)0.13 miles
Lichfield Road (NE)0.18 miles
Hollybank Cottage (NE)0.26 miles
Old Lichfield Road (E)0.27 miles
Hollybank Cottage (SW)0.28 miles
Old Lichfield Road (W)0.29 miles
Waterworks Cottage (NE)0.33 miles
Waterworks Cottage (SW)0.34 miles
Water Works Cottage (N)0.34 miles
Pipe Marsh (NE)0.36 miles
Pipe Marsh (SW)0.37 miles
Broad Lane (NW)0.37 miles
Broad Lane (SE)0.38 miles
Railway Station
Lichfield City Rail Station1.88 miles
Shenstone Rail Station2.19 miles
Lichfield Trent Valley High Level Rail Station3.03 miles
Lichfield Trent Valley Rail Station3.03 miles
Blake Street Rail Station4.46 miles
Butlers Lane Rail Station5.36 miles
Four Oaks Rail Station6.31 miles
Hednesford Rail Station6.39 miles
Landywood Rail Station6.55 miles
Rugeley Town Rail Station6.66 miles
Cannock Rail Station6.67 miles
Bloxwich Rail Station7.02 miles
Bloxwich North Rail Station7.02 miles
Sutton Coldfield Rail Station7.34 miles
Rugeley Trent Valley Rail Station7.50 miles
Walsall Rail Station7.65 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (WS13 8J*)
Number of Properties in Catchment155
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)0
Property Sales
DOVE COTTAGE, 13, WATLING STREET
WALL
LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS14 0AN		£195,000
2024-08-13
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2010-07-06   £150,000
6, WATLING STREET
WALL
LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS14 0AW		£156,750
2023-06-01
terraced
freehold
16, WALL LANE
WALL
LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS14 0AZ		£375,000
2023-04-28
detached
freehold
Sold 2021-04-23   £338,000
4, WATLING STREET
WALL
LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS14 0AW		£237,000
2023-01-27
terraced
freehold
63, WATLING STREET
WALL
LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS14 0AW		£230,000
2022-10-20
terraced
freehold
Sold 2018-08-17   £160,000
1, WATLING STREET
WALL
LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS14 0AW		£262,500
2022-08-31
detached
freehold
10, THE BUTTS

LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS14 0AX		£340,000
2022-08-26
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2010-07-30   £195,950
PIPE HILL HOUSE (BAT BARN), WALSALL ROAD
PIPEHILL
LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS13 8JU		£600,000
2022-08-18
terraced
freehold
DAMSON COTTAGE, WATLING STREET
WALL
LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS14 0AZ		£300,000
2022-04-11
detached
freehold
CHURCH FARM COTTAGES (1), GREEN LANE
WALL
LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS14 0AS		£480,000
2022-03-16
semidetached
freehold
HILLCREST, WALSALL ROAD
PIPEHILL
LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS13 8JU		£465,000
2021-06-30
detached
freehold
Sold 2017-12-01   £295,000
10, WATLING STREET
WALL
LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS14 0AW		£152,000
2021-06-16
terraced
freehold
WHITE LADIES, GREEN LANE
WALL
LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS14 0AS		£650,000
2021-05-12
detached
freehold
HOLLY COTTAGE, WALSALL ROAD
PIPEHILL
LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS13 8JU		£487,000
2021-03-15
detached
freehold
WALL LANE FARM, WATLING STREET
WALL
LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS14 0AZ		£500,000
2020-03-04
detached
freehold
9, WATLING STREET
WALL
LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS14 0AW		£152,000
2019-09-18
terraced
freehold
2, THE BUTTS

LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS14 0AX		£205,000
2019-09-06
semidetached
freehold
CARISBROOKE, ASHCROFT LANE

LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS14 0EQ		£715,000
2019-09-04
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2009-10-30   £425,000
CHURCH FARM, GREEN LANE
WALL
LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS14 0AS		£700,000
2019-07-24
otherPropertyType
freehold
ROSE COTTAGE, WATLING STREET
WALL
LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS14 0AN		£375,000
2019-03-22
detached
freehold
Sold 2013-11-04   £250,000
PIPE HILL HOUSE (MANOR BARN), WALSALL ROAD
PIPEHILL
LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS13 8JU		£460,000
2018-12-10
semidetached
freehold
CHESTERFIELD GRANGE, ASHCROFT LANE

LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS14 0EQ		£600,000
2018-11-01
detached
freehold
12, THE BUTTS

LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS14 0AX		£287,000
2018-10-31
semidetached
freehold
WHITE HOUSE, MARKET LANE

LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS14 0AU		£555,000
2018-06-27
detached
freehold
Sold 2016-03-11   £625,000
FOSSEWAY COURT, FOSSEWAY LANE

LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS13 8JX		£1,200,000
2017-11-03
otherPropertyType
freehold
LICHFIELD HOUSE, ROMAN WALK
WALL
LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS14 0AR		£425,000
2017-10-03
detached
freehold
Sold 2013-03-15   £307,500
WALL HOUSE COTTAGE, GREEN LANE
WALL
LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS14 0AS		£709,100
2017-09-28
detached
freehold
WALL FARM, GREEN LANE
WALL
LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS14 0AS		£600,000
2017-07-11
detached
freehold
CHURCH FARM COTTAGES (3), GREEN LANE
WALL
LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS14 0AS		£248,000
2016-04-28
terraced
freehold
GRANGE FARM BUNGALOW, ASHCROFT LANE

LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS14 0EQ		£325,000
2014-07-24
detached
freehold
SCHOOL HOUSE, MARKET LANE

LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS14 0AU		£587,500
2014-04-30
detached
freehold
16 - 18, WALL LANE
WALL
LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS14 0AZ		£190,000
2014-03-25
detached
freehold
PIPE HILL HOUSE (NEW BARN), WALSALL ROAD
PIPEHILL
LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS13 8JU		£385,000
2012-08-09
terraced
freehold
WOODCOTE HOUSE, MARKET LANE

LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS14 0AU		£760,000
2012-06-01
detached
freehold
GRANGE FARM, ASHCROFT LANE

LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS14 0EQ		£500,000
2012-05-23
detached
freehold
WOODLEIGH, ASHCROFT LANE

LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS14 0EQ		£343,163
2012-03-14
semidetached
freehold
PIPE HILL HOUSE (BARN COTTAGE), WALSALL ROAD
PIPEHILL
LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS13 8JU		£330,500
2010-02-23
semidetached
freehold
NEW BARN, WALSALL ROAD

LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS13 8JU		£375,000
2009-04-30
semidetached
freehold
ALDERWAYS, FOSSEWAY LANE

LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS13 8JX		£555,000
2009-04-30
detached
freehold
MANOR BARN, WALSALL ROAD
LICHFIELD
LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS13 8JU		£350,000
2009-01-23
semidetached
freehold
THE COTTAGE, ASHCROFT LANE
LICHFIELD
LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS14 0EQ		£527,000
2007-07-24
detached
freehold
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