Housing in WS7 0DB
What the homes in WS7 0DB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Burntwood Chase Terrace & Hammerwich
- Council
- Lichfield
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,407 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (57%). Flats make up 1.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WS7 0DB area is above that, at 85.6%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.2% of households against 20.5%. 50.4% own outright and 35.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned85.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented8.2%20.5%
- Social rented5.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 30.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 19.7%. 21.2% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Lichfield
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Lichfield, August 2026, +7.5% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood WS7 0DB sits in (Burntwood Chase Terrace & Hammerwich): about 1,407 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.