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59.2Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

Half of Higher Poynton is over 59.2, older than 99% of UK towns

73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns, against 97% in Higher Poynton. Its 154 households held 335 residents at the 2021 Census. Census figures put households with dependent children at 17% locally. More households in detached houses than in 98% of UK towns: 64%.

41%aged 65 or over 5.1%born abroad 154households

Ages

A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 99% of UK towns, at 41%

Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.

Higher PoyntonEngland’s towns

0–410–1420–2430–3440–4450–5460–6470–7480–84

Here 5.1% of residents are aged 15 to 24, where the figure across England’s towns is 12%. The wider picture: 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1513%

15 to 245.1%

25 to 4415%

45 to 6426%

65 and over41%

Higher PoyntonCheshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

Higher Poynton

England

WomenMen

About 90 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Students & newcomers

Full-time students: 2.4%, a lower share than 99% of UK towns

What adults did at the 2021 Census (the ONS’s NS-SEC classes), and where residents lived a year earlier.

Adults by occupation class · residents 16 and over

Full-time students2.4%

Higher managerial and professional24%

Lower managerial and professional31%

Intermediate13%

Small employers and self-employed12%

Supervisory and technical5.5%

Semi-routine5.2%

Routine4.1%

Never worked or long-term unemployed3.1%

Higher PoyntonCheshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.

Higher Poynton

5.4%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

residents, 5.1%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

0× England’s share

5.1% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, against 11% across England’s towns. The wider picture: 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.

Households

26% of households are one person living alone, below 80% of UK towns

Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.

Living alone, 66+ 18%Living alone, under 66 7.8%Families with dependent children 17%Couples and families, no young children 54%Shared houses and other 3.3%

Against Cheshire’s towns and England’s towns

Higher Poynton

Cheshire’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person26%

2 people46%

3 people15%

4 people11%

5 or more2%

England’s towns.

The typical household size is 2.2 people, against 2.4 across England’s towns. One-person households make up 30% across England’s towns. The share of shared households of unrelated adults stands at 3.3%.

Homes & cars

Households in flats: 0.7%, a lower share than 99% of UK towns

Accommodation type and cars or vans per household, Census 2021. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.

Type of home

Higher Poynton

Cheshire’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van4.6%

One39%

Two45%

Three or more12%

Higher PoyntonCheshire’s townsEngland’s towns

4.6% of households have no car or van, against 24% across England’s towns. At 7.1%, the share of households in terraced houses is lower than in 95% of UK towns. As a reference point, nearly a quarter of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns.

Where people were born

100% of residents have English as their main language, more than in 99% of UK towns

Country of birth, year of arrival and main language, Census 2021.

Born outside the UK, by region · share of all residents; the bar runs to 25%

Higher Poynton

5.1%

Cheshire’s towns

England’s towns

18%

EU countriesRest of EuropeMiddle East and AsiaAfricaAmericas, Oceania, other

Main language · residents aged 3 and over

English is main language100%

Another main language, speaks English very well or well0.3%

Another main language, little or no English0%

Higher PoyntonCheshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Here 5.1% of residents were born outside the UK, where the figure across England’s towns is 18%. On average, 90% of residents have English as their main language across England’s towns. The largest groups were born in EU countries (2.7%) and in the Middle East and Asia (1.5%).

Ethnicity & religion

Higher Poynton: 57% of residents describe themselves as Christian, above 89% of UK towns

How residents described themselves at the 2021 Census. Lines join the lowest and highest of the three figures.

Ethnic groups other than White British · all residents

Higher PoyntonCheshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White1.8%

Asian0.6%

Mixed0%

Black0%

Other0.3%

0%6%12%

White British, not charted: 97% of Higher Poynton · Cheshire’s towns 90% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

Higher PoyntonCheshire’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion35%

Christian57%

Muslim0%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist0%

Other religion0%

Didn’t answer7.7%

0%35%70%

The share of residents with no religion trails 83% of UK towns: 35%. As a reference point, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns.

Relationships & caring

A higher share of married adults and civil partners than 99% of UK towns, at 67%

Legal partnership status (residents 16 and over) and unpaid care (residents 5 and over), Census 2021.

Partnership status · residents 16 and over

Never married or in a civil partnership17%

Married or civil partnership67%

Separated0.3%

Divorced7.9%

Widowed7.5%

Higher PoyntonCheshire’s townsEngland’s towns

38residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 12%, against 8.7% in England’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week7.1%

20 to 49 hours0.6%

50 hours or more4%

8.7% of residents give unpaid care across England’s towns, against 12% in Higher Poynton. On average, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns. Locally, 17% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership.

Qualifications

44% of adults hold a degree-level qualification

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications11%

Apprenticeship5.8%

A levels or similar18%

Degree level44%

Higher PoyntonCheshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Degree-level qualifications are held by 44% of adults in Higher Poynton (England’s towns: 34%), and no qualification by 11% (England’s towns: 18%).

Neighbours

No nearby town is as old as Higher Poynton

Nearby built-up areas coloured by median age, Census 2021. Tap a town for its page.

High LanePoyntonDisleyHazel GroveMarpleWoodfordBramhallHigher Poynton

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Higher Poynton	335	—	59.2	41%	17%
High Lane	4,617	1.2 mi	57.2	37%	19%
Poynton	13,015	1.5 mi	50.7	30%	26%
Disley	3,891	2.2 mi	47.8	24%	26%
Hazel Grove	20,163	2.2 mi	45.3	24%	28%
Marple	12,963	3 mi	48.2	27%	27%
Woodford	2,241	3.1 mi	40.9	18%	36%
Bramhall	17,201	3.4 mi	48.9	27%	29%

More about Higher Poynton’s residents

Health, work and homes have their own pages

HealthLife expectancy, early deaths and Census health, adjusted for age Work & commuteIncome, the claimant count, jobs and how people get to work Cost of livingOwners and renters, prices, rents and council tax SchoolsEvery primary and secondary, with results and inspections

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

“Cheshire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Cheshire (or England), summed the same way as Higher Poynton’s figures, so households in open countryside are left out.
Small counts are blurred. The ONS adds small random changes to Census counts to protect privacy, so the same total differs a little between tables, and the shares of a small town can move by a point or two.

Questions about Higher Poynton’s residents

What is the population of Higher Poynton?

The 2021 Census counted 335 people in Higher Poynton’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Higher Poynton?

The median age was 59.2 at the 2021 Census. 5.1% of residents were 15 to 24 and 41% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Higher Poynton?

97% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 90% across Cheshire’s towns. 5.1% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Higher Poynton?

35% said they had no religion and 57% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 7.7% didn’t answer.

Is Higher Poynton good for families?

17% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Higher Poynton’s schools page.

Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area (TS002, TS003, TS004, TS007A, TS008, TS015, TS017, TS019, TS021, TS029, TS030, TS039, TS044, TS045, TS062, TS067). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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