UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/lichfield
Council areaWest Midlands, England
House prices in Lichfield
Homes in Lichfield sold for a median of £312,500 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 3,157 standard sales.
That makes it the seventh most expensive of the 30 council areas in the West Midlands with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £255,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 1,156 | £465,000 | £375,000 to £619,000 | £3,637/m²from 50 sales |
| Semi-detached | 1,069 | £280,000 | £235,000 to £340,000 | £3,383/m²from 36 sales |
| Terraced | 569 | £245,000 | £200,000 to £295,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 363 | £169,000 | £128,000 to £231,000 | Too few |
Detached houses and semi-detached houses sold in similar numbers in Lichfield, at 37% and 34% of sales.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £3,451 per m², 12% above the £3,091 across the West Midlands as a whole.
Prices over time
The median rose 48%, from £211,000 in 2016 to £312,000 in 2025, close to the 50% rise across the West Midlands as a whole.
Postcode districts in Lichfield
The dearest district was WS14 (Lichfield), at £390,000, and the cheapest was WS7 (Burntwood), at £257,000.
- WS14Lichfield, 561 salesMedian price £390,000Price per square metre £4,223Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +4%
- WS13Lichfield, 1,034 salesMedian price £325,000Price per square metre £3,419Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −2%
- WS7Burntwood, 751 salesMedian price £257,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +5%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Cross Keys, Lichfield (WS13)24 sales
- Abraham Avenue, Lichfield (WS14)22 sales
- Hobs Road, Lichfield (WS13)20 sales
- Upper St John Street, Lichfield (WS14)17 sales
- Morughale Way, Streethay (WS13)15 sales
- Eaton Croft, Lichfield (WS14)15 sales
- Rotten Row, Lichfield (WS13)14 sales
- Chase Road, Burntwood (WS7)14 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were St Stephens Way, Fradley (WS13, detached houses, £550,000), Luther Way, Fradley (WS13, £522,500) and Morughale Way, Streethay (WS13, £455,000).
The cheapest were Castle Dyke, Lichfield (WS13, flats, £85,500), Hobs Road, Lichfield (WS13, flats, £107,500) and Sandford Street, Lichfield (WS13, flats, £195,000).
Living in Lichfield
Crime
62 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 70 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
85% of homes can get it
Lower than 68 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
7% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 76 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,352 a year in Lichfield for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 67 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the West Midlands
Median sale price of the 30 council areas in the West Midlands with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Lichfield and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Stratford-on-Avon£370,000
- Warwick£360,000
- Bromsgrove£340,000
- Solihull£332,500
- Malvern Hills£330,000
- Wychavon£327,500
- Lichfield, this council area£312,500
- Rugby£297,000
- Herefordshire£295,000
- South Staffordshire£290,000
- Shropshire£275,500
- North Warwickshire£265,000
- Redditch£260,000
- Stafford£260,000
- Worcester£258,000
About these figures
Lichfield's figures come from 3,157 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 3 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Lichfield, so their sales add up to 2,346 instead (how we build council pages). New builds made up 7% of them.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.