Postcode WS7 1JG (Lichfield)

Map showing WS7 1JG and nearby postcodes

The postcode WS7 1JG is located in Lichfield, in the county of Staffordshire. It was introduced in March 2003 and is an active postcode. WS7 1JG is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WS7 1JG is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.6 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of WS7 1JG as Hard-pressed living > Hard pressed ageing workers > Ageing industrious workers.

The closest road name to WS7 1JG is Griffin Close which is centered 24 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Griffin Close and is 82 m away. The closest railway station is Hednesford Rail Station, 5.01 km away.

The closest primary school to WS7 1JG (for ages 11 and under) is Holly Grove Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on January 16, 2020. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Chase Terrace Academy. The last OFSTED inspection on September 18, 2019 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of WS7 1JG is Lido WMC and is 1.9 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on September 9, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Kings Wok and is 2.24 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on November 4, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 42.4 Mbps and an average upload speed of 5.5 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 79.2% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.5 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for WS7 1JG is covered by the Staffordshire police force association and South Staffordshire is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to WS7 1JG and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to WS7 1JG, and the approximate distance away.

Griffin Close 24 m
Lorne Street 103 m
Chapel Street 123 m
Thorpe Street 143 m
Silverdale Drive 153 m
Chaselands 178 m
Princess Street 185 m
Princess Close 202 m
Thorpe Avenue 211 m
School Close 239 m
School Walk 240 m
Thorpe Close 244 m
New Street 274 m
Radmore Close 295 m
Plant Lane 310 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode WS7 1JG

Introduction March 2003
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from WS7 1JG - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Holly Grove Primary School Good
(January 16, 2020)
526 m
Chase Terrace Primary School Good
(May 21, 2019)
538 m
St Joseph and St Theresa Catholic Primary Outstanding
(March 26, 2009)
1.01 km
Chase Terrace Academy Good
(September 18, 2019)
1.11 km
Boney Hay Primary Academy Good
(December 4, 2019)
1.45 km
Springhill Primary Academy Good
(June 5, 2019)
1.54 km
Chasetown Community School Good
(February 28, 2018)
1.62 km
Erasmus Darwin Academy Good
(January 18, 2018)
1.79 km
Ridgeway Primary School Good
(January 26, 2022)
1.8 km
Norton Canes High School Good
(May 18, 2016)
1.83 km
Norton Canes Primary Academy Good
(March 13, 2019)
1.9 km
Highfields Primary Academy 2.12 km
Fulfen Primary School Good
(May 17, 2018)
2.49 km
Heath Hayes Primary Academy Good
(November 10, 2021)
2.69 km
Jerome Primary School Good
(January 19, 2017)
2.72 km
Gentleshaw Primary Academy Good
(September 22, 2021)
2.72 km
Brownhills West Primary School 3.06 km
Watling Street Primary School Outstanding
(January 20, 2009)
3.09 km
Five Ways Primary School Good
(November 13, 2019)
3.11 km
Gorsemoor Primary School Good
(September 29, 2021)
3.26 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WS7 1JG - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Norton Canes High School School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 9, 2019
1.83 km
Lido WMC Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 9, 2019
1.9 km
Norton Canes Primary Academy School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 8, 2021
1.9 km
The Redmore Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
September 20, 2021
1.93 km
One Stop Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 7, 2019
2.08 km
Victoria Working Mens Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 18, 2016
2.08 km
Trinity Methodist Church Other catering premises Exempt
June 10, 2019
2.12 km
Oaktree House Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 18, 2019
2.15 km
The Rag Country Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 0
Needs Urgent Improvement
March 2, 2022
2.22 km
Co-op Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
April 25, 2017
2.24 km
Kings Wok Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
November 4, 2021
2.24 km
Ruchie Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 22, 2021
2.24 km
Shop 4 Less Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 9, 2019
2.24 km
Well Pharmacy Retailers - other Exempt
February 20, 2019
2.24 km
Silver Pan Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
October 21, 2019
2.24 km
Norton Square Deals Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 11, 2016
2.25 km
Norton Canes Community Centre Other catering premises Exempt
February 27, 2019
2.26 km
Bridge Fish Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
September 24, 2021
2.32 km
Prospect Village Hall Other catering premises Exempt
March 18, 2019
2.33 km
Catherine Care Ltd Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
July 5, 2019
2.33 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WS7 1JG - Data from Apr 2022

Griffin Close Bus Stop/Station 82 m
Griffin Close Bus Stop/Station 97 m
Chapel Street Bus Stop/Station 115 m
Chapel Street Bus Stop/Station 123 m
Chaselands Bus Stop/Station 223 m
Hednesford Rail Station Rail 5.01 km
Hednesford Rail Station Rail 5.02 km
East Midlands Airport Air 44.24 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WS7 1JG - Data from Dec 2021

Biddulph's Pool Inland Water 884 m
Old Lodge Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.64 km
Noddyfield Valley Valley 1.79 km
Chasewater Inland Water 1.97 km
Courtbanks Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.18 km
Gentleshaw Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.52 km
Gorse Covert Woodland Or Forest 3.16 km
Darling's Hayes Woodland Or Forest 3.17 km
Beaudesert New Park Woodland Or Forest 3.31 km
Broad Hazels Woodland Or Forest 3.33 km
Hazelslade Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.42 km
Hazelslade Pool Inland Water 3.47 km
Hobstone Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.6 km
Alfred's Coppice Woodland Or Forest 3.65 km
Holly Clump Woodland Or Forest 3.75 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for WS7 1JG - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 31.6 Mbps 42.4 Mbps 107 Mbps
Upload 5.7 Mbps 5.5 Mbps 10 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 7 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 19.8 3.5
30-300 Mbps 20.8% 63.8 7.6
300+ Mbps 79.2% - -

Gas Consumption

23 meters consuming 231,344 kWh - mean 10,058 kWh : median 9,654 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

24 meters consuming 71,460 kWh - mean 2,977 kWh : median 2,742 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WS7 1JG - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Staffordshire
Latitude 52.68384600
Longitude -1.94140800
OS Easting 404058
OS Northing 0309574
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
17752
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Staffordshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Lichfield
County Electorial Division Burntwood North ED
Electoral Ward Chase Terrace
Local Authority District Lichfield
Region / Government Office Region West Midlands
European Electoral Region West Midlands
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Greater Birmingham and Solihull
Secondary: Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire
Local Learning and Skills Council Staffordshire

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E07000194
Travel To Work Area Wolverhampton and Walsall

NHS

NHS England Region Midlands
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
South Staffordshire
Cancer Alliance West Midlands
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
West Midlands
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS South East Staffordshire and Seisdon Peninsula CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Hard-pressed living
Group: Hard pressed ageing workers
Subgroup: Ageing industrious workers
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Burntwood BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Burntwood BUASD
Workplace Zone E33022110
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Lichfield 006
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Lichfield 006C
Output Area / Small Area 8C1