Lichfield
7 datasets are currently published for Lichfield. 3 more are on this site for other parts of the UK but not published here: tender awards (Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices — Scotland's public bodies largely use a separate procurement portal); the tender single-bid rate (same near-zero Scottish coverage as tender awards — Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices); pupil absence (Department for Education; published for local authorities in England, but not every English district — some are reported only as part of their wider county).
Each figure below comes from a different official publisher and was last confirmed on a different date — click through to any one for its own source and "as of" date.
How Lichfield compares with the other local authority districts
- Claimant count per 1,000 residents: ranked 302nd of 361 (13.3 per 1,000 residents).
- Median sale price: joint 126th of 318 (shared with 1 other local authority district) (£322,500).
A rank is a position among the local authority districts on one measure, in the latest figures. It is not a verdict on how well an area is doing.
- Claimant count by age — Lichfield: 1,510, July 2026 (+0.0% year on year, from 1,510). 1,510 people were claiming Universal Credit while required to seek work, or Jobseeker's Allowance. Aged 25-49 accounted for the largest share (835, 55%). Next largest was Aged 16-24 (340). The largest year-on-year movement was Aged 16-24, 17% higher (340). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Claimant count — Lichfield: 1,505, July 2026 (-0.3% year on year, from 1,510). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- House Price Index — Lichfield: 108.3, June 2026 (+3.9% year on year, from 104.2). Source: HM Land Registry, Office for National Statistics, Registers of Scotland and Land & Property Services Northern Ireland — UK House Price Index. Licence: licence terms.
- Median sale price — Lichfield: £322,500, Q2 2026 (+10.7% year on year, from £291,250). Source: HM Land Registry — Price Paid Data. Licence: licence terms.
- Planning applications granting new dwellings — Lichfield: 17, Q1 2026 (+21.4% year on year, from 14). Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — Planning Application Statistics (PS2). Licence: licence terms.
- Population estimate — Lichfield: 113,270, 2025 (+1.4% year on year, from 111,710). Source: Office for National Statistics, Population Estimates (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Road collisions — Lichfield: 145, 2025 (+5.1% year on year, from 138). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19). Licence: licence terms.
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