Whittington

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

ONS publishes this built-up area as Whittington (Lichfield).

Typical price £427,500 Homes sold in Whittington, last 12 months. ▲ 13.4% on the year before Gigabit broadband 28 of 68 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 1 of 68 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 2 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Nearest school Whittington Primary and Nursery School 550 m from the middle, in a straight line

Every postcode in Whittington, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Whittington, by flood risk Of the 68 postcodes in Whittington that ONS places, 1 have a home or business at high risk and 67 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One postcode lies beyond the edge and is listed under the map. Places named: Whittington. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A51 WS14 9BF: not on the flood risk listWS14 9GX: not on the flood risk listWS14 9GZ: not on the flood risk listWS14 9HT: not on the flood risk listWS14 9JR: not on the flood risk listWS14 9JS: not on the flood risk listWS14 9JT: not on the flood risk listWS14 9JU: not on the flood risk listWS14 9JX: not on the flood risk listWS14 9JZ: not on the flood risk listWS14 9LA: not on the flood risk listWS14 9LB: not on the flood risk listWS14 9LD: not on the flood risk listWS14 9LE: not on the flood risk listWS14 9LF: not on the flood risk listWS14 9LH: not on the flood risk listWS14 9LJ: not on the flood risk listWS14 9LL: not on the flood risk listWS14 9LN: not on the flood risk listWS14 9LP: not on the flood risk listWS14 9LR: not on the flood risk listWS14 9LS: not on the flood risk listWS14 9LT: not on the flood risk listWS14 9LU: not on the flood risk listWS14 9LW: not on the flood risk listWS14 9LX: not on the flood risk listWS14 9LY: not on the flood risk listWS14 9LZ: not on the flood risk listWS14 9NA: not on the flood risk listWS14 9NB: not on the flood risk listWS14 9ND: not on the flood risk listWS14 9NE: not on the flood risk listWS14 9NF: not on the flood risk listWS14 9NG: not on the flood risk listWS14 9NH: not on the flood risk listWS14 9NJ: not on the flood risk listWS14 9NL: not on the flood risk listWS14 9NN: not on the flood risk listWS14 9NP: not on the flood risk listWS14 9NQ: not on the flood risk listWS14 9NR: not on the flood risk listWS14 9NS: not on the flood risk listWS14 9NU: not on the flood risk listWS14 9NX: not on the flood risk listWS14 9NZ: not on the flood risk listWS14 9PA: not on the flood risk listWS14 9PD: not on the flood risk listWS14 9PE: not on the flood risk listWS14 9PF: not on the flood risk listWS14 9PG: not on the flood risk listWS14 9PH: not on the flood risk listWS14 9PL: not on the flood risk listWS14 9PP: not on the flood risk listWS14 9PQ: not on the flood risk listWS14 9PY: not on the flood risk listWS14 9SA: not on the flood risk listWS14 9SB: not on the flood risk listWS14 9TA: not on the flood risk listWS14 9TB: not on the flood risk listWS14 9TD: not on the flood risk listWS14 9TE: not on the flood risk listWS14 9TF: not on the flood risk listWS14 9TG: not on the flood risk listWS14 9TJ: not on the flood risk listWS14 9TQ: not on the flood risk listWS14 9WA: not on the flood risk listWS14 9LQ: high flood risk Whittington Map of every postcode in Whittington, by flood risk Of the 68 postcodes in Whittington that ONS places, 1 have a home or business at high risk and 67 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One postcode lies beyond the edge and is listed under the map. Places named: Whittington. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Whittington
  • A home or business at high risk: 1
  • At medium risk at worst: 0
  • At low risk at worst: 0
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 67

Of the 68 postcodes in Whittington that ONS places, 1 have a home or business at high risk and 67 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. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 52.6721, longitude -1.7634. 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 9LQ2 at high risk

Further out, not drawn

This postcode lies well apart from the rest, so the map is drawn without it to show the rest closer; it is in every count.

WS14 9JN

What is it like to live in Whittington?

Homes sold for a typical £427,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 13.4% on the 12 months before. At 28 of the 68 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 2 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 1 of its 68 postcodes. The nearest school is Whittington Primary and Nursery School, 550 metres from the middle of its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is The Westgate Practice, 4.1 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Lichfield Trent Valley, 3.0 km 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 Whittington?

