Postcode WS9 9DX (Lichfield)

Map showing WS9 9DX and nearby postcodes

The postcode WS9 9DX is located in Lichfield, in the county of Staffordshire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WS9 9DX is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WS9 9DX is one of the least deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 7.9 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 WS9 9DX as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Detached retirement living.

The closest road name to WS9 9DX is Glenwood Rise which is centered 215 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Royal Oak PH and is 134 m away. The closest railway station is Shenstone Rail Station, 3.92 km away.

The closest primary school to WS9 9DX (for ages 11 and under) is St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on May 22, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Shire Oak Academy. The last OFSTED inspection on June 21, 2018 rated this school as Requires improvement

The local pub for residents of WS9 9DX is The Boat Inn and is 2.96 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on June 17, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 63.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 15.6 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 22.2% 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 3.2 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.6 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for WS9 9DX 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 WS9 9DX and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to WS9 9DX, and the approximate distance away.

Glenwood Rise 215 m
Main Street 270 m
Lazy Hill 633 m
Lichfield Road 1.35 km
Chester Road 3.06 km
M6 TOLL 8.4 km
A461 9.6 km
M42 16.56 km
A452 22.28 km
A41 26.92 km
A34 28.92 km
A5 36.64 km
A46 39.04 km
A453 40.07 km
A51 41.1 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode WS9 9DX

Introduction January 1980
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 WS9 9DX - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy Good
(May 22, 2019)
652 m
Castlefort Junior Mixed and Infant School Good
(January 22, 2020)
1.46 km
Oakwood School Outstanding
(October 2, 2018)
1.52 km
Shire Oak Academy Requires improvement
(June 21, 2018)
1.58 km
Walsall Wood School Good
(November 10, 2021)
1.82 km
St John's Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(October 5, 2011)
1.95 km
Millfield Primary School Good
(November 7, 2019)
2.25 km
Leighswood School Good
(July 4, 2019)
2.44 km
Cooper and Jordan Church of England Primary School Good
(February 13, 2019)
2.91 km
St James Primary School Good
(September 20, 2018)
3.01 km
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Good
(March 28, 2017)
3.02 km
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School 3.11 km
Brownhills Ormiston Academy 3.49 km
St Francis of Assisi Catholic College Good
(January 27, 2022)
3.49 km
Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy Requires improvement
(May 15, 2019)
3.5 km
St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School Good
(June 20, 2017)
3.67 km
Little Aston Primary Academy 3.7 km
St Francis Catholic Primary School Good
(March 13, 2019)
3.76 km
Watling Street Primary School Outstanding
(January 20, 2009)
3.97 km
Aldridge School - A Science College Good
(February 9, 2017)
4.01 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WS9 9DX - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
The Boat Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
June 17, 2021
2.96 km
Social Care Catering Solutions Ltd Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 14, 2022
3.12 km
Mr DJ Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 15, 2021
3.38 km
Coppers End Guest House Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 4
Good
November 2, 2021
3.39 km
Footherley Working Mens Club Pub/bar/nightclub Exempt
September 29, 2021
3.58 km
Gyro Guys Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
February 25, 2020
3.62 km
The Fox & Hounds Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 29, 2022
4.14 km
The Trooper Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
April 19, 2022
4.15 km
Russell's Shenstone Ltd Manufacturers/packers 5
Very Good
March 22, 2021
4.16 km
Shenstone Community Library Association Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 4, 2021
4.16 km
Shenstone Pharmacy Retailers - other Exempt
August 3, 2017
4.16 km
The Railway Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 24, 2021
4.16 km
The Village Shop Retailers - other 1
Needs Major Improvement
November 23, 2021
4.16 km
Aspens Services @ Shenstone Lodge School School/college/university 5
Very Good
May 25, 2021
4.24 km
Cafe Prego Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 22, 2022
4.24 km
The Plough At Shenstone Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
May 25, 2021
4.26 km
The Lodge Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0
Needs Urgent Improvement
January 13, 2022
4.36 km
Rainbows Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Exempt
April 26, 2022
4.4 km
Rise & Shine Breakfast Club Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Exempt
January 17, 2019
4.4 km
Shire Services @ Greysbrooke Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 24, 2022
4.4 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WS9 9DX - Data from Apr 2022

Royal Oak PH Bus Stop/Station 134 m
Lazy Hill Bus Stop/Station 221 m
Lazy Hill Bus Stop/Station 223 m
Royal Oak PH Bus Stop/Station 363 m
Church Lane Bus Stop/Station 570 m
Shenstone Rail Station Rail 3.92 km
Shenstone Rail Station Rail 3.93 km
Blake Street Rail Station Rail 4.61 km
East Midlands Airport Air 44.31 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WS9 9DX - Data from Dec 2021

Grove Hill Hill Or Mountain 423 m
Fishpond Wood Woodland Or Forest 651 m
Castlebank Plantation Woodland Or Forest 696 m
Shireoak Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.26 km
Cockheath Coppice Woodland Or Forest 1.88 km
Biddle's Field Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.88 km
Leigh's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.36 km
Griffin's Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.7 km
Forge Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.83 km
The Belt Woodland Or Forest 2.92 km
Footherley Rough Woodland Or Forest 3.07 km
The Gorse Woodland Or Forest 3.11 km
Home Covert Woodland Or Forest 3.17 km
New Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.3 km
Raikes Covert Woodland Or Forest 3.32 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for WS9 9DX - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 68.7 Mbps 63.8 Mbps 158.69 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 15.6 Mbps 29.99 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 6.4 0.9
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 28 19
30-300 Mbps 77.8% 74.4 18
300+ Mbps 22.2% - -

Gas Consumption

66 meters consuming 1,384,142 kWh - mean 20,972 kWh : median 19,833 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

63 meters consuming 313,874 kWh - mean 4,982 kWh : median 4,068 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WS9 9DX - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Staffordshire
Latitude 52.62947500
Longitude -1.89972900
OS Easting 406884
OS Northing 0303529
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
30039
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Staffordshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Tamworth
County Electorial Division Lichfield Rural South ED
Electoral Ward Little Aston & Stonnall
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: Suburbanites
Group: Suburban achievers
Subgroup: Detached retirement living
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area West Midlands BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Stonnall BUASD
Workplace Zone E33022137
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Lichfield 011
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Lichfield 011E
Output Area / Small Area 6A3