WS15 3HL postcode in Lichfield, Staffordshire

WS15 3HL is a postcode in Lichfield, in the Colton & the Ridwares ward. It is in the Lichfield parliamentary constituency and the Staffordshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Where WS15 3HL is, and what is near it

Map of WS15 3HL and what is near it Map of WS15 3HL: its centre point, with the 230 other postcodes in the WS15 3 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WS15 3FH: also in WS15 3WS15 3FJ: also in WS15 3WS15 3FL: also in WS15 3WS15 3FN: also in WS15 3WS15 3FP: also in WS15 3WS15 3FQ: also in WS15 3WS15 3FR: also in WS15 3WS15 3FS: also in WS15 3WS15 3FT: also in WS15 3WS15 3HA: also in WS15 3WS15 3HB: also in WS15 3WS15 3HD: also in WS15 3WS15 3HE: also in WS15 3WS15 3HF: also in WS15 3WS15 3HG: also in WS15 3WS15 3HJ: also in WS15 3WS15 3HN: also in WS15 3WS15 3HQ: also in WS15 3WS15 3HT: also in WS15 3WS15 3HX: also in WS15 3WS15 3JN: also in WS15 3WS15 3JU: also in WS15 3WS15 3JX: also in WS15 3WS15 3JY: also in WS15 3WS15 3JZ: also in WS15 3WS15 3QD: also in WS15 3WS15 3QE: also in WS15 3WS15 3QF: also in WS15 3WS15 3QN: also in WS15 3WS15 3QR: also in WS15 3WS15 3QT: also in WS15 3WS15 3QU: also in WS15 3WS15 3QW: also in WS15 3WS15 3QX: also in WS15 3WS15 3QZ: also in WS15 3WS15 3RA: also in WS15 3WS15 3RB: also in WS15 3WS15 3RD: also in WS15 3WS15 3RE: also in WS15 3WS15 3RF: also in WS15 3WS15 3RG: also in WS15 3WS15 3RH: also in WS15 3WS15 3RJ: also in WS15 3WS15 3RL: also in WS15 3WS15 3RN: also in WS15 3WS15 3RQ: also in WS15 3WS15 3RW: also in WS15 3WS15 3YG: also in WS15 3 Aelfgar Surgery 2.2 kmSandy Lane Surgery 2.2 kmRugeley Town station 2.2 kmRugeley School 2.8 kmColton & the Ridwares WS15 3HL Map of WS15 3HL and what is near it Map of WS15 3HL: its centre point, with the 230 other postcodes in the WS15 3 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. School 1.9 kmAelfgar Surgery 2.2 km2 places, 2.2 kmRugeley School 2.8 kmColton & the Ridwares WS15 3HL
  • WS15 3HL
  • Other postcodes in WS15 3: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.7605, longitude -1.9059)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WS15 3HL?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at WS15 3HL?

Every home and business at WS15 3HL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WS15 3HL 100% Lichfield 83%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WS15 3HL 100% Lichfield 97%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at WS15 3HL?

BinDayBuddy has not read Lichfield District Council's days for WS15 3HL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is WS15 3HL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include WS15 3HL.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Lichfield

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WS15 3HL: 1,018 properties in Lichfield are at high risk (1.7% of all its properties). All the figures for Lichfield

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of WS15 3HL is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near WS15 3HL?

Homes in WS15 3 sold for a typical £365,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 50 sales, up 6.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£365,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£341,650 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 6.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £460,000 25 sales
  • Semi-detached £263,444 20 sales
  • Terraced £290,000 5 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole WS15 district: a typical £240,000 from 429 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in WS15 3HL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WS15 3HL from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near WS15 3HL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 860 homes in the neighbourhood around WS15 3HL. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (28%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around WS15 3HL

Band D in Lichfield for 2026‑27: £2,352. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,568 (band A) to £4,704 (band H); band C, the most common, is £2,091.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (3%)£1,568
Band Babout 120 (14%)£1,829
Band Cabout 220 (26%)£2,091
Band Dabout 100 (12%)£2,352
Band Eabout 140 (16%)£2,875
Band Fabout 150 (17%)£3,397
Band Gabout 90 (10%)£3,920
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,704

When the homes were built

  1. 20% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 13% 1945 to 1964
  5. 28% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 9% 2000 to 2009
  8. 13% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

Averages for Lichfield before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of WS15 3HL is in (ONS area E01029498), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near WS15 3HL?

The nearest open schools to WS15 3HL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

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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

Where is the nearest station to WS15 3HL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WS15 3HL is Rugeley Trent Valley Rail Station, 1.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Rugeley Trent Valley Rail Station Railway station 1.9 kmCycle
  • Rugeley Town Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near WS15 3HL, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near WS15 3HL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WS15 3HL, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near WS15 3HL?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of WS15 3HL on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near WS15 3HL?

The nearest to the centre of WS15 3HL, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to WS15 3HL?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near WS15 3HL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WS15 3HL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near WS15 3HL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WS15 3HL, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near WS15 3HL?

The nearest vets to the centre of WS15 3HL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is WS15 3HL in a conservation area?

The centre of WS15 3HL is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near WS15 3HL?

Police.uk records 18 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WS15 3HL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences8 reports
Public order2 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports
Shoplifting2 reports
Burglary1 report

Also: other theft 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for WS15 3HL

Ward
Colton & the Ridwares
Parish
Mavesyn Ridware
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
In use since
January 1980

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

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