Birmingham commuter townsLichfield vs Rugeley

Lichfield vs Rugeley: which commuter town suits you?

Lichfield is 11 minutes closer to Birmingham, but Rugeley is £90k cheaper on the average sold price.
Lichfield

#23 of 24

Rugeley

#14 of 24

Train to Birmingham

38 min
49 min

Average house price

£325k
£235k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

9.4x
6.5x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

53
45

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

881 Mb
1040 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.5
8.0

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

49
16

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

125 ha
1346 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

154
71

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 Lichfield

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

Read the Lichfield report

Living in Rugeley

Staffordshire · 49 min to Birmingham · average sold price £235k.

Read the Rugeley report

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