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Curborough
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Curborough
Location within Staffordshire
Population4,273 (2021 Census Ward Profile)
  London 125 mi (201 km)  SE
Civil parish
  • Lichfield
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
List of places
UK
England
Staffordshire
52°41′45″N1°49′25″W / 52.695817°N 1.823568°W / 52.695817; -1.823568

Curborough is the name given to the ward and suburb [1] 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 is currently represented by Cllrs Colin Ball, David Robertson, Matthew Field and Paula Knight who are all members of the Labour Party. [2]

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Geography

Curborough is located to the north of Lichfield City Centre and close to the villages of Elmhurst, Fradley and Streethay. [3] It is also close to Eastern Avenue/A5192 and the West Coast Main Line station, Lichfield Trent Valley. [4]

Amenities

The suburb is directly adjacent to Eastern Avenue, which has multiple retail parks [5] [6] along it and Lichfield City Centre is a short distance to the south. It is currently proposed the area will have nearly 3,000 new homes built. [7]

Demographics

At the 2021 census, the population of Curborough's ward profile was 4,273. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:

:Curborough: 2021 Census [8]
Ethnic groupPopulation %
White4,10095.9%
Mixed771.8%
Asian or Asian British651.5%
Other Ethnic Group170.4%
Black or Black British150.4%
Total4,273100%

The religious composition of Curborough's ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:

Curborough: Religion: 2021 Census
ReligiousPopulation %
Christian2,08151.5%
Irreligious1,88746.7%
Other religion270.7%
Hindu160.4%
Sikh120.3%
Muslim90.2%
Buddhist70.2%
Jewish30.1%
Total4,273100%

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