Birmingham commuter townsBurton-on-Trent vs Lichfield

Burton-on-Trent vs Lichfield: which commuter town suits you?

Burton-on-Trent is 15 minutes closer to Birmingham and £100k cheaper on the average sold price.
Burton-on-Trent

#11 of 24

Lichfield

#23 of 24

Train to Birmingham

23 min
38 min

Average house price

£225k
£325k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

6.6x
9.4x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

61
53

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

861 Mb
881 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.6
7.5

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

22
49

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

165 ha
125 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

203
154

Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.

The full picture on each

Living in Burton-on-Trent

Staffordshire · 23 min to Birmingham · average sold price £225k.

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Living in Lichfield

Staffordshire · 38 min to Birmingham · average sold price £325k.

Read the Lichfield report

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