Lichfield
WS7 house prices in Lichfield
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Lichfield, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£259,000
Range £159,900–£450,000 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 5 Nov 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in WS7: the typical (median) sold price is £259,000, close to the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). WS7 is an active market, with about 26 recorded sales a month. By property type, 37% were semi-detached homes (typically £249,025) and 32% were detached homes (typically £381,465).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,352 a year: Lichfield's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Lichfield, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on WS7: steady sales, so price from the evidence
WS7 sees about 26 sales a month, a pace that gives buyers and sellers something to compare, without a year-on-year figure we would stand behind.
If you are thinking of selling, WS7 sales mostly ran from £159,900 to £450,000, so find the sold homes closest to yours and price against those; roughly 26 sales a month is enough for buyers to compare, so evidence beats optimism.
Sell houseIf you are looking to buy, WS7 sits close to the UK average for typical prices, so use the sold range on this page as your yardstick.
Before an offer goes in on any WS7 home, look at what has been applied for nearby (361 applications on record within 500 m), long-term flood risk and council tax (Band D is £2,352 a year), and leave the title to your conveyancer.
Prices are only part of the picture: the free WS7 OfferCheck adds flood, crime, planning, council tax and schools, and the Report says which deserve your attention.
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At a glance
WS7 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£259,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
26.3
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,352
A year
On the map
Where WS7 sits in Lichfield
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in WS7
4, MOWBRAY CROFT, BURNTWOOD
Terraced · Freehold · 21 Aug 2026
£250,000
9, WORDSWORTH ROAD, BURNTWOOD
Detached · Freehold · 17 Aug 2026
£265,000
41, RUGELEY ROAD, BURNTWOOD
Semi-detached · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£175,000
24, HIGHFIELDS, BURNTWOOD
Terraced · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£200,000
UNIT 6, RING ROAD, BURNTWOOD
Other · Freehold · 11 Aug 2026
£1,950,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). WS7 includes the Boley Park ward.
The data, honestly
House prices in WS7
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in WS7 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £381,465, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £142,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 78 | £381,465 | £265,000–£593,000 |
| Semi-detached | 90 | £249,025 | £197,350–£310,000 |
| Terraced | 54 | £205,000 | £157,300–£277,050 |
| Flat / maisonette | 21 | £142,000 | £109,000–£160,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 5 Nov 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in WS7
The quarterly typical price rose 5.1%, from £253,000 in Q4 2025 (78 sales) to £266,000 in Q3 2026 (30 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | £253,000 | 78 |
| Q1 2026 | £249,025 | 74 |
| Q2 2026 | £277,500 | 68 |
| Q3 2026 | £266,000 | 30 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 5 Nov 2025 and 21 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of WS7 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most WS7 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £159,900 and £450,000, around a typical £259,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 5 Nov 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in WS7
Semi-detached homes were 37% of recorded sales (90 of 243). 84% of sales were freehold and 16% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached32%
- Semi-detached37%
- Terraced22%
- Flat / maisonette9%
Tenure
- Freehold84%
- Leasehold16%
See the figures
211 freehold (84%) and 39 leasehold (16%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in WS7. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 5 Nov 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
In plain English
What the Lichfield (WS7) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £381,465 against £142,000 for flats: about 2.7 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- This is an active district: about 26 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 5 November 2025 and 21 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on WS7
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in WS7
£2,352
Band D a year in Lichfield, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,568 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,829 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,091 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,352 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,875 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,397 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,920 |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,704 |
These are Lichfield's charges for 2026-27, the authority WS7 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Lichfield · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near WS7
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest Springhill Primary Academy.
All schools
Springhill Primary Academy
Primary · Academies · WS7 4UN
260 m
Good · 2019
Chase Terrace Academy
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · WS7 2DB
317 m
Requires improvement · 2022
Highfields Primary Academy
Primary · Academies · WS7 9BT
755 m
Good · 2016
Ridgeway Primary Academy
Primary · Academies · WS7 4TU
880 m
Good · 2011
Chase Terrace Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · WS7 1AH
895 m
Good · 2015
St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academies · WS7 3XL
952 m
Not graded
Fulfen Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · WS7 9BJ
1.1 km
Outstanding · 2023
Boney Hay Primary Academy
Primary · Academies · WS7 2PF
1.5 km
Good · 2016
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the WS7 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 7 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near WS7
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around WS7
361
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 24 July 2026.
