Shenstone

Shenstone is covered by postcode district WS14. It is in the Lichfield council area, Staffordshire.

Typical price £545,000 Homes sold in Shenstone, last 12 months. ▼ 4.7% on the year before Gigabit broadband 0 of 59 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 7 of 59 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 10 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 1 1 primary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Shenstone, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Shenstone, by flood risk Of the 59 postcodes in Shenstone that ONS places, 4 have a home or business at high risk, 2 are at medium risk at worst, 1 are at low risk at worst and 52 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Shenstone. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A5127 WS14 0DH: not on the flood risk listWS14 0DR: not on the flood risk listWS14 0DS: not on the flood risk listWS14 0DT: not on the flood risk listWS14 0EA: not on the flood risk listWS14 0ED: not on the flood risk listWS14 0EF: not on the flood risk listWS14 0HB: not on the flood risk listWS14 0JA: not on the flood risk listWS14 0JB: not on the flood risk listWS14 0JD: not on the flood risk listWS14 0JE: not on the flood risk listWS14 0JF: not on the flood risk listWS14 0JG: not on the flood risk listWS14 0JH: not on the flood risk listWS14 0JJ: not on the flood risk listWS14 0JL: not on the flood risk listWS14 0JN: not on the flood risk listWS14 0JP: not on the flood risk listWS14 0JQ: not on the flood risk listWS14 0JR: not on the flood risk listWS14 0JS: not on the flood risk listWS14 0JU: not on the flood risk listWS14 0JW: not on the flood risk listWS14 0JX: not on the flood risk listWS14 0LA: not on the flood risk listWS14 0LE: not on the flood risk listWS14 0LL: not on the flood risk listWS14 0LN: not on the flood risk listWS14 0LP: not on the flood risk listWS14 0LR: not on the flood risk listWS14 0LS: not on the flood risk listWS14 0LT: not on the flood risk listWS14 0LU: not on the flood risk listWS14 0LW: not on the flood risk listWS14 0LX: not on the flood risk listWS14 0LY: not on the flood risk listWS14 0LZ: not on the flood risk listWS14 0NB: not on the flood risk listWS14 0ND: not on the flood risk listWS14 0NF: not on the flood risk listWS14 0NG: not on the flood risk listWS14 0NH: not on the flood risk listWS14 0NJ: not on the flood risk listWS14 0NL: not on the flood risk listWS14 0NN: not on the flood risk listWS14 0NQ: not on the flood risk listWS14 0NR: not on the flood risk listWS14 0NS: not on the flood risk listWS14 0NT: not on the flood risk listWS14 0NU: not on the flood risk listWS14 0NW: not on the flood risk listWS14 0DE: low flood risk at worstWS14 0DJ: medium flood risk at worstWS14 0SB: medium flood risk at worstWS14 0AT: high flood riskWS14 0DP: high flood riskWS14 0DU: high flood riskWS14 0JT: high flood risk Shenstone Map of every postcode in Shenstone, by flood risk Of the 59 postcodes in Shenstone that ONS places, 4 have a home or business at high risk, 2 are at medium risk at worst, 1 are at low risk at worst and 52 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Shenstone. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A5127 Shenstone
  • A home or business at high risk: 4
  • At medium risk at worst: 2
  • At low risk at worst: 1
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 52

Of the 59 postcodes in Shenstone that ONS places, 4 have a home or business at high risk, 2 are at medium risk at worst, 1 are at low risk at worst and 52 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 52.6383, longitude -1.8410. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

WS14 0DU5 at high riskWS14 0AT1 at high riskWS14 0DP1 at high riskWS14 0JT1 at high risk

What is it like to live in Shenstone?

Homes sold for a typical £545,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 4.7% on the 12 months before. Ofcom reports on 59 postcodes here; at none of them can every home and business get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 10 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 7 of its 59 postcodes. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is The Westgate Practice, 5.2 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Shenstone, 250 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Shenstone?

