United Kingdom · West Midlands · Local Authority
Lichfield
Non-metropolitan district · West Midlands, England · population ~106k · 55 state-funded schools
The signature
How Lichfield ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£44,845/yr
Very high
Better than 81% of UK LAs
House price
£320,000
Expensive
Worse than 60% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,091/mo
Mid-range
Worse than 58% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,352/yr
Cheap
Better than 68% of UK LAs
Crime
55.2/1k
Safest
Better than 80% of UK LAs
Deprivation
12.6
Low
Better than 79% of UK LAs
Schools
92.5%
Mid
Around UK average
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
67 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
49 of 53 (92.5%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 14 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
The map
55 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 55 schools, sortable and filterable.
Schools in Lichfield →Places with similar signatures
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.