Chadsmead is the name given to the ward and suburb of Lichfield in the Lichfield District and the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, England. It is one of the six wards on Lichfield City Council and as of September 2024[update] was represented by Cllrs Claire Pinder-Smith (Lab), Hugh Ashton (Lib Dem), Paul Ray (Lib Dem) and Sam Schafer (Lab).[1]
| Chadsmead | |
|---|---|
 Stowe Pool and Lichfield Cathedral, Chadsmead, Lichfield | |
  Chadsmead Location within Staffordshire | |
| Population | 4,621 (2021 Census Ward Profile) |
| • London | 124 mi (200 km) SE |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Lichfield |
| Postcode district | WS13 |
| Dialling code | 01543 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Geography
editChadsmead is located to the northwest of Lichfield City Centre and close to Lichfield Cathedral, City Centre, and Stowe Pool as well as Eastern Avenue.[2][3]
Amenities
editThe suburb is directly adjacent to the city centre but has a shopping district on Dimbles Lane.[4]
Demographics
editAt the 2021 census, the population of Chadsmead's ward profile was 4,621. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
| :Chadsmead: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 4,427 | 95.8% | |||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British | 59 | 1.3% | |||||||||||
| Mixed | 94 | 2% | |||||||||||
| Black or Black British | 22 | 0.5% | |||||||||||
| Other Ethnic Group | 11 | 0.3% | |||||||||||
| Arab | 7 | 0.3% | |||||||||||
| Total | 4,621 | 100% | |||||||||||
The religious composition of Chadsmead's ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| Chadsmead: Religion: 2021 Census[5] | |||||||||||||
| Religious | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | 2,182 | 49.7% | |||||||||||
| Irreligious | 2,119 | 48.2% | |||||||||||
| Muslim | 34 | 0.8% | |||||||||||
| Other religion | 23 | 0.5% | |||||||||||
| Sikh | 11 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Hindu | 9 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Buddhist | 8 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Jewish | 6 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Total | 4,621 | 100% | |||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Councillors - Lichfield City Council". www.lichfield.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "chadsmead-streetmap". www.lichfielddc.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Gilmore, Teresa (15 September 2024). Lichfield: A Potted History. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0641-3. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Bunn, George (6 December 2022). "CCTV installed near shopping centre after fighting and drug taking issues". Staffordshire Live. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Chadsmead (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