Homes in Shenstone sold for a typical £545,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 24 sales, down 4.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£545,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£572,000
12 months to August 2026
£545,000

▼ down 4.7% on the 12 months before

Detached£705,000 14 sales
Semi-detached£410,000 7 sales
Terraced 2 sales, too few to price
Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Across the whole WS14 district, Shenstone's main postcode district: a typical £400,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Shenstone: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Shenstone?

None of the 59 postcodes now in use in Shenstone came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 2 of the 32 homes sold in Shenstone were newly built (6%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the WS14 district, 22%.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn ShenstoneAcross the WS14 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 24 (0%) 6 of 211 (3%)
The 12 months to August 2025 2 of 32 (6%) 76 of 350 (22%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Shenstone?

Ofcom reports on 59 of the 59 postcodes in Shenstone. At none of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit0 of 59
Postcodes where every home can get superfast56 of 59
Postcodes where some cannot get decent broadband1 of 59

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Shenstone at risk of flooding?

7 of the 59 postcodes in Shenstone have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 10 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 7 of 59 postcodes High: 8Medium: 2Low: 26

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Shenstone?

The primary schools are at the postcodes in Shenstone. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Shenstone?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Shenstone is Shenstone Rail Station, 250 m away in a straight line.

  • Shenstone Rail Station Railway station 250 mWalk
  • Blake Street Rail Station Railway station 3.7 kmCycle
  • Lichfield City Rail Station Railway station 4.8 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Shenstone?

There is no GP practice at the postcodes in Shenstone. These are the nearest to its middle, in a straight line. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Shenstone safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 142 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Shenstone over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 14 September 2025
  2. 12 October 2025
  3. 5 November 2025
  4. 15 December 2025
  5. 8 January 2026
  6. 8 February 2026
  7. 15 March 2026
  8. 11 April 2026
  9. 13 May 2026
  10. 13 June 2026
  11. 9 July 2026
  12. 19 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences42 reports
Vehicle crime25 reports
Other theft20 reports
Public order11 reports
Burglary10 reports
Anti-social behaviour9 reports
Criminal damage and arson7 reports
Shoplifting5 reports

Also: drugs 5, other crime 3, bicycle theft 2, possession of weapons 2, robbery 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Shenstone?

District, borough or city council
Lichfield
County council
Staffordshire
Parliamentary constituency
Tamworth
Police force area
Staffordshire
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
MP
Sarah Edwards (Labour)

All 59 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

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Shenstone postcodes

59 postcodes in use in Shenstone, by district:

WS14 postcode district,59 postcodes

That district is in the WS postcode area.

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Places near Shenstone

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Shenstone's £545,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Lichfield5.2 km, £325,000Brownhills6.0 km, £220,000Whittington6.4 km, £427,500Aldridge6.5 km, £303,000Streethay6.6 km, £402,500Streetly6.9 km, £367,000Burntwood7.3 km, £257,000Rushall and Shelfield8.1 km, £221,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Shenstone

What is it like to live in Shenstone?
Homes sold for a typical £545,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 4.7% on the 12 months before. Ofcom reports on 59 postcodes here; at none of them can every home and business get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 10 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 7 of its 59 postcodes. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is The Westgate Practice, 5.2 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Shenstone, 250 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Shenstone?
Shenstone is covered by postcode district WS14, across 59 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Shenstone in?
Shenstone is in the Lichfield council area, and Staffordshire is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Shenstone?
Shenstone is in the Tamworth parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Sarah Edwards (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Shenstone?
Homes in Shenstone sold for a typical £545,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 24 sales, down 4.7% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Shenstone?
In Shenstone, primary schools at its postcodes include Greysbrooke Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Shenstone Lodge School, 1.5 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Shenstone have a railway station?
Yes: Shenstone is 250 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Shenstone, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Shenstone?
Ofcom reports on 59 of the 59 postcodes in Shenstone. At none of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Shenstone at risk of flooding?
7 of the 59 postcodes in Shenstone have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 10 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Shenstone?
None of the 59 postcodes now in use in Shenstone came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 2 of the 32 homes sold in Shenstone were newly built (6%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the WS14 district, 22%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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