| Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 52.6735°N -1.8284°W |
| Map Type: | Staffordshire |
| Official Name: | St John's |
| Static Image: | West along Shortbutts Lane, Lichfield - geograph.org.uk - 5682457.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Shortbutts Lane, St John's, Lichfield |
| Population: | 5,924 |
| Population Ref: | (2021 Census Ward Profile) |
| Shire District: | Lichfield |
| Shire County: | Staffordshire |
| Region: | West Midlands |
| Constituency Westminster: | Lichfield |
| Civil Parish: | Lichfield |
| Post Town: | Lichfield |
| Postcode District: | WS14 |
| Postcode Area: | WS |
| Dial Code: | 01543 |
| London Distance Mi: | 123 |
| London Direction: | SE |
St John's is a ward and suburb[1] [2] 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 was represented by Cllrs Colin Greatorex (Con), Deb Baker (Con), Jeyan Anketell (Lab), John Smith (Lib Dem), Katie Farrelly (Lab) and Rosemary Harvey-Coggins (Lab).[3]
St John's is located to the south of Lichfield City Centre and is close to the villages of Muckley Corner, Pipehill, Shenstone and Wall.[4] It is connected to Birmingham and Tamworth by the A5127 and A51 roads. Lichfield City and Shenstone railway stations are the closest railway stations on the Cross-City Line which passes through the area. Also nearby is the mothballed South Staffordshire Line to Walsall,[5] which is now part of the Fosseway Heath Avenue Wetlands.[6]
At the 2021 census, the population of St John's ward profile was 7,276. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
St John's: 2021 Census[7] | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 5,540 | 93.5% | |||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British | 159 | 2.7% | |||||||||||
| Mixed | 150 | 2.6% | |||||||||||
| Black or Black British | 44 | 0.7% | |||||||||||
| Other Ethnic Group | 28 | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| Arab | 2 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 5,924 | 100% | |||||||||||
The religious composition of St John's ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| St John's: Religion: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Religious | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | 3,200 | 56.7% | |||||||||||
| Irreligious | 2,275 | 40.3% | |||||||||||
| Muslim | 73 | 1.3% | |||||||||||
| Sikh | 44 | 0.8% | |||||||||||
| Hindu | 19 | 0.3% | |||||||||||
| Other Religion | 18 | 0.3% | |||||||||||
| Buddhist | 12 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Jewish | 5 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 5,924 | 100% | |||||||||||