Homes in Whittington sold for a typical £427,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 20 sales, up 13.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£427,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£377,000
12 months to August 2026
£427,500

▲ up 13.4% on the 12 months before

Detached£580,000 11 sales
Semi-detached 4 sales, too few to price
Terraced 2 sales, too few to price
Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

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

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Whittington: 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 Whittington?

2 of the 68 postcodes now in use in Whittington came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 34 homes sold in Whittington were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the WS14 district, 22%.

The newest postcodes

WS14 9NRsince February 2022WS14 9GXsince October 2020

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn WhittingtonAcross the WS14 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 20 (0%) 6 of 211 (3%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 34 (0%) 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 Whittington?

Ofcom reports on 68 of the 68 postcodes in Whittington. At 28 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit28 of 68
Postcodes where every home can get superfast60 of 68

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.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

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

Is Whittington at risk of flooding?

1 of the 68 postcodes in Whittington has a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 2 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 1 of 68 postcodes High: 2

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 Whittington?

There is no primary school at the postcodes in Whittington; these are the nearest to its middle. 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

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK

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 Whittington?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Whittington is Lichfield Trent Valley Rail Station, 3.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Lichfield Trent Valley Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle
  • Lichfield Trent Valley High Level Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle
  • Lichfield City Rail Station Railway station 4.3 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 Whittington?

There is no GP practice at the postcodes in Whittington. 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 Whittington safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 73 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Whittington 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. 3 September 2025
  2. 7 October 2025
  3. 3 November 2025
  4. 2 December 2025
  5. 14 January 2026
  6. 6 February 2026
  7. 8 March 2026
  8. 5 April 2026
  9. 7 May 2026
  10. 5 June 2026
  11. 9 July 2026
  12. 4 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences31 reports
Anti-social behaviour11 reports
Criminal damage and arson7 reports
Vehicle crime6 reports
Other theft6 reports
Drugs4 reports
Public order3 reports
Burglary2 reports

Also: shoplifting 1, bicycle theft 1, other crime 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 Whittington?

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 68 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

Moving to Whittington

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

Who to tell when moving house: the full list Moving house checklist

Whittington postcodes

68 postcodes in use in Whittington, by district:

WS14 postcode district,68 postcodes

That district is in the WS postcode area.

Check a Whittington postcode

Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.

Do not know the postcode? What is my postcode?

Places near Whittington

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Whittington's £427,500. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Streethay3.1 km, £402,500Lichfield4.3 km, £325,000Fradley South4.8 km, £295,000Shenstone6.4 km, £545,000Alrewas6.7 km, £415,000Fazeley7.1 km, £225,000Tamworth7.6 km, £250,000Barton-under-Needwood10.3 km, £292,500 All places A to Z

Questions about Whittington

What is it like to live in Whittington?
Homes sold for a typical £427,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 13.4% on the 12 months before. At 28 of the 68 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 2 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 1 of its 68 postcodes. The nearest school is Whittington Primary and Nursery School, 550 metres from the middle of its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is The Westgate Practice, 4.1 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Lichfield Trent Valley, 3.0 km 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 Whittington?
Whittington is covered by postcode district WS14, across 68 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Whittington in?
Whittington is in the Lichfield council area, and Staffordshire is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Whittington?
Whittington 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 Whittington?
Homes in Whittington sold for a typical £427,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 20 sales, up 13.4% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Whittington?
In Whittington, the nearest primary school to the middle of its postcodes is Whittington Primary and Nursery School, 550 metres away in a straight line; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Saxon Hill Academy, 3.8 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Whittington have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Whittington is Lichfield Trent Valley, 3.0 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Whittington?
Ofcom reports on 68 of the 68 postcodes in Whittington. At 28 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Whittington at risk of flooding?
1 of the 68 postcodes in Whittington has a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 2 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 Whittington?
2 of the 68 postcodes now in use in Whittington came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 34 homes sold in Whittington were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the WS14 district, 22%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Something wrong on this page? Report an error and we will check it against the source.