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Lichfield area guide

Who lives in Lichfield, how they live, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Lichfield
Region: West Midlands
Population: 34,472 (2024)

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At a glance

What Lichfield is like

Lichfield is a city in the West Midlands. It is home to about 34,472 people across 14,716 households. 67% of households own their home, 14.1% rent privately and 17.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 54.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is broadly in line with the England and Wales average.

Scores

How Lichfield compares

Headline figures for Lichfield, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.3/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

6/ 10

Around the middle: 30.6 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 35 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

85%

Rated good or better across 13 inspected schools in Lichfield.

Household incomeMore

£57,856

Average annual income before tax, higher than 62% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where Lichfield differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
24.4% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
02
Few private renters
Only 14.1% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.

Questions

Lichfield FAQs

Is Lichfield a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.3 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 30.6 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. 85% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is Lichfield safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.6 offences per 1,000 people a year around Lichfield, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.

Who lives in Lichfield?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 7.3% of residents. 67% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (32.9%).

How well connected is Lichfield?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 35 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Lichfield City Rail Station, 0.2 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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