Electoral wardE05010663
Highfield ward, Lichfield
Highfield is one of 22 electoral wards of Lichfield District Council, in Staffordshire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 4,512 residents in 1,873 households — 698 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Lichfield constituency; for county elections it is in the Burntwood North and Lichfield Rural West divisions.
Residents, 20214,512council ward average 4,838
Households1,8732.41 residents per household
Density698/ km²about 6.47 km² · Lichfield 321
Aged 65+27.1%Lichfield: 24.0% · under 16: 15.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.7% · 165
5–94.4% · 197
10–157.1% · 319
16–194.8% · 218
20–244.5% · 203
25–346.6% · 297
35–4917.6% · 795
50–6424.3% · 1,097
65–7415.0% · 678
75–849.9% · 445
85+2.2% · 99
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.0% · 113
1 car or van34.6% · 648
2 cars or vans39.9% · 747
3 or more19.5% · 365
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Lichfield overall: 73.3% owned, 13.0% social rented, 12.7% private rented.
Owned outright53.1% · 994
With mortgage33.8% · 634
Shared ownership0.2% · 3
Social rented4.0% · 74
Private rented9.0% · 168
Type of home
Detached house64.4% · 1,207
Semi-detached house23.7% · 444
Terraced house5.4% · 101
Purpose-built flat4.7% · 88
Converted house0.5% · 9
Other conversion0.7% · 13
Above shop / office0.4% · 8
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010663- Council
- Lichfield District Council
- County council
- Staffordshire County Council
- County division
- Burntwood North, Lichfield Rural West
- Constituency
- Lichfield
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 12 of 22
Parishes in the ward
Burntwood
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% owned4,964CColton & the Ridwares27.3% aged 65+ · 79.7% owned2,293CCurborough20.5% aged 65+ · 55.0% owned4,273HHammerwich with Wall32.8% aged 65+ · 85.7% owned4,199LLeomansley23.9% 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.