Electoral wardE05010659
Colton & the Ridwares ward, Lichfield
Colton & the Ridwares is one of 22 electoral wards of Lichfield District Council, in Staffordshire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 2,293 residents in 973 households — 58 people per km², the 19th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Lichfield constituency; for county elections it is in the Lichfield Rural West division.
Residents, 20212,293council ward average 4,838
Households9732.36 residents per household
Density58/ km²about 39.47 km² · Lichfield 321
Aged 65+27.3%Lichfield: 24.0% · under 16: 13.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.5% · 103
5–94.1% · 93
10–155.3% · 121
16–193.0% · 69
20–244.4% · 101
25–349.8% · 224
35–4916.2% · 371
50–6425.5% · 586
65–7414.9% · 342
75–849.8% · 225
85+2.6% · 59
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.5% · 54
1 car or van33.0% · 321
2 cars or vans39.0% · 380
3 or more22.5% · 219
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Lichfield overall: 73.3% owned, 13.0% social rented, 12.7% private rented.
Owned outright46.9% · 456
With mortgage32.8% · 319
Shared ownership1.1% · 11
Social rented9.3% · 90
Private rented9.9% · 96
Type of home
Detached house57.3% · 558
Semi-detached house32.9% · 320
Terraced house7.2% · 70
Purpose-built flat1.4% · 14
Converted house0.5% · 5
Other conversion0.3% · 3
Above shop / office0.4% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010659- Council
- Lichfield District Council
- County council
- Staffordshire County Council
- County division
- Lichfield Rural West
- Constituency
- Lichfield
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 21 of 22
Parishes in the ward
ColtonHamstall RidwareMavesyn Ridware
Other wards in the same constituency
AAlrewas & Fradley19.9% aged 65+ · 79.1% owned6,716AArmitage with Handsacre22.2% aged 65+ · 75.0% owned8,016BBoley Park29.9% aged 65+ · 85.6% owned3,852BBoney Hay & Central28.5% aged 65+ · 74.9% owned6,344CChadsmead21.0% aged 65+ · 54.9% owned4,621CChase Terrace23.7% aged 65+ · 79.6% owned4,664CChasetown15.8% aged 65+ · 58.2% owned4,964CCurborough20.5% aged 65+ · 55.0% owned4,273HHammerwich with Wall32.8% aged 65+ · 85.7% owned4,199HHighfield27.1% aged 65+ · 86.9% owned4,512LLeomansley23.9% aged 65+ · 67.4% owned7,276LLongdon30.6% aged 65+ · 83.0% owned2,023SSt John's21.2% aged 65+ · 75.3% owned5,924SStowe29.5% aged 65+ · 64.3% owned6,634
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.