Birmingham commuter townsLichfield vs Tamworth

Lichfield vs Tamworth: which commuter town suits you?

Tamworth is 21 minutes closer to Birmingham and £75k cheaper on the average sold price.
Lichfield

#23 of 24

Tamworth

#6 of 24

Train to Birmingham

38 min
17 min

Average house price

£325k
£250k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

9.4x
7.6x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

53
54

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

881 Mb
1036 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.5
7.6

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

49
14

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

125 ha
276 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

154
167

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.

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Living in Tamworth

Staffordshire · 17 min to Birmingham · average sold price £250k.

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