Recent applications
Lichfield/26/00779/FUHUndecided
365 m
Erection of first floor extension above garage (Re-submission of 20/01314/FUH)
Received 2026-06-24
Lichfield/26/00566/CLPPermitted
356 m
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed): Erection of a rear flat roof extension
Received 2026-05-04 · decided 2026-06-17
Lichfield/25/01377/FUHPermitted
369 m
Retention of single storey front extension
Received 2025-11-03 · decided 2025-12-10
Lichfield/25/00829/CLPPermitted
367 m
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) : Rear ground floor extension
Received 2025-07-03 · decided 2025-07-16
Lichfield/25/00535/FUHPermitted
407 m
Extension over existing garage, part garage conversion to create downstairs wc and internal alterations at first floor
Received 2025-04-28 · decided 2025-06-04
Lichfield/25/00221/FUHPermitted
229 m
First floor side extension
Received 2025-02-28 · decided 2025-04-09
Applications are matched within 500 m of the WS7 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for WS7 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 361 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 24 July 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for WS7
Decile 8 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled WS7 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 4 to decile 9, with a median of decile 8 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
WS7 2HN, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 8 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so WS7 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in WS7: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in WS7, band by band
Lichfield's council tax for 2026-27 set against the WS7 median sold price of £259,000 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearLichfield | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £259,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,568 | £131 | 0.61% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,829 | £152 | 0.71% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,091 | £174 | 0.81% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,352 | £196 | 0.91% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,875 | £240 | 1.11% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,397 | £283 | 1.31% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,920 | £327 | 1.51% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,704 | £392 | 1.82% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the WS7 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Lichfield, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in WS7 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 243 distinct addresses in the records we hold for WS7. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
4, MOWBRAY CROFT, BURNTWOOD
WS7 1QB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£250,000
2026-08-21
9, WORDSWORTH ROAD, BURNTWOOD
WS7 2HN · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£265,000
2026-08-17
41, RUGELEY ROAD, BURNTWOOD
WS7 1AG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£175,000
2026-08-14
24, HIGHFIELDS, BURNTWOOD
WS7 9DB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£200,000
2026-08-14
UNIT 6, RING ROAD, BURNTWOOD
WS7 3JQ · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,950,000
2026-08-11
63, NORTON LANE, BURNTWOOD
WS7 0HW · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£380,000
2026-08-07
6, FREER DRIVE, BURNTWOOD
WS7 9QJ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£500,000
2026-08-07
11, HAYWARD DRIVE, BURNTWOOD
WS7 3AG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£270,000
2026-08-07
59, RUGELEY ROAD, BURNTWOOD
WS7 9BJ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£510,000
2026-08-03
43, SPRINGHILL ROAD, BURNTWOOD
WS7 4UL · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£250,000
2026-08-03
34, NEW STREET, BURNTWOOD
WS7 1BS · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£295,000
2026-08-03
9, MARTON AVENUE, BURNTWOOD
WS7 2EH · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£272,000
2026-07-31
2, MAIDSTONE DRIVE, BURNTWOOD
WS7 0ET · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£230,000
2026-07-29
251, CHASE ROAD, BURNTWOOD
WS7 0EA · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£480,000
2026-07-27
28, MEERASH LANE, BURNTWOOD
WS7 0LF · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£264,000
2026-07-27
27, CANNOCK ROAD, BURNTWOOD
WS7 0BL · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£200,000
2026-07-26
2, FIVES GROVE, BURNTWOOD
WS7 1FN · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£200,000
2026-07-26
15, COLUMBIAN CRESCENT, BURNTWOOD
WS7 2BD · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£202,500
2026-07-24
CEDAR HOUSE, PINE TREE CLOSE, BURNTWOOD
WS7 4TE · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 recorded sales
£158,500
2026-07-24
THE HAWTHORNES, 25, OGLEY HAY ROAD, BURNTWOOD
WS7 2PH · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£725,000
2026-07-20
13, CARLTON CRESCENT, BURNTWOOD
WS7 2EP · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£267,000
2026-07-20
29, CANNOCK ROAD, BURNTWOOD
WS7 1JY · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£280,000
2026-07-15
21, POOLES WAY, BURNTWOOD
WS7 9BB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£245,000
2026-07-15
49, THORPE STREET, BURNTWOOD
WS7 1NJ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£285,000
2026-07-13
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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Postcode districts near WS7
The closest districts to WS7 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in WS8 (Walsall) 2.3 miles
- House prices in WS12 (Cannock) 3.9 miles
- House prices in WS11 (Cannock) 4 miles
- House prices in WS13 (Lichfield) 4.5 miles
- House prices in WS6 (Walsall) 4.5 miles
- House prices in WS14 (Lichfield) 4.5 miles
- House prices in WS9 (Walsall) 4.8 miles
- House prices in WS3 (Walsall) 5.1 miles
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Data sources
Every WS7 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.